Father Lawrence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Father Lawrence is responsible for the death of Juliet. In the first place, he helped organize the marriage to Romeo. While keeping the marriage unknown to everyone else which is a hard secret to keep. In a like manner, his friend failed to get the message to Romeo on time. The letter was about Juliet’s impromptu marriage to Paris. Also, Father Laurence runs off and leaves Juliet all alone when she is the most desperate for his guidance. He gave Juliet a funeral for her family to say goodbye. Finally, he administered Juliet a sleeping potion that faked her death. Romeo shares blame for the death of Juliet with Father Laurence. First of all, he is impetuous because he fell in love with Juliet, while he is still depressed about Rosaline. Second

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