Romeo and Juliet - characters responsible for their deaths.

Romeo and Juliet This essay will prove from my point of view, that three characters with their actions, decisions and timing were most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In my opinion, the character most responsible was Friar Lawrence, for he married Romeo and Juliet without their parents' consent, although he did offer them advice. "Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast." (Act II, sc III, lines 94-95). Next, he suggested that …

…On the whole, we saw that in Friar Lawrence's case, good intentions weren't enough. In Romeo and Juliet's naive minds, suicide was a fast answer to their problems. There innocence also proved that jumping into situations too fast only brought destruction. All three characters had fatal flaws that along with their actions and timing eventually led to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. Harcourt Shakespeare:Romeo And Juliet. Toronto: Harcourt, 1999.