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Who in the play is most at fault in the play?

In Shakespears' Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers fall to their own demise shortly after marriage. Romeo and Juliet are two teens, both ending with death meet and fall in love. At some point in time both sought refugee with one Friar Lawrence, who advised ideas that he knew could and would end in tragedy for the lovers and families. Friar Lawrence was a well know man that could solve problems, so when the opportunity came and he had two lovers from opposing houses he saw a chance and took it. In the end, Friar Lawrence was the sole person responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. In the first meeting Romeo had with Friar Lawrence(FL) Romeo went to seek aid to which Fl responded “I’ll thy assistant be;For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” (Line 90-92) Here FL is taking the cry of help from Romeo and manipulating it to be an outcome that he desires, it shows an aspect of selfishness in FL. FL wants to be the one to make the Montague's and Capulet's love again, if he were to be this person his wealth and fame would in fact grow. Also, FL wanted to take this on b cause he believe tat only he could solve these problems. So when he sees Romeo wanting to take his life after killing Tybalt, he continues to help even with the sign that this is going to end badly for the two. “O, tell me, friar, tell me, in what vile part of this anatomy doth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack the hateful mansion.” (Lines 105-108) Romeo is already feeling a lack of devotion and love, he is seeking more help from the Friar, because Romeo believes that FL can solve his problems and grant him everything he wishes, like the marriage. FL after seeing this does indeed stop Romeo, but continues to aid in their task of meeting, and running away together. Friar Lawrence is the reason the Rome and Juliet are dead because even when he saw what his actions had already done, by giving the two bad counsel, he continued on all the way to their deaths.