Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play that chronicles the ups and downs of adolescent love. Romeo and Juliet first met at a party. They fell in love at first sight without knowing they are from rival families. When they do find out, it is too late. Their love forced them to take their lives away. Many events led up to Romeo and Juliet's deaths. Several people could be at fault and blamed for the deaths including Friar Lawrence, prince Esculas, and Tybalt. They all contributed to Romeo and Juliet's sad ending.
             Friar Lawrence is a cause of the deaths for many reasons. Friar Lawrence married Romeo and Juliet even after he knew the families would not approve. He said "so smile the heavens upon this holy act, that after hours with sorrow chide us not!" It is saying to smile for the marriage, but do not punish them for it later. Friar Lawrence knew there would be some consequences for his actions. Friar Lawrence also helped fake Juliet's death, which caused a lot of problems. He gave Juliet a potion because she threatened to kill herself if she could not be with Romeo. This potion gave her symptoms like she was dead. Her family thought she was dead and put her into a tomb. Romeo did not the know the plan. He found Juliet in her sleeping state and thought she was dead. He then killed himself to be with her. When Juliet awoke, she saw Romeo dead. She then stabbed herself to be with him. If Friar Lawrence did not plan this out, the deaths could have been prevented. A more reasonable solution would have been to tell Lord and Lady Capulet of Juliet's intentions. Her parents could have kept a better watch on her. Friar Lawrence was a great proportion of the cause of the terrible tragedy.
             Tybalt also contributed to the deaths of these two lovers. Tybalt disliked Romeo because Romeo was a Montague. One night, Romeo and his friends showed up at a Capulet party, which upset Tybalt. Tybalt went to fight Romeo the next day...