It is really the adults who should be blamed for the deaths of the two protagonists. Lord and Lady Montague, Lord and Lady Capulet, Nurse and Friar Lawrence are the people to be blamed for their deaths. Friar Lawrence says "In one respect I'll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancour to pure love,”. This means that he was trying to be helpful and as a result of this there were four deaths. Friar Lawrence decides to marry Romeo and Juliet because he though that marrying the two couples would bring the two households the Capulet’s and Montague’s together as one, As a result Verona would be a peaceful town for everyone. "Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, then is it likely thou wilt undertake a thing like death to chide away this shame, that copest with death himself to scape from it; and, if though darest, I'll give thee remedy,". Friar Lawrence decides to help Juliet get away from Verona to Mantua to see Romeo. The Friar gives a potion to Juliet which would make her into dead like state. Seeing this Juliet dead the family would think she is dead. The Friar made a plan which would have Romeo go to the place where Juliet is lays dead like and when he reaches the place Juliet would come back to life and bring her back to Mantua.
The Nurse is another adult who plays a part of this tragedy. She is responsible for their deaths because she helps Romeo and Juliet’s marriage to take place. She goes to Romeo and quotes "For the gentlewoman is young and therefore, if you should deal double with her, truly it were an ill thing to be offered to any gentlewoman, and very weak dealing,”. This means that she wants Romeo to know that he knows about what he is doing and better be serious about marrying Juliet. Other than Friar Lawrence Nurse was the only person present at Romeo and Juliet’s wedding. She helps Juliet get to the wedding. After Romeo gets banished from Verona and gets sent to Mantua the Nurse is quoted saying "Romeo is banish; and all the world to nothing that he dares ne'er come back to challenge; or if he do, it needs must be by stealth. Then since the case so stands as now it doth, I think it best you marry with the county." After this incident takes place the Nurse completely changes her mind and tells Juliet to forget about Romeo and marry Paris. As she does not know what to do her resort is to kill herself.
In conclusion Friar Lawrence and the Nurse are to be held responsible for the death of the two main characters. These two help Romeo and Juliet mostly throughout the play. Friar Lawrence is to be held mainly responsible for the death of Romeo and Nurse mainly held responsible for Juliet’s death.
