Romeo and Juliet
Who is responsible?
I think Friar Lawrence's mistakes, cowardice and lack of communication is responsible.
Friar Laurence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because he made mistakes, did not communicate well and was a coward. If he had thought everything out better, the deaths of Romeo and Juliet could have been prevented. He was a coward because when the guards were drawing near, he ran, allowing Juliet to kill herself instead of staying and comforting her, "I hear some noise. Lady, come from that nest Of death, contagion, and unnatural sleep.A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents. Come, come away.Thy husband in thy bosom there lies dead, And Paris too. Come, I’ll dispose of thee Among a sisterhood of holy nuns. Stay not to question, for the watch is coming. Come, go, good Juliet. I dare no longer stay" (Act 5 Scene 3 page 7)This means that he had no desire to stay with Juliet and Romeo, because the watch was coming, so he left her to die. The original plan was that, "Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift, and hither shall he come: and he and I will watch thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee hence to Mantua" (Act 4 scene 1), but that never happened. Also, if he had communicated with Romeo and told him about the plan before any of it was set in motion, everything could have been prevented. Friar Lawrence didn't really mean for them to die, but they did and it was his mistake.
The video above is "An Honest Mistake" by The Bravery
https://youtu.be/kKrMgMtaxUQ?t=60
The lyric portion that describes Friar Lawrence's mistake are:
And I just wanted to
Just wanted you to know
My old friend...
I swear I never meant for this
I never meant...
Don't look at me that way...
It was an honest mistake
Don't look at me that way...
It was an honest mistake
An honest mistake
The lyrics
And I just wanted to,
just wanted you to know
my old friend....
refers to him talking to the prince.
The next portion;
I swear I never meant for this
I never meant...
Don't look at me that way...
It was an honest mistake
Don't look at me that way...
It was an honest mistake
An honest mistake
refers to his mistakes, for example, leaving Juliet and not getting the message to Romeo.