Who is the one character respsonsible for conflict that takes place in the tradedy of Romeo and Juliet?

Question

who was responsible for their deaths?
The Friar?
Tybalt?
Mercutio?
who do you think?

Answer 1

Tybalt was the main culprit. Juliet's father wanted to ignore Romeo's presence at the party, but Tybalt wouldn't, and later forced Romeo to kill him in a fight. If it had not been for Tybalt, the romance would have taken a slower pace. It is conceivable that in time the families would have permitted the marriage and made peace; or alternatively, the romance would have ended (like Romeo's romance with Rosaline) without producing any untoward results.
Of course, the underlying cause of the whole conflict was the feud between the Capulets and the Montegues, there had been deaths already.

Answer 2

We're reading that in class, I think its probably The Friar or The Nurse. Even though they both have good intentions, they as the closest adults to them, should have stopped them. Romeo and Juliet were in love, that is always a good excuse to act stupid, but the Friar and Nurse should have known better.

Answer 3

Friar Lawrence.
Shows how peace in the absence of true grace is really not peace at all. His motives were good, but these are the type of motives that fuel "ethnic cleansing" and ultimately lead to the gas chambers.

Could also be the author's indictment of empty religion as it works in a "god"-centered city. Horrible things have been done in the name of god and Friar's secretive actions seem to match such motives. Most def: Friar is your man.