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In Act V, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet, what role does Friar John play in the catastrophe?

He creates a quarantine, which impacts Romeo.
He secretly performs Romeo and Juliet’s wedding.
He mistakenly tells Balthasar that Juliet is dead.
He fails to deliver an important letter to Romeo.

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He fails to deliver an important letter to Romeo.

Friar John is unable to reach Mantua because he’s quarantined (blocked by a suspected plague), so Romeo never receives Friar Laurence’s message explaining the plan—this misunderstanding leads to the catastrophe.