Choices In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

In the two stories The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisby they both were star-crossed lovers and made their own choices throughout the stories. For example they chose to love each other even though they knew it wouldn't end well. Personal choices affect the characters more than destiny because they decided to get married and they killed themselves.

Another mistake Friar Laurence made was trusting Friar John to send the letter to Romeo, and not even telling Friar John that the letter explained the situation of Juliet’s “death”. He is very careless, because he only tells Friar John how

In this quote Friar Laurence is telling Juliet to take the vial and to drink it when she goes to bed. This fluid (while going through her veins) will make her cold and drowsy and make it appear as if she does not have a pulse. However, her blood will continue moving naturally and will not stop. If the Friar had not given her the vial, Romeo would not have heard the news that she was dead and therefore would not have killed himself in Capulet’s tomb. Another basis of accusing Friar Laurence of the deaths of the two, is the fact that Romeo did not receive the information about the plan. The Friar tells Juliet, “In this resolve. I’ll send a friar with speed/To Mantua, with my letters to thy lord” (IV.i.1123-124). The Friar is telling Juliet that he will send a friar to Mantua with a letter, saying their plan. He should have sent the letter personally and not relied on another friar to deliver such an urgent and important message. Since the entire plan was his idea he should have followed through with it, making sure the information was

Some of his uncertainty was expressed when he said, “These violent delights have violent ends . . . Is loathsome in his own deliciousness, and in the taste confounds the appetite: Therefore love moderately: long love doth so, too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” in which he cautions Romeo that the rash delight he feels with Juliet could lead to a gruesome ending. Additionally, he also said “So smile the heavens upon this holy act that after-hours with sorrow chide us not.” where he expresses his hope for the heavens to agree with his decision to marry Romeo and Juliet, so they won’t regret it later. Furthermore, Friar Laurence should be held responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s tragic ending because he turned a blind eye towards multiple miserable incidents. Some of these events include Mercutio’s death, Tybalt’s death and Romeo’s banishment. Even after these unfortunate occasions occurred, he still did not see the destructiveness of their relationship. Instead of putting the acquaintance to a halt, he instead helped formulate an even more complicated plan to ensure that it wouldn’t cease. He formed the plan to unite Romeo and Juliet in act 4, scene 1, lines 90-120 comprising of faking Juliet’s death and subsequently, informing Romeo of this strategy through a letter. Additionally, he states, “Take thou this

Friar Laurence simply influenced Romeo’s decision, it was ultimately Romeo and Juliet's decision to carry on with the marriage. In addition, Friar Laurence was put under immense pressure to marry the two lovers to promote peace or to stop the marriage and not be part of such a sinful act. Friar Laurence's inability to execute the most crucial aspect of the plan puts him at fault for the death. After being banished from Verona, wedding plans for Paris and Juliet being to start. Juliet has forsaken her love to Romeo, and decides that her marriage will be done with only one person, which is Romeo. The Friar promises Juliet that he will reunite them and they can live happily by telling Juliet “Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift, and hither shall hem come; and he and I shall watch thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee to Mantua” (4.1.114-117). The Friar begins to tell Juliet that his plan is foolproof, and it will help them escape safely into Mantua where they can live happily ever after. As the play continues on into act 5, Friar Laurence begins to send out his letter to Romeo. However, Friar John comes back to Verona and tells Friar Laurence “I could not send it—here it is again, nor get a messenger to bring it thee” (5.2.14-16). Friar Laurence is most to blame because he is unable to perform the most vital part of the plan. If Friar Laurence knew that the letter

Friar Laurence’s character flaws greatly impacted the end result of the play. The Friar should be punished for his poorly made decisions throughout Shakespeare’s story. His first mistake was when he initially helped Romeo and Juliet with the aid of the Nurse. Both Romeo and Juliet are children and their parents should be included in every decision made for them. The Friar married Romeo and Juliet in Act 3 of the play. “Till Holy Church incorporate two in one” (3.1.37) The marriage was the start of many issues. Such as Juliet’s inability to wed Paris, being a married lady. This led to Friar’s next choice of giving Juliet the sleeping potion—making her appear dead. “Take this vial, being then in bed,” (4.1.93) Giving Juliet the poison was the reason why so many characters had died in the end of Act 5 of the play. Paris had died fighting Romeo because he thought he was attempting to steal Juliet’s “dead” body. Romeo, ignorant of the fact that Juliet was not dead, killed himself. Juliet committed suicide because of her fiancé lying next to her lifeless. The poison given by Friar

The second reason Why Friar Laurence is to blame for Romeo and Juliets death is that Friar Laurence trusted another Friar with the letter that was a big part of

In( act five scene two line numbers fourteen through twenty- one) we have Friar Laurence talking about the letter for Romeo that did not make it to him. “Friar Laurence: Who bare my letter, then to Romeo? / Friar John: I could not send it here it is again. / Friar Laurence: Unhappy fortune! By my brotherhood, the letter was not nice, but full of chore, and neglecting it may do much danger”.

The first plan Friar Laurence came up with was to secretly marry Romeo and Juliet, binding them ‘til death do they part.’ He next hid Romeo in his cell until he could talk to the Prince, to change Romeo’s sentence, or until he could get Juliet to Mantua with him. When the Capulet’s moved Juliet’s wedding, the Friar gave up all senses of reasoning, and gave Juliet the secret potion to put her to sleep, but was not able to inform Romeo. Instead of sending Balthasar, Romeo’s trusty servant, he sent Friar John who could not deliver the letter, “I could not send it/here it is again/nor get a messenger to bring it thee/So fearful were they of infection.

The play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is plagued with death and misfortune. A very controversial topic is who is to blame for the unfortunate deaths of Romeo and Juliet, however any educated mind can easily see past the ‘smoke and mirrors’ and see that Friar Laurence is obviously the killer in disguise. Everything he has done has paved the way for Romeo and Juliet’s life to come to an untimely death. Even that he didn’t know that his actions could lead to fatal consequences, he was being too careless, such as when he married Romeo and Juliet only thinking that it would end the feud between the two families and also when he devised a plan without thinking what would happened if he failed. Friar Laurence could be seen as being heroic when attempting to end the fighting between the families by allowing Romeo and Juliet to marry each other.

There is an old adage, “Proper planning prevents poor performance.” This was Friar Laurence’s fatal flaw. Due to Friar Laurence not having the forsight to be sure his plan for piece between the two families would work, he made the most distructive decisions. Although he thought that his choices would lead to the familes coming together. Friar Laurence’s indesicive and careless decisons led to the death of both Rome and Juliet.

In Document E, the author states in the note “Friar Laurence is unable to deliver the letter informing Romeo that Juliet is not actually dead.” Friar Laurence was supposed to let Romeo know that Juliet was NOT dead. However, unfortunately he was too late. Friar Laurence arrived at the Capulets’ tomb to see Romeo pallid as can be. If Friar Laurence would’ve delivered the letter like he was supposed to, Romeo would’ve probably been alive to understand the whole plan that Juliet and Friar Laurence had

In Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence is to blame for their deaths. Juliet is the only child of the Capulets and is supposed to marry Paris on her 14th birthday. Romeo is the only son of the Montagues. Romeo and Juliet meet when Romeo comes to a Capulet party without being invited. The two fall in love and are married the next day, but are then forced to separate when Romeo is exiled from the city. Juliet is forced to marry Paris, but the night before the wedding she takes a potion to make her appear to have died. Romeo thinks she has died and kills himself while lying next to Juliet in the tomb, minutes later Juliet wakes up to find Romeo dead next to her and kills herself. So Friar Laurence is to blame for their deaths

Quick, sudden and rushed decisions are often made in the vital crossroads of our lives. Pressure can cause individuals to feel a sense of paranoia and stress. Rash by definition is displaying or proceeding from a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action. Often times individuals get caught on the moment and don't greatly think the ought their decisions. Ironically, the hastiest decisions are often made in the most critical moments of our lives. Humans are not very strong mentally when put to pressure. Which any focus on a specific isolated individual the task at hand multiplies in difficulty. Mistakes can differ from missing a free throw at a basketball game to marrying someone you hardly know while intoxicated. Many things can add to panicked decisions. In Shakespeare's classical tragedy Romeo and Juliet a surplus of hasty decisions are made throughout the play.

Sometimes tragic events that occur in life serve a higher purpose. There are also decisions that we as people need to make everyday, that sometimes lead to these tragic events. Just because we made a choice, doesn’t mean that we are responsible for the events taking place. It just means that no matter what choice you made, something was bound to happen. One day you will finally understand why this event happened to you, because even if it was a tragedy, something good comes out of it. It may not be tangible, but something in your perspective or personality changes, for the better.