Death Of Friar Lawrence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

In the classic play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence plays a major part. Romeo and Juliet trusted him entirely as he was the priest of their town. They turned to the Friar for help and advice at a few crucial points in the play. Little did these two lovers know that their decision to turn to Friar Laurence for help would eventually lead to their deaths. Friar Laurence was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he married Romeo and Juliet, he was afraid of committing a sin, and because of his faulty plan for saving Juliet from a marriage to Paris.

In Conclusion, this proves that Friar Laurence is one of the main characters to blame for Romeo and Juliet death at the end of the play. Friar Laurence Marries Romeo and Juliet, Make Juliet fake her death, and Left Juliet in tomb alone. These are all strong main idea’s to put blame on Friar

During act 5 scene 3 in Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, do both Romeo and Juliet die. Many people will say the feud caused the death of them both, but when you really think about the other characters and their act in the play, you being to realize that Friar Laurence plays a huge role in their deaths. Friar Laurence is presented as a holy man who is loved and trusted by both Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence’s main role in the story as a friend is to highlight the feud and conflicts between the Capulets and the Montagues. However, due to Friar Laurence being secretive with their relationship, and the lack of his communication skill, ends with both lives being taken.

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

According to Act V Scene III it states, “Come, I’ll dispose of thee among a sisterhood of nuns.” Juliet relies “ Go, get thee hence, for I will not away. Then Friar Lawrence left Juliet to be with her husband. According to this quote, it seems like Friar Laurence does not care for Juliet. He is only trying to protect himself from the watchman. He should not have done that because earlier in the book she was threatening to kill herself. According to Act IV Scene I, it states “ I long to die if what thou speak'st speak not of remedy. According to that quote, she's saying if you don’t have anything to fix this I will be able to take my own life to be with Romeo, hat s when Friar Lawrence gives her the potion and tells her to take it.He left her in a upsetting mood. Hs e had more of a chance to take her life. He should have conforted her, but he didn’t, and left her to be on her own. Then she had killed herself.

In the city of Verona, we have been burdened by the tragic deaths of the beloved children of the Montague and Capulet families, Romeo and Juliet. Although many people could be held responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s unfortunate ending, I feel that there is one character who had a larger impact on the results. Friar Laurence is at fault due to the multiple decisions he made that ultimately led to the outcome. Furthermore, the hapless upshot of the play never would have taken place without some of Friar Laurence’s reckless choices.

Had he done so, he could have informed Romeo that Juliet was alive, thus he could have prevented Romeo's death. Also, Friar Lawrence did not physically stop Juliet's suicide; he simply said "Come, come away... I'll dispose of thee among a sisterhood of nuns"(V. iii. 154-157), and ran away. Had he not been so hasty, he could have realized that the consequences of being caught trespassing are less punitive than those of abandoning Juliet. In fact, Friar Lawrence knew that if he abandoned Juliet, she likely would have committed suicide, because she threatened to so in the past "...And with this knife I'll help it presently"(IV. i. 54). Furthermore, he planned on solving the family feud with the marriage "...To turn your household's rancour to pure love"(II. iii. 92), but he did not make any arrangements to inform Montague and Capulet that he married Romeo and Juliet; he simply disappeared. Had he explained the situation to Montague and Capulet, at any time before the catastrophe, they would have trusted the friar, a holy man who everyone respected, and they would have hopefully dissolved their family feud. They did so in the end after the friar was forced to explain (V. iii). In brief, Friar Lawrence should have been more proactive, and he should have stepped in at the right time.

Even though numerous characters in the play contributed to the death of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence’s irresponsibility and lack of recognition makes him most to blame. To begin, Romeo proposes the idea about marring Juliet, a member of the Capulet Family by telling Friar Laurence “Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set on the fair daughter of rich Capulet (2.3.57-58). Romeo has completely forgotten about Rosaline, and now has focused his love onto Juliet. The Friar agrees with Romeo. Friar Laurence's decision is irresponsible because he agrees with the idea of members of opposite noble families being married. By marrying Romeo and Juliet, Friar is acting like Lord

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 first character who is at the most blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence made the feud worse by marrying Romeo and Juliet, not to mention he broke the rules doing it. Friar says “ so smile the heavens upon this holy act….These violent delights have violent ends, And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss consume....” (DBQ:Who’s to Blame, Document C). Friar Lawrence hopes that if he marries Romeo and Juliet, the feud would be over and they could live in peace. Friar Lawrence causes more problems, than if he would have just told them no.

Friar Laurence is not at fault for their deaths because even though he got them married, it wasn’t his idea to get them married. It was Romeo and Juliet’s idea to get married, they just asked Friar Laurence if he would marry them. Also, it was not Friar Laurence’s fault that Romeo could not receive the letters informing him about Juliet and the potion. Friar Laurence had thought he sent the letters with another Friar, but that Friar was not able to get them to Romeo because of a plague going around. If Friar Laurence knew this would have happened, he would have figured out a different way to get the letters to Romeo. Therefore, Romeo is to blame for his and Juliet’s death since he let his emotions get the best of him. Romeo at the beginning was a desperate, sorrowful lover of Rosaline, who did not like him. He then falls in love all over again once he lays his eyes on his new-found love, Juliet, even though he was just grieving over Rosaline. He meets Juliet at the Capulets party, which he was not planning on attending, but Mercutio and Benvolio made him go to get his mind off Rosaline. When he meets Juliet, he immediately falls in love with her and says, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!/ For I ne’er saw true beauty till this

Specifically, when Romeo becomes banished from Verona, and Juliet comes to him, declaring that she would take her own life if he could not help her find a way to be with her lover. Panicking, Friar Laurence resigns to giving her a sleeping elixir, which will make her look as if she perished sometime in the night. Even though this action was one of the main factors that lead to the character’s death, it was still someone trying to act in the best way that they can. The Friar is human, and because he is human he feels compassion for his friends, but he also feels fear. In the end of the play, he acts entirely too human and abandons Juliet in the sepulcher, leaving her alone to kill

In the beginning of Act IV, Juliet beseeched Friar Laurence to help prevent the marriage with Paris and escape with Romeo. In addition, she threatened that she would kill herself if the Friar does not comply with her. Leaving Friar Laurence to no other obligations to object,

Since Romeo was banished, Juliet could not see him and she wasn't having it. Juliet came to Friar threatening to shoot herself in the head if Friar could not get Romeo back. Friar Lawrence told Juliet to put the gun down and listen to his new plan. He told her to drink this potion that would put her to sleep for a few hours to make everyone believe that she is dead. After the funeral and her burial Romeo would sneak back in to Verona, dig her up, take her body out of the coffin, and they would run away and be happy. At first Juliet was skeptical of the plan she had multiple fears but in the end agreed that this was the only chance she had. However, this plan might of worked if Friar Laurence's servant boy could have gotten the message to Romeo sooner. Therefore Romeo received the news that Juliet was really dead. Romeo ends up committing suicide because he thought his wife was deceased. Now Romeo is dead and the whole town thinks Juliet is dead. Friar Laurence has made gigantic problems in the young lover’s lives. Sometimes plans dont go as

In this time, the Friars are expected to be a moral compass and counsel those, such as Romeo and Juliet, which were acting in an impulsive way. Friar Laurence’s judgement was clouded by that of Romeo’s persuasion that Juliet is a catalyst of change for him. Friar Laurence without any deep consideration, quickly agrees to marry the two young lovers. Friar Laurence failed to counsel Romeo and tell him that the expedition of their relationship was unwarranted, and only time will tell if their relationship would last. Their marriage from the beginning was rushed and lacked a genuine connection between the two, a relationship of which is ill-fated from its exposition. Friar Laurence made negligent decisions with his assistance of Juliet to evade her imminent wedding with Paris. Friar Laurence, after hearing Juliet’s discontent for marrying Paris, gives Juliet a transfusion of ingredients to fake her death. Upon Juliet’s application of said composite, her subsequent funeral leads Romeo to seek answers and later he consumes a poisonous mixture to be with Juliet. As consequence of Romeo’s death, Juliet stabs herself with a dagger. Friar Laurence’s dealings with Juliet were amiss and immoral. Despite the lack of any ill-intent on Friar Laurence’s part, his negligence lead to the deaths of both Romeo and