Friar Lawrence Who had caused the death of Romeo and Juliet? Friar Lawrence came off a bit sneaky in the story, he was definitely the one that caused the death of the star-crossed lovers. Here are reasons why Friar Lawrence caused the death of Romeo and Juliet; he married them secretly, gave Juliet poison to make it seem as if she was ¨dead¨, he also planned for Romeo and Juliet to not work out. To begin with, Friar Lawrence is the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s death because he married them secretly. Friar Lawrence wanted the marriage to end the feud between the families but why didn’t he marry them publicly instead of making the marriage a secret? Friar Lawrence married them and in a hurry. He knew that he would be in deep trouble and
Friar Lawrence is the reason why Romeo and Juliet died. “Take thou this vial,being in bed and this distilled liquor drink thou off.” This quote shows that Friar Lawrence gives Juliet the potion to kill herself. Friar Lawrence gave Juliet the potion to kill herself. When Romeo saw Juliet faking her death he assumed that she was dead so he killed himself.
Friar Lawrence plays a big part in causing the death of Romeo and Juliet because he secretly marries them knowing something either negative or positive will happen. Friar even tells Romeo the cautions for he says 'Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.' (Act II Scene III 97) Friar marries them because he thinks that the marriage is going to end the feud between the families of Romeo and Juliet. He knows that even though Romeo and Juliet are in love they will never be able to see each other. Not in a grave to lay one in, another out to have” (Act II scene III 85) Also, if Friar Lawrence did not give Juliet the potion that she was going to use to deceive her family into thinking she was dead to get out of her marriage to Paris and make Romeo aware of what was going to happen, their deaths would not have occurred. Romeo goes to the tomb thinking Juliet is really dead after Balthasar accidently informed him of Juliet’s apparent death not knowing of her plan. If he had stayed there longer without taking the poison he had obtained from Apothecary they both would not have killed themselves. He brought the poison to the tomb to end his own life next to Juliet after seeing for himself if she was really dead. Romeo did not want to live without Juliet.
In the Second Act Friar Lawrence mumbled “These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die”(II.VI.5-10). Friar Lawrence is the main influence on Romeo and Juliet's death because he had them marry too quickly, he also came up with the plan to fake poison Juliet. Because Friar Lawrence did not ensure Romeo knew the poisoning was fake, the distraught Romeo killed himself, and Juliet followed by killing herself.
First, Friar Lawrence is partially to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Friar is responsible for the death of the couple as he married the star-crossed lovers very quickly. At Romeo and Juliet’s wedding Friar Laurence says to the lovers, “Till holy church incorporate two in one” (2.6.37). This quote shows Romeo and Juliet getting married and the Friar’s involvement in their love which leads to many consequences. Him making the quick decision of marrying them while abandoning his own advice and not telling Capulet and Old Montague the truth was a poor decision as it leads to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. It leads to their deaths because later on in the story, had Capulet known about their marriage
The play “Romeo and Juliet” shows the death of two teen lovers. But who is to blame? Friar Lawrence is the man that married the two lovers and made the plan that went wrong causing the death of the young Romeo and Juliet. He didn’t get the letter to Romeo in time and he gave Juliet the sleeping potion. He also left Juliet alone with the body of her dead husband and she was also in a hostile state. Causing her to make a bad decision, killing herself.
Romeo was told by Balthasar that Juliet was dead. So, with him not knowing that it was all a plan, Romeo went and bought a poison to kill himself with. In the end it is clear that Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he married them in secret, gave Juliet a sleeping potion, and couldn’t deliver the letter to Romeo on time. Friar
Friar Lawrence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death because of his efforts to control their
In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, I believe that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Juliet's and Romeo’s death. To begin, Friar Lawrence was the person who married Romeo and Juliet, hoping that the feud between their families would end. “Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell. But come, young waverer, come go with me. In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” (Romeo and Juliet 2.3.96-100) Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence for advice and he agrees to assist him. In their plan of Romeo and Juliet getting married, Friar Lawrence believes that the two young kids could stop the hate between the two families. The last line says “For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, although many might point to Tybalt as the person responsible for the death of his own and Juliet it is actually Friar Lawrence, who should be responsible, Friar Lawrence, who is untrustworthy is most responsible because Friar Lawrence makes many bad choices throughout the play; choices that are unforgivable. The disloyal character of Friar Lawrence results in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he marries the couple, helps with Juliet’s fake death and runs away from the Capulet’s tomb. Friar Lawrence agrees to marry the couple, in the hopes that the marriage will end the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to marry them as soon as possible.
There are many reasons why I believe Friar Lawrence is to blame for Romeo and Juliets death. The first reason Friar Lawrence caused Romeo and Juliets death, was by agreeing to allow them to marry each other. Friar did not really believe Romeo loved Juliet, but he thought that their marriage would end problems between the Capulets and Montagues. Just days before, Romeo was in love with Rosaline, but now all of a sudden, he wants to marry Juliet.
There has been many tragedies throughout time, caused by romance. The love story of “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is an example of a tragedy and death caused by the connection between two star-crossed lovers. But who should truly be blamed for the death of Romeo and Juliet? Friar Lawrence is to be blamed for the deaths because of various events throughout the play.
First of all, the two heartbreaking casualties is ultimately caused by Friar Lawrence’s rashness, which is reflected in his poor planning and bad decisions. Cardullo’s criticism portrays the fact that Friar Lawrence’s unpreparedness and rashness eventually led to the hectic deaths of the couple. “In my view, the flaw of impulsiveness or rashness… [explains] the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence’s rashness is responsible for Friar John’s detention, not chance. And it is equally responsible for Balthasar’s reaching Mantua, undeterred, with news of Juliet’s ‘death.’ It is the Friar’s fault that Balthasar is unaware of her feigned death” (Cardullo 213). In other words, the friar failed to “prepare” and communicate with those who needed the necessary information. Two instances of Friar Lawrence’s unpreparedness are
In the story Romeo and Juliet, there were various causes for both their deaths. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths could have been prevented in many different ways. Multiple people were responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet for different reasons. Romeo and Juliet themselves were also partially responsible for their own deaths. The most responsible for their deaths out of everyone else is Friar Lawrence. He was the only one who knew that Juliet would fake her death, giving her the potion and was responsible for making sure Romeo would know the plan.
One cause for Romeo and Juliet’s death was because Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence played a big role in this fatal turn of events. He says on page 103, “Oh, she knew very well that you were acting like you were in love without really knowing what love means. But come on, inconsistent young man, come with me. I’ll help you with your secret wedding. This marriage may be lucky enough to turn the hatred between your families into pure love.” Friar Lawrence was trying to turn things well between the two households but only made the situation worse when he agreed to secretly marry them. Which caused things to go from bad to completely fatal. Friar Lawrence knew himself that the two families had a bloody rival against each other. He should have told them to wait until he thinks it’s time. Instead of them rushing into
To begin with, Friar Lawrence is a person to blame because he didn’t communicate wit nobody. He kept everything to himself like a little secret. He was actually was supposed to tell Romeo about juliet taking the sleeping potion instead he made romeo believe that she was dead. “ I will hence tonight” (V.i.9). Friar Lawrence had a major part of the couple deaths. Not because he didn't tell anyone it is because if he would’ve communicated the couple would still be living there happy lives.