In the book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Friar Lawrence is guilty for the death of those young lovers. Friar is an honored and valuable man to the citizen of Verona City. Most of the time he was one of the persons, other than the nurse who helped them to fulfil their dream. The Friar directly and indirectly took part in the suicide for the wrong decisions he made every time to solve Romeo and Juliet's problems. He didn't make the right decisions at the right time, which caused Romeo and Juliet to suffer. The four specific examples of why Friar is guilty are that he secretly marries Romeo and Juliet, gives Juliet the poison, didn't give the letter to Romeo by himself and was too late to reach the tomb and by the time he reached there …show more content…
The forbidden marriage would have not happened if the Friar didn't help them. Their death could have been prevented, if they weren't together. At that time he wasn't only thinking about Romeo's love, but also how it would help their family to make a good relationship between them. Romeo and Juliet trusted Friar Lawrence completely. ¨Young men's love then lies / Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes¨ (II.iii.71-72). Friar knew that taking a quick decision is not a right decision. First when Romeo informed the Friar about his decision about marrying Juliet, the Friar thought it was not the best decision. He understood that people couldn't make a quick decision about love. Also, he knew that it will cause a problem later, since both of their family was full of hatred. However, after he was convinced by Romeo, he agreed to bring them together.¨ In one respect I'll thy assistant be, / For this alliance may so happy prove / To turn your households' rancor to pure love¨(II.iii.97-99). Friar Lawrence should have taken a long period of time to think through his decisions. However, he didn't because he was convinced by Romeo's words and thought their marriage could bring their family together. Also how it would bring peace to the society if the Montagues and Capulets reunite. In that time he should be thinking more about Romeo and Juliet, not their family and society. Finally, …show more content…
When Juliet went to the Friar to seek a solution, instead of taking more time to find a solution, he felt pressured to help Juliet so she would not commit suicide. He said, ¨ Take thou this vial, being then in bed / And this distilling liquor drink thou off;¨(IV.i.95-96). He gave the poison to her because he wants her family to think that she is dead and they will cancel her marriage with Paris. He should not have done that because if something goes wrong the whole plan would be useless,which actually happens later. He made the mistake by trusting a young girl with the poison. The Friar could have calmed her down by making a better plan when she was pressuring him that she will kill herself if he does not do anything. If he had not given the poison to Juliet, than Romeo would not have thought that she is actually death. He told Juliet that he would inform Romeo about their plan by giving a letter to him. So if he had not given Juliet the poison, she never would have been put in the position that she was in, which lead to her and Romeo's
For this reason, Friar must take the blame for death of Romeo. He should have agreed to married them in the first place. He thought it might have ended the feud between the two families the Montagues and the Capulets. In act 2 scenes 6 its says that “and in their triumph, die like fire and powder which they kiss”. Friar thought that because he married them they were going to stop fighting with each other he should of second guessed
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.
Lois Kerschen, a college English professor stated, “...the love of Romeo and Juliet was too ideal to survive in this imperfect world, it would seem a shame to think of true, passionate love inevitably leading to a bad result”(Kerschen 1). “Thy love did read by rote and 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' rancour to pure love”(Act 3.2). Even though the Friar was trying to bring the two families together by marrying Romeo and Juliet, he should have known that it was going to bring stress to both Romeo and Juliet. He should not have encourage “forbidden
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.
Friar Lawrence is a valuable person in the book Romeo and Juliet. He offers advice and helps tries to help Juliet find a way out of marriage. He is a wise and sympathetic man. He is always looking out for people in need. When Romeo comes to Friar Lawrence because Romeo thinks he is in love with Juliet. Friar Lawrence takes his opinion into consideration, and tries to help him out, at the best of his abilities. Some critics argue whether or not it it was his fault for their death. It was truly his fault. Friar Lawrence is guilty for the death of Romeo and Juliet is because he gave Juliet the potion, he knew how Romeo would react the way he did, and he had left Juliet by herself when she found out Romeo was dead.
Friar Lawrence’s role in Romeo and Juliet Who is to blame for the deaths in the end of the play Romeo and Juliet? Friar Lawrence is a main character who definitely affects the storyline. Some people might believe that Romeo and Juliet are to blame, but I believe, ultimately, Friar Lawrence is to blame. Romeo could be to blame because he stupidly fell in love and made Friar Lawrence marry him and Juliet. Romeo’s careless actions brought devastation to the Capulet and Montague’s families.
The Friar should have known that they were just kids and they were rushing into things. In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence says, “These violent delights have violent ends. Is loathsome in his own deliciousness, and in the taste confounds the appetite”- Shakespeare. Also Friar knew that just a couple days before Romeo had his eyes set on Rosaline. The Friar knew that this was too fast, but he married them anyway. The Friar married Romeo and Juliet despite their parent wishes. The only reason the Friar married the two children was because he thought the feud between the two families would end. However, this did not go as planned. The Friar needed to find a way out of this chaos. This goes to show Friar Lawrence is the most to blame and put not only his life on the line, but also the lives of Romeo and Juliet.
First of all, Friar Lawrence explicitly knew better than to do many of the things he did. First, he should not have agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet so quickly. Romeo wanted to marry Juliet after
Friar Lawrence was the most responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet in several ways. He was just out of his mind. He made not only one mistakes, but many mistakes that all caused Romeo and Juliet's death. First of all, he made one major mistake that he could have prevent. He trusted a teenage girl, Juliet. Teenagers aren’t stabilize, and the most scaring thing is that most of them don’t think of the consequences of love. Friar gave her fake-death poison. This is crazy! This decision was a very poor choice on the Friar's behalf. Here, he shows his irresponsibility by saying, "If... thou hast the strength of will
In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare the character Friar Lawrence was the most at fault for the tragic ending. The first reason that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy, Is that he is a selfish and greedy man. He only wanted to bring them together because he wanted to be the hero of the town. The second reason that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy is that he rushes their marriage, He should’ve waited for them to really get to know each other. They’ve kissed twice and never been on a date or even have a normal conversation. Friar Lawrence only rushed them into the marriage because he wants to be the hero as fast as he can, he doesn’t even think to consider the consequences of what he is doing. If the marriage doesn’t work out, He could be forever hated by the families and he wouldn’t be the town hero. Friar Lawrence is a foolish man.
Friar Lawrence made a crazy plan that involved potions and such crazy things that could have had safe alternatives. Juliet could have been sneaked to Mantua with Romeo, instead, she took a sleep potion. Because of the Friar's actions, 3 people died all because of his decision. Friar had many choices he could've made instead of using his "skills" of making potions. The actions could be argued that he had little time to think of a reasonable time, the marriage was only 2 days away but he was still responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet no matter the justification, he accidentally indirectly killed him.
In Romeo And Juliet, Friar Lawrence plays a very important role in not only being a friend of the lovers, but also the person who is to blame for their deaths. Many people argue about who is the one who caused their deaths; Friar always seems to be the most popular. There are different explanations on who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death, two big ones being Friar Lawrence and Nurse.
Friar Lawrence is guilty because of his affiliation with the wedding between Romeo and Juliet. When Romeo is banished from Verona, Juliet was being forced to marry Count Paris. Juliet tries to avoid this and asks Friar for advice. Friar tells
Friar wanted to fake the death of Juliet so she did not have to marry Paris and Romeo to come and bring her with him. Friar first of all did not have to make the plan at all his job was to marry them and he did he can get out of the situation now. He decides to stay and makes this sleeping potion for Juliet to drink. Friar did not have to do this and if he did not it would have been for sure that Juliet did not die. If Friar would have told Romeo about the plan it would of stopped their deaths also because then Romeo would have known that Juliet was sleeping and not dead.
First, Friar Lawrence is responsible for Juliet and Romeo death. First of all Friar Lawrence not make only one, but three mistakes that all lead to Juliet and Romeo death. First one is he gave Juliet the sleeping potion which makes her look dead so she wouldn’t have to marry Paris. In act 4 scene 1, he shouldn’t have given the potion to Juliet because of the potion Romeo thought Juliet was dead. Second one is trusting someone else with the letter who wasn’t even part of the plan. In act 5 scene 2, Friar Lawrence gives the letter to Friar John but friar john didn’t take the letter, no one did because they were all scared of the infection. Lastly, agreeing to marry Juliet and Romeo. In act 2 scene 3, he agreed to get the lovers married thinking