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Friar Lawrence Blame

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A young couple dead and the deception of a city. Who’s to blame? The answer is Friar Lawrence! In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Friar Lawrence guides Romeo and Juliet into a downwards spiral that ends up with them both died. Friar Lawrence his responsible for the young couple’s death because he marries them, he tries to fake Juliet’s death, and he does not rescue Juliet from her tomb. Friar Lawrence might have had good intentions but his actions resulted in Romeo and Juliet’s death.
Friar Lawrence marries the naive young couple in hopes it will bring peace between the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. These two families have a violent feud that is causing chaos in the city of Verona. …show more content…

Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is secretive throughout the story and it takes a turn for the worse when Tybalt and his friends confronts Benvolio romeo’s cousin and Mercutio Romeo’s friend whom are both Montagues. They get into an argument when Romeo joins his friends. Tybalt then tries to fight Romeo but Romeo does not want to because he is now his relative although Tybalt does not know this. This result in a sword duel between Mercutio and Tybalt resulting in the death of Mercutio. Romeo is enraged by this and kills Tybalt. Prince Escalus the prince of Verona is informed of this by Benvolio who tries to communicate it was Tybalt’s fault but Lady Capulet who is Tybalt’s aunt says he is lying to protect the Montagues. Just like that Romeo is banished from Verona which is where Juliet lives and if he is spotted their he will be killed. Romeo is devastated by the news and wants to kill himself but Friar Lawrence advises him to go live in Montua until things settle down and that he and Juliet will meet in secret. Another problem arises with Juliet. A wedding is planned for her and Paris.“Take thou Vial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquid drink thou off”(4.1.93-94). Friar Lawrence comes up with a plan for Juliet to drink a potion that puts her to sleep for a few days and makes the impression that she is dead. She will be put in a tomb and when she wakes up Romeo will get her and they …show more content…

He agreed to marry them, he tries to fake Juliet’s death, and he fails to save Romeo and Juliet at the end. After Friar Lawrence leaves the tomb he explains to Capulet and Montague what had happened. The two agree to make peace between the two houses and to make statues of the lovers. Friar Lawrence got what he wanted all along: peace. It can be argued whether or not what Friar Lawrence did was morally right or wrong but one thing is for certain his actions directly caused the death of Romeo and

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