Friar Lawrence is the reason for the death of Romeo and Juliet. The reason being very few people know about the forbidden love of Romeo, and Juliet; the Friar being one of which to know. Friar Lawrence is just trying to be helpful; in doing this he manages to mess up their lives even more.
This first situation starts with the pre marriage of the two young loves. Now you are aware of how when someone points something out it makes it extremely obvious, right? In Act 2 the Friar accidentally does this to Romeo by stating “These violent delights have violent ends / And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, / Which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey / Is loathsome in his own deliciousness / And in the taste confounds the appetite: / Therefore love moderately; long love doth so; / Too swift arrives as
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Are you familiar with the feeling something is wrong although you can't put your finger on what. The Friar experiences this in Act 5, when he states “Unhappy fortune! by my brotherhood, / The letter was not nice but full of charge / Of dear import, and the neglecting it / May do much danger. Friar John, go hence; / Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight / Unto my cell.” (Act 5 Scene 2 Page 1 Stanza 18) when this is said you can tell he knows that something in his plan is flawed.
One of the last scenes… In the tomb where the two deceased lovers now lie, the Friar states to Lord Capulet, “And with wild looks bid me devise some mean / To rid her from this second marriage, / Or in my cell there would she kill herself. / Then gave I her, so tutored by my art, / A sleeping potion, which so took effect / As I intended, for it wrought on her / The form of death.” (Act 5 Scene 3 Page 11) In other words “I gave her a sleeping potion, Romeo took it the wrong way and now they both lie deceased”. The evidence is there to prove Friar Lawrence is responsible for the confusion and death of the
Friar is held accountable for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence had given Juliet the potion to sleep, which causes other people to think shes dead. Word gets back to Romeo and he has yet to receive the important letter that FL has sent him. Romeo then kills himself at the sight of Juliet’s tomb right before she awakens.Juliet awakens at the sight of her husband dead, and she commits suicide with a dagger.If Friar Lawrence would of been more responsible Romeo and Juliet would not have
Friar Lawrence was responsible for the demise of Romeo and Juliet. Firstly because, he married Romeo and Juliet way too quickly. Romeo was in love with Rosaline hours before he fell in love with Juliet and Friar Lawrence knew this. He told Romeo, ““Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell.../In one respect I’ll thy assistant be:/For this alliance may so happy prove/To turn your households’ rancour to pure love” (2.3. 88-92). In this quote, Friar Lawrence tells Romeo that he does not truly understand love because he went from loving Rosaline to loving Juliet so quickly, however, he still agrees to marry them. Friar Lawrence had no reason to act rash like Romeo and Juliet did. His only reason to marry Romeo and Juliet was to end the feud.
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 is to blame for the deaths because he’s the one that came up with the plan to make Juliet appear dead. Romeo was supposed to be with her but it didn’t work out all that well. Friar Lawence gives her the potion and in Act Four, scene 1, lines 98-99 Friar Lawrence says “ No warmth, no breath, shall
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 conclusion, 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. He had known what he was giving Juliet and what the outcome might contain. Friar Lawrence had been around romeo many times and knew how he acted. He knew he was dramatic and blew things up way out of proportion. Lastly, He should
Friar Lawrence was to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death. The first reason that he was to blame is the fact that he give a 13 year old girl, who is unstable anyway, a poison to put her to sleep. In the book Friar says “When you are in bed, take his vile, a sleep induced drug will run through your veins, and your pulse will stop.” (lines 98-100) He is entrusting a 13 year old girl with a poison that can put her to sleep or worse. Also in the book Friar Lawrence says “Your body will be stiff and cold as a corpse.” (lines 282-284) He is explaining what this poison he is giving her is capable of. Friar lawrence also says “You will continue in this state for 42 hours then will awake s from a pleasant sleep.” (lines 108-110) This
“For never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo”, was said in the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. This classic Shakespearean tragedy would not live up to its name, if Friar Lawrence had not caused the deaths of these two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. He had created the secret plans and gave most of the advice in the play, he did not check if the plans worked and he was worried about getting caught throughout the play after helping either Romeo or Juliet. This proves that Friar Lawrence is the cause for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
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
Each character in the play,Romeo and Juliet, does certain things based on what they think and how they feel. Most of the other characters’ actions are based off of love, hate, and wealth. As for Friar Laurence, he has different motivations compared to the other characters. He stands up for peace in Verona between the two rich rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Everything he does is mostly centered on creating peace.
In order to do this plan, Juliet would take a potion and wake up right before getting married to Romeo. “Hold, daughter, I do spy a kind of hope, which craves as a desperate an execution as that is desperate which we would prevent.” (4.1.75-77)In these two lines, Friar Lawrence is saying that there is hope in the situation they are dealing with. He is also saying that they can prevent the execution by following his plan. As Juliet hears him, she decides that she would take the potion as long as it can prevent Romeo from getting hurt or executed.Finally, Friar Lawrence decided to write a letter informing Romeo what was going on. Instead of himself giving the letter, he made somebody else give it to Romeo. By doing this, it caused many problems, resulting in Romeo and Juliet dying.“Within this three hours will fair Juliet wake. She will beshrew me much that Romeo Hath had no notice of the accidents; But I will write to Mantua, and keep her at my cell till Romeo come-” (5.3.26-30)In three hours Juliet will wake up. Friar Lawrence hasn’t been able to give Romeo the notice that Juliet is faking her
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.
Throughout history, there exist numerous Elizabethan writers that base their work on romantic and catastrophic events. William Shakespeare is commonly known as the preeminent writer in the English language. His high degree witting is consisting of an epic tragedy or romance. In the Romeo and Juliet play written by Shakespeare, multitudes of other characters contribute to the untimely deaths of Romeo and Juliet. This statement is evident by three central characters, the Nurse since she is encouraging and facilitating Juliet to see Romeo without letting the Capulets know, Friar Lawrence because he is marring them in secret, and Capulet because he is demanding that Juliet marry Paris.
In the face of unexpected challenges and difficult decisions, people’s values will naturally guide and shape their actions and choices. For instance, the presidential election requires that people vote for the candidate they believe resonate with their values. Though many may have America’s best interest at heart when casting their vote, sometimes their choices can create unforeseen harm in other people’s lives. During the 2016 presidential election, many unreasonably voted for Donald Trump in hopes of making America great again, but some may not have realized that they could have caused massive damage to certain people’s lives before it was too late, yet still, the only way for society to be at peace again is to forgive and forget. Similarly, in the Shakespearean play, “Romeo and Juliet,” Friar Lawrence, guided by his values as a holy priest, intends to marry Romeo and Juliet to bring them happiness and end their family’s feud, but his plans do not work out as smoothly as he expects. Although Friar Lawrence
Next, Friar In the story of Romeo and Juliet, two young people fell in love but, are forbidden to be together because of their families’ dislike for each other. The disagreement between the two families causes many problems for both lovers. They went to Friar Laurence for his advice, and from that point on, he contributed to the theme of forbidden love. Friar Laurence is a very wise man who unintentionally played a key role in the eventual death of two lovers. There are three major events in the play that led to their tragic end. Friar is involved in each event. The first event is the marriage of Romeo and Juliet. The second event is the act of giving Juliet a potion to put her into a sleeping state. The third event is when Friar Laurence is