Friar Lawrence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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

Now Juliet is left alone in a tomb alone knowing that her is dead. Friar Laurence also was suppose to give Romeo a letter with a plan but it never got delivered to Romeo. Friar Laurence ask Friar John “ Who bare my letter, then, to Romeo”. Friar John answered back “ I could not send it- here it is again-”. That’s another reason why Friar Laurence is at fault for Romeo and Juliet death, Never got the plan out letter to Romeo.

A second reason the Friar should be held most responsible is the fact that he gave Juliet a remedy in order to “fake” her death. Friar Laurence tells Juliet:

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

The next event that contributes to their deaths is Friar Laurance's faulty planning in the fake death of Juliet. Friar Laurance did not thoroughly plan the fake death of Juliet. He failed to inform Romeo that her death was fake. "I could not send it. Nor get a messenger to bring thee, so fearful were they of infection." (Act 5, scene 2, 14-16). Friar Lawrence did not stress the importance of the letter. As a result, Friar John did not see that it was delivered to Romeo. Another fault in his plan was informing Romeo of who was delivering the letter. "I'll find out your man,/ and he shall signify from time to time/ every good hap to your chances here". (Act 3, scene 3, 169-171) The Friar forgets to inform Romeo who would be bringing the message, that it would be one of his fellow Friars. In Act IV, Scene I Juliet goes to the Friar for advice. In his cell she encounters Paris, after chatting for awhile she requests to see the Friar alone, where the Friar tells her his plan. "Hold, then; go home, be merry, give consent/ To marry Paris: Wednesday is to-morrow:/ To-morrow night look that thou lie alone;/ Let not thy nurse lie with thee in thy/ chamber:/ Take thou this vial, being then in bed,/ And this distilled liquor drink thou off;" (Act 4, scene 1, 89-93). The Friar has not considered the all the possible outcomes of his plan. He tells Juliet she must drink the potion

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

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

“ Take thou this vial, being then is bed, and this distilling liquor drink thou off.” He gave her a potion that made her seem dead and Romeo did not get the letter that Friar Lawrence had sent him. Romeo had came to Verona to find his Juliet. Another reason is that he married them in the first place after 3 days most half of the people had died. Juliet was getting forced into marriage so Juliet had went to Friar Lawrence and he had come up with the plan. He had sent Romeo the letter so he could come and they could run away together, but Romeo had not gotten the letter. Friar Lawrence had given the letter to his brother Friar John, but his brother got stuck in a home, full of sick people. Friar Lawrence could have given the letter to Romeo himself. If he had given it to Romeo himself Romeo and Juliet would still be alive. He should be punished for their death because if he would have just told Romeo the plan face to face. Also if he had not given the option to fake her own death, he could have told her to go to Mantua to get Romeo and run away in the first place. This is why I think Friar Lawrence should be punished for the death of Romeo and Juliet. In Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet should be punished for the death of

Friar Lawrence, though a wise and good man, is responsible for Romeo and Juliet´s death. Friar, despite the known fact that these two lovers´ families despised one another, married the two. ¨For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone. Till holy church incorporate two in one.¨ (2.6, 30). This dangerous act could have created more fury and hatred between the two families, resulting in violence, and possible murders. Back in this time period, decapitation was the most common way of punishment, which also could have been the case for Romeo and Juliet.

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 Lawrence is a man of God who agrees to marry the 2 young lover's Julet and her Romeo in an effort to unite the 2 family in love.He made alot of mistakes that caused the tragedy for one he agreed to marry them to early he should have waited longer or not done it.He plays a major role in the death of the 2 lovers as his plan To unite them turns in to death in both the Capulets and Montagues houses.Friar Lawrence's plan Consist of Juliet to "take thou this vial,being then in bed ,and this distilling Liquor drinking thou off;when presently through all thy veins shall run a cold and drowsy humor;for no pulse shall keep his native progresS,but surcease"(183). The potion that Friar Lawrence gave to Juliet would knock her out for 2 days where Juliet would then awake from her sleep and be united with Romeo. Friar Lawrence missed to many opportunities to save the young lovers and when he finally did

The Friar tried his best to help Romeo and Juliet with their problems but unfortunately he had a few character flaws that eventually lead to their deaths. First of all the Friar knew that marrying Romeo and Juliet would be a very controversial decision because the two families hated each other so much but he went along with it any way. He tries to justify himself by saying that it is an attempt to mend the relationship between the two families which is not actually the case. Later when Juliet is seeking for a way to escape from marrying Paris he gives he faulty help. Instead of telling or helping her to confess her marriage to her parents, he jumps straight to the most drastic measure possible.

Friar Laurence was the friar at the local church. He was looked up upon and expected to be a holy man. However, he commits many unrighteous sins in the story, Romeo and Juliet. For example, he marries the young couple illegally, he then gives Juliet a potion to fake her death, and finally leaves her at the tomb after he promised to be there for her when she awakens. Although he loved both of them deeply and tried to help them, he caused both of their tragic suicides.

Friar should be punished because he did not tell Romeo and Juliet’s parents that they got married. The friar also helped Juliet fake her death with a sleeping potion. When Romeo is asking for Friar Lawrence to marry him and Juliet, Friar says, “...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.2.3.90-93). He never tells the parent’s of the young couple that they got married, and should have thought about how this could possibly negatively affect the feud. When Juliet is forced into marrying Paris, she fakes her death so she will not be forced to marry Paris. While planning her faked death, Friar Lawrence says, “... Take thou this vial, being then in bed/ and this distillèd liquor drink thou off/… Thou shalt continue two and forty hours/ and then awake as from a pleasant sleep..”(Romeo and Juliet 4.1.96-109) Friar would prefer that she fake her death and then go off to live with Romeo than for himself be caught with helping them get married. Friar Lawrence should be punished because he played a very important role in both Romeo and Juliet’s death. He should have just told the couple’s parents when they got married or at least told them before Juliet faked her death. If he would have just told her parents, she would not have faked her death and Romeo wouldn’t of actually poisoned