Friar Lawrence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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.

young star-crossed lovers whose death ultimately reunited their feuding families. Many people’s actions led to Romeo and Juliet’s death, but by far, the person whose action ultimately led to the death of Romeo and Juliet is Friar Laurence. There many reasons as to why Friar Laurence is to be blamed for, but the two main reasons are because of him marrying them so that it can end the feud between their families (which it does, but with a cost) and a plan that he proposes which probably was not thought through well enough. Moreover, these are my two reasons as to why Friar Laurence is the most to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet.

One person who is to be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is Friar Laurence. Although Friar Laurence is portrayed as a ‘good’ man – and seems to have/do no harm to the people of Verona – he is not completely blameless. In fact, Friar Laurence undoubtedly has the most blame for their death. In Act Two, Scene Three, Lines 90-95, Friar Laurence agrees to the marriage of Romeo and Juliet because Friar Laurence truly believes that if they were lucky enough, the two feuding households, the Capulets and the Montagues, would have their hatred between one another be turned into pure love. “O, she knew well/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 be so happy prove/To turn your household’ rancour to pure love.” All Friar

Even though numerous characters in the play contributed to the death of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence’s irresponsibility and lack of recognition makes him most to blame. To begin, Romeo proposes the idea about marring Juliet, a member of the Capulet Family by telling Friar Laurence “Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set on the fair daughter of rich Capulet (2.3.57-58). Romeo has completely forgotten about Rosaline, and now has focused his love onto Juliet. The Friar agrees with Romeo. Friar Laurence's decision is irresponsible because he agrees with the idea of members of opposite noble families being married. By marrying Romeo and Juliet, Friar is acting like Lord

Throughout The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence, the mediator of the play, assists Romeo and Juliet through their many problems. Many people see the Friar as a spiritual guardian or mentor for this young couple. Friar Lawrence marries the two and attempts to mend their problems. For example, he attempts to mend Romeo and Juliet’s marriage when Prince Escalus banishes Romeo and when Lord and Lady Capulet try to force Juliet to marry Paris. When this spiritual guardian marries the young couple without their parents’ consent he knowingly oversteps his ecclesiastical duties. It is for these reasons, such as marrying Romeo and Juliet and trying to fix their problems, why Friar Lawrence is the man who causes this tragedy. In William Shakespeare’s

In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet there are always questions about who is to blame for

The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a timeless story about two ill-fated lovers who are separated by their rivaling families. The families unwavering hatred of each other along with a faulty plan to bring them together eventually cost them both their lives. However, most of this fault can be put on one person. That person is Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence's exploits to join these two lovers and their families eventually end with the two together but dead. Some of these attempts include agreeing to marry the two in secret and devising the faulty plan of Juliet faking her death. If not for Friar Laurence’s mistakes when trying to join the two lovers they would not have ended up dead in a double suicide. The devastating deaths of Romeo and Juliet show an aspect of human characteristics: your actions and their outcomes are greatly influenced by the actions of others.

“Some shall be pardoned, some shall be punished, for there never was a tale of more woe, than Juliet and her Romeo” (Act 5 scene 3) Was the closing line of Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet”, and one man who should face punishment is Friar Lawrence. He could have stopped the conflict in its tracks on multiple occasions, but kept coming up with various plans that only leads to the deaths of the couple. At best, he has good intentions, but poor planning; At worst, Friar Lawrence is selfish and let two teenagers die rather than facing the consequences of his actions. For engaging Romeo and Juliet when he knew they barely knew each other, then desperately trying to avoid admitting his mistake to their parents and even leaving Juliet in the tomb alone with Romeo's body with the watch coming, Friar Lawrence is at fault for what he didn’t do.

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness” (Desmond Tutu, activist). In Act Three, Scene Three of William Shakespeare’s poignant play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence witnesses the newly exiled Romeo on the brink of killing himself. The young Montague feels like he is trapped in a bleak situation and wishes to take what he believes is the only way out. In the monologue, the friar attempts to dissuade Romeo from taking his own life.

To begin with, Friar Laurence is the one who caused all those actions because he married them. In Document C, “I’ll thy assistant be”, the author stated “I hear thou must, and nothing may prorogue it, On Thursday next be married to this country.” “To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” By Friar Laurence doing that he caused a problem because Juliet father wanted her to marry Paris. Friar wasn’t supposed to

In the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence is the one responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he was the one to start and end the whole situation. In Verona Italy, there lived two families with a strong hatred for the other, the Montagues and Capulets. Romeo who is a Montague and Juliet who is a Capulet fall in love at first sight but, sadly cannot be together because of their families hatred for the other family. After a short ordeal of deaths, fights, marriage and, banishments Romeo and Juliet both are dead. Who would be the one to blame for this tragedy? To start off, Friar Lawrence was the one who gave the potion to Juliet so she wouldn’t have to be forced by her parents to marry another man named Paris.

As the character Friar Lawrence, I was recently put through an incredibly difficult process by an investigator regarding the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet. My investigator, questioning me regarding details about the death of the loved couple, had an idea that I was guilty. He asked many questions that tried to reveal a deeper truth and hoped to exploit once that occurred. Thinking hard, long, and deeply about some of the questions, my mind was ultimately put to the test. The questions began as easy questions, such as basic information about myself.

Friar Lawrence is a well liked community member and a noble churchman in the play of Romeo and Juliet. After playing a vital role in the marriage of the star crossed lovers without their family’s blessing and his poor influence leading to wrong decisions, the marriage was not meant to be. He is who to blame for their death. He willingly serves as an advisee in times of need establishing a critical role in the two infatuated lovers. As Friar Lawrence’s influence foreshadows events to come in the lives of Romeo and Juliet, it is crucial for events to come.

The tragic death of Romeo and Juliet was caused by Friar Laurence, who made many mistakes. Some mistakes including helping and devising a plan, giving Juliet a potion, and not being there on time when Romeo and Juliet commit suicide. If Friar had disagreed to help with their affairs, Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have met this

In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare two star crossed lovers fall madly in love with each other. What they did not know is that they were doomed to a tragic death ever since the day they were born. In this tragic love story Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other at first sight. They were from two different families, and these families just so happened to strongly dislike each other. Romeo and Juliet got married but they could not tell their families in fear of what would happen. The people that they trusted the most may have led to their deaths. Friar Lawrence, the nurse, and Tybalt all had some part that led up to the death of Romeo and Juliet.