The “Truth”
Romeo and Juliet were ill-fated from the beginning! The prologue of Romeo &
Juliet even describes their love for each other was “death mark’d” (Prologue, line 9). The possibility of Romeo And Juliet living in harmony was very, very slim due to their family’s relationships, but was their death avoidable? Did other characters or forces hinder happily ever after? Out of all the characters and forces, Friar Laurence is to blame for the suicide of the couple because he is the one that wedded them in the first place, and he did give Juliet the potion that caused all of this!
Romeo & Juliet still made their own decisions to take their lives, but other than that Friar
Laurence is a big part in the fatality of the young couple. For instance, Friar Laurence marries Romeo and Juliet in a cell and allows Romeo to spend the night with Juliet (2.6 Line 20) . He planned on solving the family feud with the marriage "...To turn your household's rancour to pure love"(2.3. 92), but he did not make any arrangements to inform Montague and Capulet that he married Romeo and Juliet; he simply disappeared. This was also horrible decision because parents wanted her to to be
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It is possible that Tybalt played just as big of a role as Friar Laurence! This could be true because Tybalt started all of this madness. In act 1 Scene 3, after a verbal altercation between Mercutio and Tybalt, Romeo arrives on the scene and is challenged by Tybalt. Eventually Romeo kills Tybalt, and the prince ends up banning him from Verona. Tybalt is essentially responsible for the death of the couple, Romeo’s banishment sets up the death potion hoax that goes very wrong and leads to the death of both of them. But Tybalt is not to blame because he was only acting on longstanding tradition. Friar Laurence is to blame because he could have easily prevented the suicides instead of
Friar Laurence also played a big part in bringing Romeo and Juliet together, which lead to their death. Did friar Laurence lead the two to their painful deaths? Friar Laurence knew full well about the rivalry and hatred between the Montegue’s and Capulet’s. He knew it was a sin to talk to someone from the other family, not even to mention fall in love and get married. When Romeo visits Friar Laurence to see if he can marry himself and Juliet he says, ‘I’ll thy assistant be for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your household rancour to pure love.’ Friar Laurence thought
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.
But, the Friar agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet in secrecy, and that did more to cause their deaths than Tybalt's aggressiveness.. “But come,young waverer, come, go with me,/In one respect I’ll thy assistant be'' (2.3.89-90). Friar Laurence knew how the marriage had to be in secrecy, but this was another mistake he made because Lord Capulet ended up pushing the deadline for the wedding, which made things so much more complicated. Many people say that Friar Laurence isn't the most responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, but I disagree because he did the most to cause
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, although many might point to Tybalt as the person responsible for the death of his own and Juliet it is actually Friar Lawrence, who should be responsible, Friar Lawrence, who is untrustworthy is most responsible because Friar Lawrence makes many bad choices throughout the play; choices that are unforgivable. The disloyal character of Friar Lawrence results in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he marries the couple, helps with Juliet’s fake death and runs away from the Capulet’s tomb. Friar Lawrence agrees to marry the couple, in the hopes that the marriage will end the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to marry them as soon as possible.
I think that Friar Laurence is repsonsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence's first mistake was in Act 2 when he agreed to marry the two without neither the Capulets or the Montaques permission. On monday morning,Romeo vists Friar Laurence in his cell. The Friar was skeptical because he knows that Romeo falls inlove very quickly, but then beleived that their marriage could one day reconcile their two families.
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.
These are the reason why I believe Friar Laurence is responsible for the most blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. First of all, Friar married Romeo and Juliet with knowledge of them being from two rival families. In Act 2 Scene
A lot, but not all of the blame can be attributed to Friar Laurence, as he made not only made 1, but 4 mistakes leading up to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The first of this is his agreement to marry Romeo and Juliet together after they have just spent one day together. His reasoning for this is that he believes that marrying the couple will solve the feud between the Montague and Capulet houses; “In one respect I’ll assistant be: For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households’ rancour to pure love.” This decision leads to many complications including Romeo not being able to tell Tybalt he has married his cousin, which ultimately leads to Mercutio’s death. The second mistake was his plan to give Juliet poison which put her to sleep with a almost non-existent pulse for 48 hours, in order for her to avoid marrying Paris. A more simpler plan would have been suggesting that the two lovers run away together rather than entrusting Juliet - an unstable 14 year old girl - with a potion that makes her look dead. He shows his irresponsibility when
The second reason Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy is that he caused so many deaths throughout the story. Many of the people who died, Might’ve never died if he had married them. Lady Montague wouldn’t have committed suicide had Romeo not been banished to Mantua for killing Tybalt. Romeo wouldn’t have been skipping around and been all happy-go-lucky and telling Tybalt that he loves him. He would’ve instead engaged in a heated conversation and then most likely left or gotten in between Mercutio and Tybalt. Both Mercutio and Tybalt died because of the marriage. Yeah, Tybalt most likely would’ve died from fighting because of his personality, but
William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is a classic tale of love, tragedy, and the consequences of long-standing feuds. While the feud between the Montagues and Capulets plays a significant role in the tragic ending, it is the actions of several individuals that ultimately lead to the death of the two lovers. Although Romeo's decision to kill Tybalt and the subsequent banishment sets off a chain of events that leads to the final tragedy, Friar Laurence's plan to reunite Romeo and Juliet, while well-intentioned, ultimately results in their untimely deaths. One of the main reasons Friar Laurence can be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is his impulsive nature. Throughout the play, Friar Laurence makes decisions hastily without
Tybalt could also be held accountable for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Tybalt's nasty, hot-headed persona caused a lot of strife as he always started brawls and quarrelled with the Montagues. When Tybalt gets in a fight with Mercutio, despite the Prince's orders to
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet is technically suicide, but who cause the fate of their death. There are two main victims who helped them commit suicide. Friar Lawrence and both of their parents had many reasons why they are the criminals of the misconception who had killed whom. Friar Lawrence always talks down to them. The parents wanted them to be separated in the first place. Love is what is the fate of their death, but these explanations had something to do with the outcome.
In the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Friar Laurence is responsible for their deaths. So many things were done wrong by Friar Laurence, that lead to their deaths. The first mistake that Friar Laurence made was to agree to marry the two in secret and without the permission of their parents. The next bad advice he gave, was when he instructed Juliet to fake her own death. The last wrong thing was giving the message for Romeo to an unreliable messenger. If any of these events did not take place, their deaths could’ve been avoided.
In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Laurence is presented as a Franciscan friar and the sole figure of religion. He plays the role of a great friend and a good advisor to both Romeo and Juliet. Being a helper, he marries the two star crossed lovers secretly. Throughout the play, the couple goes to him for support as he is a trustworthy and respectable man. When Juliet gets forced by her parents to marry Count Paris, she goes to Friar Laurence. Always thinking of something clever, Friar Laurence instantly comes up with a plan of making Juliet fake her death. On the other hand, when Romeo gets banished from Verona, he hides Romeo in Mantua and plans to reunite the couple after everything gets out of the way. But all those
In Conclusion, this proves that Friar Laurence is one of the main characters to blame for Romeo and Juliet death at the end of the play. Friar Laurence Marries Romeo and Juliet, Make Juliet fake her death, and Left Juliet in tomb alone. These are all strong main idea’s to put blame on Friar