Friar Lawrence In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Friar Lawrence was one of the most important characters in the novel. Even though he was not on the stage for most of the play he greatly contributed to the tragedy that would soon happen at the end of the play. There was basically three major parts that lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet, which Friar Lawrence was involved in all of them. Friar Lawrence played a vital role in the marriage, planning and death of Romeo and Juliet. His attempts to do the right thing were noble, but because of poor planning they would soon lead to the inevitable tragedy.

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.

Even though some people may see Friar Lawrence’s involvement with the two star-crossed lovers as a way to provide them with the happily ever after they had always wanted, once you look at the facts you will be able to see that he is the reason why they are both dead. Some key events were when Friar married Romeo and Juliet in the first place, he made poor decisions, and he gave Juliet the idea to fake her own death. Friar Lawrence is to blame because he knew that he would face dire consequences if the Capulet’s or Montague’s were to ever find out that he married their enemy’s kids.

Friar Laurence,though he thought he was doing the right thing for the young teens, he really had a bad judgment.He carried the burden of their deaths forever. If he had delivered the message of Juliet’s death being fake, Romeo wouldn’t have gone to the apothecary and gotten a poison to kill himself. Instead of helping and supporting them to disclose their love situation, he looked for and chose “easy” way out of the sticky situation. He submitted to their dreams and hopes. He married Romeo and Juliet instead of encouraging them to come forth their families with the information about their affair As a result of their hidden affair, their stronger bond grew even stronger withen them was created when marriage: "For, by your leaves, you

Near the middle of the story, Romeo and Juliet fall in love. Romeo requests that Friar Lawrence allow them to marry and he secretly marries them, representing the “holy church” (2. 6. 35 - 37). If the Friar had not married the couple together, they might have not been so attached to each other and not have wanted to suicide when something bad happened to the other. Friar Lawrence’s intention was to end the fued between the Capulets and the Montagues, but this only created more issues in Verona.

I have been grieving for weeks upon weeks because I have lost my beloved, Juliet. I know you must be going through somewhat of the same situation because two of your kinsman have been slain. Although Juliet was not one of my own, she was the closest to it. I have raised this miss since she was a child and I would have liked to see her children as well. This devastating event has hurt a number of people. Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of the adolescents who were just blinded by young love.

In the play The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, the author illustrates the tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet, two young lovers whose love is forbidden due to the everlasting family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues, however, they are secretly wed by Friar Laurence. Romeo is then banished from the city, leaving Juliet, a soon to be wife of Paris, so in order for her not to get married again, the friar gives Juliet a poison that would put her into a death like coma. Unfortunately, Romeo was not given this information, so when he found her “dead” in the chamber, he committed suicide, leaving Juliet to wake up, only to find her lover dead, thus leading her to also commit suicide, which finally ends the Capulet and Montague

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous tragedies. It is also a famous love story. One of the characters in the book, Friar Laurence, tries to help Romeo and Juliet’s marriage. However, he does the opposite. Friar Laurence is the most to blame for the outcome of the story because he makes Juliet drink poison, he doesn’t make the right decisions, and he doesn’t tell the families what is happening between Romeo and Juliet.

Not thinking of their families’ disagreements, Romeo and Juliet should have been able to marry and choose who they love desirably without the disturbance. By the encouragement of feuding and quarrelling from the heads of the Montagues and Capulets, the only outcome of this was an extremity of death. Although both of their parents were only wanting the best for their children, simply by not realising how much it was tarnishing their love life. A marriage was decided by Juliet’s parents, the Capulets, where she was due to marry Paris. Without knowing, this would affect the law in which she was by this time marital to Romeo. With Juliet not being able to discuss her marriage to Romeo because of their families’ feuding, this contributed to the unsuccessful plan and deaths of Romeo and herself. The feud between the two families is one of the main explanations and cause for the death of Romeo and Juliet.

The feud between the Montague and Capulet family led to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. After meeting each other at the ball, they fall in love. However, the feud between the two families ended with Romeo and Juliet's death.In William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet because of not forbidding the wedding, helping with Juliet's death plan, and trusting someone else with the letter. Friar Laurence could have avoided these problems if he would have thought them through.

The play is called Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, a tragic story about two star-crossed lovers and the person I’m writing about is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence wanted to end the war and he thought to end it he needed to help Romeo and Juliet get together. Doing that lead them to a tragic death. Friar Lawrence was a wise adviser for Romeo and Juliet, so they trust him and believe everything that he told them. Lawrence was a holy man and believed in peace and that is what he wanted was peace. Lawrence wanted to help Romeo and Juliet get together, so the war between their families would end. To do that he married them and helped Juliet fake her death. He made the idea of Juliet faking her death and even made

Friar Lawrence was one of the most important characters in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. He taught the couple some very important things and supported them throughout their journey. He progresses the plot in many ways and changes the destiny of Romeo, and Juliet. They call him Father not just because they’re supposed to, but because they respect, and believe what he says will someday be true.

In William Shakespeare's story, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is a priest who attempts to end a long standing feud between the Montagues and the Capulets by wedding Romeo and Juliet. Frair Lawrence is a kind and honest character who attempts to bring peace to the chaotic village of Verona. When Romeo informs Frair Lawrence of his wishes to marry Juliet, he reluctantly accepts due to the fact that it may end the families unnecessary feud. When Romeo gets exiled because of a duel with the Montagues, Frair keeps a level head and decides a plan to bring happiness to the couple. When his plan falls apart and ends in tragedy, he usb open and honest with the Prince and explains his actions throughout the story. In Romeo and Juliet,

Although Romeo and Juliet are often portrayed as two partners who are exceptionally in love, their remarks and impulsive actions throughout the entire play prove that, Shakespeare, the genius behind Romeo & Juliet, was only mocking love and the two “star-crossed lovers” were actually just infatuated with each other.

In The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet there is a lot of conversing of who is at fault. Many people believe it is Romeo and to that i would disagree. I feel as if the person at fault for all of this disaster is Friar Lawrence. Here are some of my reasons why.