Friar Lawrence To Blame In Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is perhaps the most famous tragedy ever written. However, one can say that had it not been for a certain Friar, the two lovebirds might have made it out alive. Friar Laurence is the middleman, both friends with the Capulet and the Montague’s, many would say that Friar Laurence holds the position as peacemaker in the play. He gives advice to Romeo, he says “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.” unfortunately he does not follow his own advices, which could have lead to the tragic ending of the play. This essay will discuss if Friar Laurence can be regarded as responsible for the tragic ending of the two young lovers.

Romeo and Juliet, the Shakespearean playwright of two star crossed lovers, ends in two tragic deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Who can be hold responsible for their deaths, when so many things went wrong along the way? Many could be held responsible for the deaths of the two lovers, but Romeo himself deserves to carry the heavier load of responsible for not only his death, but the death of his lover, Juliet as well. The young boy’s acts of irresponsibility, impulse, belligerence, immaturity, and streak of bad decisions only brought definite consequences to both himself and Juliet.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet focus on the two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who fall in love and die within a span of three days. Romeo and Juliet illustrate how the love brings them together to over power the control of their relationship. The moment that Romeo and Juliet declare their love for one another, they try to keep their love a secret since they are the children of the feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Initially their families would be outraged against their relationship that Romeo and Juliet propose to hide the truth of their love. Once Romeo and Juliet reveal to the Nurse and Friar Lawrence their plans to marry, their relationship is nothing but a risk of problems. Romeo is unafraid to show his love that he teases Tybalt teasing him about falling in love with Juliet, although not explicitly. However, the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt, occur when Romeo and Juliet take actions to protect themselves, but they are not however, protected. Juliet protects her relationship by committing a false death only for Romeo to believe it as true. As a result, the act to protect Romeo and Juliet’s relationship a secret are examples of the failed actions both Romeo and Juliet try to prevent; however, it is not ‘fate’ that control their lives and deaths.

Romeo and Juliet is a fictional love story written by William Shakespeare in 1597. The book is about two star crossed lovers who fall in love, but in the end they are both met with death along with many of the other characters in the story. Many people have different views on who Is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. The story has many controversial scenes and the characters can be portrayed differently depending on how you look at them. In this essay I will be explaining who is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. I will be choosing three characters out of the book and will be going into their perspective on whose fault it was.

As the only responsible adult available to counsel Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence failed miserably in his duties. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet presents the the tragic tale of two star-crossed lovers from feuding Italian clans. Friar Lawrence is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence should have stopped the wedding and informed the prince or their families, he should have not given Juliet the sleeping potion, and lastly, he should have should have ensured that Romeo was informed of the plan that he and Juliet had devised. As each of these points is discussed below, specific passages are cited and explained to expound on this reasoning.

Love. A complicated thing, especially for these two “ star crossed lovers”, Romeo and Juliet. Like anyone, Romeo and Juliet long for a happily ever after, however this is not the case. After a series of tragic events causing their marriage to become significantly more difficult to maintain, Romeo and Juliet both commit suicide. Although the couple did decide to commit suicide for each other, is this whole thing their fault? No, Romeo and Juliet's deaths are influenced greatly by a character living in Verona. Due to the multiple times he allowed Romeo and Juliet to be together and helped them break the rules, Friar Lawrence is the one to blame for this tragic event.

William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, not only sparks themes of love, violence, individuality, and fate, but also of youth and immaturity. As one of the most famous tales of young love to every exist, Romeo and Juliet adds a certain effect of self destruction that comes along with the passionate feelings that escalate between the two young lovers. Throughout the play, the two teenagers discover the power of their love, only to be brought to a great demise due to foolishness and rash decisions. These poor choices are caused by the character's’ immaturity and inability to fully think out their actions.

Shakespeare was the greatest play write in history. His more famous piece, “Romeo and Juliet,” is still taught in schools all over the United States, Canada, and many places in Europe. Yet, this grand play has philosophers, authors, and many others baffled. Why? It is because of the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, more specifically, who’s to blame. Well, the true people responsible, the true criminals in this case that has lasted for centuries, are none other than Romeo and Juliet themselves. In fact, the two have even set themselves up for death.

Romeo and Juliet written by playwright, William Shakespeare, is widely renowned for being the greatest love story of all. However, after reading, it is hard for anyone to understand how the tragic story of two ‘…star-crossed lovers…’ – Chorus (1.1.6) who take their lives, can be seen as ‘beautiful’ or ‘inspiring’. This also leads to other questions being raised such as, who is most to blame for the untimely death of Romeo and Juliet? Now, many will argue that those who had the most contact with the lovers, in the time leading up to the affliction are to be held responsible i.e. Friar Laurence or their families. Others may just simply believe that they brought it upon themselves. The purpose of this essay is to explore and analyse the role

While blame for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet may be placed on themselves for being ignorant and rushing into a marriage after one day, they cannot take the entirety of the responsibility for their situation. Many other factors affected the outcome of their love, such as the two warring families being constantly at each other's throat, or the encouragement of the one the couple confided in. Even pure chance played a role in their suicides simply by allowing them to meet. Had the “star crossed lovers” had more common sense, it may have been possible to avoid their demise, but the volatile environment around the relationship seems to have sealed their fate.

“The search for the scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions.” These words spoken by Dwight D. Eisenhower apply to “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.” In this situation, a young man and woman commit suicide in the name of love, since the stars will not allow them to be together. Multiple scapegoats lie in this story of the tragic deaths: the fault of the families for not allowing the two to marry, the fault of Friar Lawrence for marrying Romeo and Juliet and giving them the materials to kill themselves, or the stupidity of youth. Fate brought Romeo and Juliet together, even when the stars tried to keep them apart.

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the epitome of controversy when it comes to the theme of “star-crossed lovers” and tragedies. Particularly in the sense of if the play could even be considered a tragedy. It’s been argued time and time again against the idea that the outcome of the play can be considered a tragedy because of the actions taken by the characters throughout the course of events. The play depicts two young lovers from feuding families who meet and fall in love in one night, marry the next day, then take their own lives. The course of the play relies primarily on the actions of our star-crossed lovers, and how the choose to deal with the problems presented to them. Despite the fact that Romeo and Juliet committed suicides, one might ask who is in fact

In the tragic romance, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare displays an example of how teenage love can embrace the feelings of the young but also cause destruction, not only in their lives but also the people’s lives around them. This story shows how others opinions and thoughts can affect the people close to them. But who is responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? The death of these star crossed lovers was not only the teenagers fault but also their family and friends such as, their parents, Friar Lawrence, and the nurse.

In William Shakespeare's tragic, heart capturing, and tear creating play Romeo and Juliet, the pair of star crossed lovers unknowingly formed a forbidden, fearful, and complicated relationship, which then lead to an awaiting chaotic revolution. During the short weekes time, the young lovers sneak across Verona hiding their love and “silent” vows in fear of discovery in presence of their parents grudge. Sadly, in the end the two lovers, felt that with no other choice than suicide, took their lives together. Although many characters from the play could be held responsible for their deaths, the parents are the most to blame because of their immaturity towards the opposing family and their choosing to follow the grudge.

Now many would call Romeo and Juliet the play that teaches us that love, at first sight, is real. While reading this play the only thing the audience will be able to understand from this story is that love holds no bounds, that some love is forever. In class, we came to the conclusion that this play is about immature, naive, stubborn kids who do not understand the concept of what real love is. Their demised stemmed from a fast-paced relationship which bloomed from rejection. Stupidity, naivety, stubbornness, and immaturity are all traits that may be used to describe Romeo Montague. Now, these traits shaped Romeo to be the most irresponsible guy ever which lead him and his supposed love to their demise. Now it is not to be said that Juliet was not at fault, on the contrary, she is also to blame for their demise because the traits Romeo has she seems to have too. Most of these ideas seem pretty petty for older people, which is why it weighs so heavy on them, they are children, if they would have waited to even commence their relationship they would have outgrown most of these traits and their demise may have been avoided altogether.