At the beginning of every Shakespearean play their is a prologue. The prologue basically tells the audience what is going to happen throughout the play. Within the prologue of Romeo and Juliet it states, “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star crossed lovers take their life.”(prologue. 5-6) The story of Romeo and Juliet is quite unfortunate. With twists and turns of “death-marked love”(prologue. 9). With joy and loss. With events of love, fight, of death. All leading up to the doom of lovers Romeo and Juliet. In this story, I believe the lovers are not to blame for their death, but instead the blame lies in the hands of their loved ones. In the book Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. First of all, his plans lead to their fate of death. Without his plans they would never had died. His plans caused a ruckus, and unfortunately failed; however, some people say that he actually …show more content…
Friar talked both lovers our of killing themselves when they found out about Romeo’s banishment. They both pulled swords on themselves and threatened to kill themselves. What would have happened if Friar wasn’t their? Would they have killed themselves earlier on? Another reason Friar is to blame is because he should have known the two teenagers wouldn’t be able to handle it. In the article What’s Wrong With the Teenage Mind?, Author Alison Gopnik says, “Adolescence aren’t reckless because they underestimate risks, but because they overestimate rewards-or, rather, find rewards more rewarding than adults do”(Gopnik). This quite frankly could mean that Friar Lawrence didn’t see the reward of his plans like the two lovers did. They took it to the extreme and felt the risk had a great reward. Lastly, Friar Lawrence encouraged
Friar Lawrence was the adult Romeo and Juliet trusted and went to and in return, he gave them a plan that was bound to kill them both. Friar Lawrence, being the adult in the situation, should have tried to find multiple different plans and go over them with the utmost care to ensure both of the kids' safety. In Act 4,
First of all, Friar Lawrence explicitly knew better than to do many of the things he did. First, he should not have agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet so quickly. Romeo wanted to marry Juliet after
He chose safety over Juliet’s life. When given a choice, Friar would always choose himself, time and time again. The second reason that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death is because of his continuous lapses in judgment. “When you’re in bed, take this vial, mix its contents with liquor, and drink. Then a cold, sleep-inducing drug will run through your veins, and your pulse will stop”
Thesis: In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is the person to blame for Romeo and Juliets tragedy because he married them for the wrong reasons. He also created a risky plan that is part of the reason things ended so badly. Lastly, Lawrence covered up their marriage, which created more problems.
Friar Lawrence is the true cause of the woes that come with Romeo and Juliet. He is the one who caused the fake death of Juliet, which ultimately spiraled out of control. Juliet's deep sleep caused Rome to commit suicide and, Romeo's death triggered the death of Juliet. The death of juliet then triggered the death of Lady Montague. Romeo and Juliet put their trust in Friar lawrence, and thru a series of accidents and unfortunate events, the trust they put in him results in their death. Friar Lawrence gives Juliet her potion, marries the doomed couple, and does not fully think things through.
What is blame? Blame is being assigned for a fault or wrong. Many have different opinions about who is the one to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. One can say that Friar Lawrence, Capulet, and Juliet have a part to do with the deaths. Friar Lawrence is guilty because he agrees to marry them because he thought it would be good to end the feud between the two families. Capulet is forcing Juliet to do something she does not want to. Juliet had many chances to tell her family that she married Romeo.
In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare the character Friar Lawrence was the most at fault for the tragic ending. The first reason that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy, Is that he is a selfish and greedy man. He only wanted to bring them together because he wanted to be the hero of the town. The second reason that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy is that he rushes their marriage, He should’ve waited for them to really get to know each other. They’ve kissed twice and never been on a date or even have a normal conversation. Friar Lawrence only rushed them into the marriage because he wants to be the hero as fast as he can, he doesn’t even think to consider the consequences of what he is doing. If the marriage doesn’t work out, He could be forever hated by the families and he wouldn’t be the town hero. Friar Lawrence is a foolish man.
He also knew that Romeo was deeply in love with Juliet and would do anything to be with her alive or dead, which should have made him think more logically about his plan. Another example is in Act 5, Scene 3 he leaves Juliet there at her tomb while Romeo is dead and she is still alive she could have convinced her to come with her and she wouldn't have killed herself but no he didn't want to get into trouble or risk it. These examples show why Friar Lawrence is the most to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death; he had many opportunities to make the situation right but always chose the wrong options and made horrible
The most blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is fate. In the prologue, it says, “A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life…” (Doc A). “Starcross’d” means that it is destined Romeo and Juliet are not to be together. Their love is cursed by fate to end in tragedy. The prologue also says “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes…” (Doc A). In Shakespeare’s
In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet there are several characters that are often blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. However, the audience learns that the faults of Friar Lawrence, ultimately leads Romeo and Juliet to their deaths. While it may seem that Prince Estacleas is at fault creating an environment where his word means nothing. The blame does not lie in figures such as the Prince, but rather Romeo’s confidant, Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence misleads the teenagers by agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet, not connecting to his audience, and rushing his decisions and being very hypocritical. Overall, In William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence fails to as an authority figure, and hurts both Romeo and Juliet rather than helping them.
Who is to Blame? “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in the stars/ But in ourselves, that we are underlinings” (Cassius Act 1, Sc 2, 140-141). The play, Romeo and Juliet, by playwright William Shakespeare implies that the death of Romeo and Juliet is caused by fate; however fate is not the killer.
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.
Friar Lawrence plays a major role in Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. Through his lack of organization and judgment, Friar Laurence is highly responsible for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. He is a member of a group of wise priests that only want good in the world but, at the end of the play, you realize that Friar Lawrence makes many mistakes throughout the story. There are three major points that lead to the that's of both Romeo, Juliet, and even Mercutio. The first was the marriage of which Friar Laurence had questionable intentions, the second was the plan that Friar Lawrence thought of which was risky and could have been taken care of another way, and finally the last is the disorganization and miscommunication responsible
Friar Lawrence is a valuable person in the book Romeo and Juliet. He offers advice and helps tries to help Juliet find a way out of marriage. He is a wise and sympathetic man. He is always looking out for people in need. When Romeo comes to Friar Lawrence because Romeo thinks he is in love with Juliet. Friar Lawrence takes his opinion into consideration, and tries to help him out, at the best of his abilities. Some critics argue whether or not it it was his fault for their death. It was truly his fault. 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.
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