Friar Lawrence's Argumentative Essay

Lady Capulet tells Juliet that she wishes that Juliet would be dead. Lady Capulet saying this shows her strictness to not appreciate her daughter's’ view on marriage. The Nurse uses her easy-going personality to be laid-back with Juliet and push her to elope with Romeo, Juliet carelessly takes her advice. However, when Juliet tells Lady Capulet, she does not approve of it, showing her strictness. Shakespeare’s progression of the foil characters, the Nurse and Lady Capulet show that other people’s morals can affect another person’s actions and confuse their own thoughts. The Nurse and Lady Capulet both have different views on love and marriage. The two different views and morals confuse Juliet’s mind and makes the tragedy all the more tragic. The Nurse risked her life to help Juliet elope with Romeo, by doing this, she is showing that she wants Juliet to follow her heart at all costs. The Nurse contributed to the secret marriage plan, “Then hie you hence you to Friar Laurence's’ cell; There stays a husband to make you a wife” (II.v.67-68). The Nurse is telling Juliet that she will send Romeo and Juliet to Friar

It was been a whirlwind of days but thy know, it all started with that wretched party that Capulet so desperately wanted to host; of course it is Capulet’s fault. Oh how I am envious of my friends who actually enjoy the love of their husbands. My one regret would be thy would have never been blessed with Juliet, who is the only worthy thing that came out of my marriage to Capulet. If she had confided in me, would I have supported her or betrayed her

Lady Capulet's inattentiveness and neglect for Juliet is why she is viewed as a poor mother figure. We can see from the story that she does

Friar Lawrence is a character in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that served as a mentor for Romeo and Juliet, the two star-crossed lovebirds. He served as a mentor and a friend throughout the entire play, and because of it, his life was forever changed. In the beginning of the story, we meet the friar and can see that he is a happy go lucky guy, frollicking through the fields and giving advice to Romeo. However, the friar has to deal with quite a bit more than a two lovestruck teens, and it changes him for the worse. By the end of Act V, all of the drama that had taken place had taken it’s toll on Friar Lawrence and he was very upset and seemed to have been broken by the events of the week. The first time that we hear him speak,

Romeo and Juliet, a Shakespeare play written about two star crossed lovers. The forbidden love between Romeo and Juliet resulted in a great tragedy. There is one question that is asked now; who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Friar Laurence is to blame Romeo and Juliet’s death. The Friar had good intentions, but sometimes the right decision is not always the best.

One of William Shakespeare’s most renown plays, set in Verona where two young star-crossed lovers; Romeo and Juliet met in tragedy as their family feud bound their love within solemn hatred. The Montagues and the Capulets are two families of equal powers who’s prolonged bitter quarrel leads to the tragic death of these two lovers, and by their love reconciled the family’s hatred. Love is a predominant theme within this novel portrayed through the eyes of Romeo and Juliet, however, the maternal endearment between Juliet and her nurse can not be denied.

In act 1, scene 3, lines 7-16 This quote shows how the Nurse is more of a mother to Juliet than her own mom Lady Capulet, “This is the matter. —Nurse, give leave awhile, We must talk in secret.—Nurse, come back again. I have remembered me. Thou’s hear our counsel. Thou know’st my daughter’s of a pretty age.

“If it weren’t for you, these children would still be alive! You knew those two were in love and you kept your mouth shut!” Lady Capulet throws her hands in the air, exasperated. Nurse raises her eyebrows and looks directly in Lady Capulet’s eyes. “Me? If it weren’t for your stupid little feud, your sweet Juliet would be running around, skipping happily right now.” Lady Capulet shoots a sharp glare at Nurse. She sits down and hangs her head realising that the Nurse is right. They sit in complete silence, completely heartbroken.

In the opening lines of Act 1 Scene 3, it is implied that there is a stronger bond between Juliet and the Nurse than Juliet and her own mother, from the fact that Lady Capulet calls on the Nurse and asks ‘Nurse, where’s my daughter?’ From this we can understand that Lady Capulet relies on the Nurse to tell her where Juliet is, and is an ineffectual mother. This emphasises that mothers were distant from their children during Elizabethan times, and gives the impression that mothers had more important things to do than bring up their daughters. The Nurse provides a humorous anecdote from Juliet’s childhood, remembering how she fell over on her face, and how her husband had commented ‘Thou wilt fall backward when

The social expectation that women have to obey their parents, especially in the affair of marriage, contributes greatly to the unfortunate death of Romeo and Juliet. This can be seen in Capulet’s reaction to Juliet’s defiance,

I was taking my usual late-night stroll through the gardens of Capulet, and I recalled my argument with Capulet which I had incited earlier that night. I have to admit, I was right in this argument whilst Capulet was acting immature and naive. The son of the archenemy of the Capulet family had snuck into the invite-only Capulet party! Romeo Montague was his name, I recalled, he was the man who snuck in. I couldn’t believe that Capulet had permitted him to stay even though our two families have an ancient grudge and even our servants know to take the wall from any man or maid of the Montague’s (1.0.3, 1.1.11).

The story of Romeo and Juliet is the best tragedy ever to be written. The tale of two adolescents taking their lives because of their love for one another has inspired a lot of controversy as to whether the adults surrounding these adolescents could have done something to prevent this tragedy. The truth is the adults in the situation are ultimately to blame for the deaths of their love struck teens. This essay will explain why Friar Laurence, Nurse and to a lesser extent Mercutio, caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

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The blame of the problems on the parents and adults is shown through the adults forcing the children into unideal circumstances. Lady Capulet tells Juliet her plan, “ Marry, my child, early next thursday morn, the gallant, young and noble gentlemen, the County Paris, at Saint Peter’s Church, shall happily make thee there a joyful bride!” Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet force Juliet to marry Paris, against her will and when Juliet retaliates informing them of her love for Romeo they act intensely immature. Lord Capulet loses his temper and acts extremely juvenile, telling Juliet that he will disown her as a daughter if she doesn’t marry Paris. This action leads to many of the paramount conflicts within the play. Juliet, after being informed of her mother’s plan, goes to Friar Lawrence to find the solution. Friar Lawrence then comes up with a solution to Juliet’s dilemma, “ A thing like death to chide away this shame, that copest with death himself to ‘scape from it: And if thou

Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.” By saying this, it is clear how much Capulet cherishes Juliet. He is risking a rich suitor, to let Juliet become more mature before she marries. By speaking in prose Shakespeare shows Capulet’s class and authority, nevertheless, it also shows the sincerity of his love for Juliet. However the nurse also shows the love of a parent, she