Friar Lawrence's Monologue In Romeo And Juliet

William Shakespeare is a widely known poet and writer who lived in the 16th century. However, few know that he was also an actor who performed in many of his own and other playwrights plays. During his lifetime he wrote thirty seven plays, one hundred fifty four sonnets, many poems, as well as lost plays. One of his most well-known plays is Romeo and Juliet. In this play there are many unfortunate events that lead to Romeo and Juliet’s death. Friar Lawrence is the most to blame for the tragic events. He married Romeo and Juliet, failed to inform Romeo of their plans, and gave Juliet a sleeping potion.

In the Shakespearean tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence was a monk, and a counselor, who came up with intricate plots and concocted a seemingly magical elixir in order to solve problems that the lovers encountered. Friar Lawrence had a profound impact on the outcome of this Shakespearean play; however, in a way that led to catastrophe. There are many factors that caused the deaths of the lovers, but two of the most important were how Friar Lawrence disregarded his own logic, and how he missed numerous opportunities to save the lovers.

In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence acts as a spiritual advisor and a confidant to Romeo since the early scenes of the play. Romeo can confide in him, because the Friar always listens, and provides advice. The Friar is available to Romeo in regards to Rosaline, and all other times from Romeo’s youth when he has needed guidance. However, later in the play, Friar Lawrence can also be seen as having another purpose; to aid Romeo with the difficulty of marriage with Juliet. Since he now has the task of keeping the marriage a secret while fulfilling the position of a truthful and trustworthy friar, he is seen as a dynamic character, having more than one purpose.

Afterwards he kills Tybalt he goes to Friar Lawrence to here his punishment of banishment. Romeo doesn’t know what to do and is laying on the floor crying his eyes out and almost killed himself. Friar Lawrence tells Romeo, “ Ascend her chamber, hence and comfort her/ But look thou stay not till the watch be set,/ For then thou canst not pass to Mantua,/ Where thou shalt live till we can find a time/ To blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends,/ Beg pardon of the Prince, and call thee back/ with twenty hundred thousand times more joy”(3.3.147-153).

In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there were many people that played important roles, but one would think that Friar’s role was the most important. In the play Romeo and Juliet meet Friar Lawrence. He is a priest that lives on the outskirts of Verona and he is always there to give a helping hand. Romeo first met him when he was going to ask Friar to marry him and Juliet. From there through the rest of the play he has always been someone to give support to Romeo and Juliet.

Friar Lawrence tells Romeo he is exiled. Romeo thinks Friar Lawrence should “be merciful, [and] say ‘death’; for exile hath more terror in his look, much more than death. Do not say ‘banishment’”(III.III. 12-14). Romeo does not want to live without Juliet. He is dramatic and believes that if he cannot live with her there would be no point in living. Teenagers love is more lust than anything, but when it may be torn away from them they say and do irrational things out of impulse and anger. Romeo is talking to Friar Laurence and Romeo believes that exile is worse than death because “every cat and dog And little mouse, every unworthy thing, Live here in heaven and may look on her; But Romeo may not”(III.III.30-34). Everything else that lives in Verona may see Juliet, but Romeo cannot because he is banished. He would rather die than live without her. When based on love adolescents sometimes do things they may not mean. Romeo does not realize that exile is better than death, but in his state of mind of anger he cannot see that. Romeo acts impulsively when he is exiled because he refuses to live without

The Roles of Friar Lawrence and the Nurse in the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet

This line shows how unaware Romeo is of his surroundings, friar Lawrence indicated that Romeo has lost all self-control in the matter of his marriage to Juliet. Romeo has ( in a sense) gone blind to the world around him and is spiraling out of control willing to challenge anyone who may stand in his way of marrying 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.

The classic tragedy, that is the story of Romeo and Juliet, is a tale of two young lovers from rival families in 1590’s Verona, Italy. This sad story happens over four days, within this time a lot of trouble occurs. Within these catastrophes, is a character named Friar Lawrence, a spiritual advisor and role model to the pair. A most lamentable man, written by Christine Marlowe, explains her opinion on Friar Lawrence and why she believes that he is not just a foolish character but he was also weak and malicious. It is also portrayed that all the mishaps of the story are the consequences of the Friar. This essay will explore why Friar Lawrence was not malicious and foolish nor was it all his fault, instead a character filled with hope and courage

As happens with most people when they carry a load that is too much for them to bear, Friar Lawrence starts to break emotionally. His light hearted spirit disappeared after a bloody battle between Romeo, Tybalt, and Mercutio, resulting in two murders. Romeo wallows in the floor, moaning about his punishment, banishment, and the Friar has obviously had enough, for he says, “O deadly sin, O rude unthankfulness! Thy fault our law calls death, but the kind prince, taking thy part, hath rushed aside the law and turned that black word ‘death’ to ‘banishment.’ This is dear mercy, and thou seest it not.” (Act III.iii.25-30) The kind spirit in Friar Lawrence has been worn out by the stupidity of Romeo and it is easily noticeable due to the way that the friar speaks in attempt to get Romeo to pick himself up off of the floor. “Art thou a man? Thy form cries out thou art. Thy tears are womanish; thy wild acts denote the unreasonable fury of a beast. Unseemingly woman in a seeming man.” (Act III.iii.118-121) In his

Secondly, Friar Lawrence’s intentions are always for the benefit of others. He helps his fellow citizens when they are in despair, such as when Romeo arrives at the friar’s cell crying himself to death. The friar responds, “Thou shalt live, till we can find a time to blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends, beg pardon of the prince, and call thee back” (3, 3, 150-152). Here, Friar Lawrence acts as a mentor to Romeo, and uplifts his spirits by guiding him through the difficult times of banishment. Friar tells Romeo what he wants to hear because he understands Romeo’s boundless love for Juliet, and what may happen as the consequence of forbidden love. Moreover, Friar Lawrence has noble intentions that give himself no personal gain. When he agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet, he says, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (2, 3, 90-92). Friar decides to marry the young lovers not only to help his friends, but because he believes it will end the long bitter feud of Verona. He only cares about the wellbeing of the city and the safety of the opposing families. Lastly, Friar Lawrence always assists his fellow citizens in their time of desperation. When

It all begins with Tybalt and Mercutio both of these men have some beef with each other because they are both hot heads. Tybalt and Mercutio pull out their swords and start fighting in the middle of town but then it ends up that Tybalt stabs Mercutio and kills him. After this event Romeo finds Tybalt and kills him thinking that it will solve the problem of Mercutio being killed but only makes matters worse for Romeo. This leads to Romeo thinking that if he kills himself he will feel better and rather have death than be without Juliet. Friar lawrence then says “life is the union of soul in body through the miracle of birth, but you would throw all that away” (177) in other words Friar lawrence is saying that God gave you this life and you would throw it

Friar Lawrence reveals major qualities about Romeo, including his obsessive and foolish behavior. Friar Lawrence begins chastising Romeo for being over Rosaline, a woman that did not return Romeo’s love, and then falling for Juliet so quickly. Romeo then remarks that the Friar had usually scolded him for loving Rosaline, to which the Friar replies, “for doting, not love, pupil mine”(II.iii.87). Friar Lawrence is admonishing Romeo for his immature infatuation with Rosaline. By doing this, it is clear that Romeo was obsessive over his love for Rosaline. After killing Tybalt, the Prince declares Romeo’s banishment and Romeo goes crying to the Friar claiming that death would be a better punishment than banishment. The Friar responds to this by saying, “O deadly sin, O rude unthankfulness!...This is dear mercy, and

I will ask Friar Laurence to act as a reliable and wise older priest would. He should report the Prince's ruling over Romeo's transgression with happiness, since banishment is truly preferable to death. Later on, he should be able to depict disappointment over Romeo's reaction to banishment, underlining that he is talking down to Romeo who is being extra unreasonable. Likewise, as Romeo continues to argue that he is worse off banished than dead, the Friar will appear impatient with Romeo's lack of appreciation over this "good news" that he brings. Also, the Friar will seem emotionally detached to differentiate himself from the excessively sensitive Romeo. He has to show what it means to be a sensible and calm adult. Nonetheless, as he hears from the Nurse how miserable Juliet is and how Romeo would readily kill himself over causing Juliet's pain, he would look like he wrangled his brains to come up with the best solution possible where people would not die. The Friar would then remain prudent and composed above all the immaturity and emotionality of Romeo.