Friar's Battle Of Bravery

Many have said that romance brings love and affection, but when taken to the extreme, it can lead to tragedy and despair. Among the great literary tragedies, Romeo and Juliet may be the most famous of them all. The eternal feud between the Montegues and Capulets prohibits the love of Romeo and Juliet and ultimately results in their unfortunate deaths. It may be difficult to truly determine who is to blame for the tragedy, because their lives had been influenced, criticized, and controlled by many figures. Among the most important characters, Friar Lawrence enables the forbidden marriage of the two lovers and devises a plan to ensure that they end up together. On the other hand, Lord and Lady Capulet feed into the rivalry between the two

Even the best of intentions can have tragic ends: a lesson well portrayed by the holy friar of Verona. At a first glance, one would consider Friar Lawrence only a minor influence in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. However, he is much more significant to the development of the play. Friar Lawrence acts as a catalyst to further sequence love and peace. He is without a doubt, a very complicated individual, and it is his complex nature that makes him such an interesting character. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is seen as a tragic hero because of his noble status, his good intentions, and his naive fatal flaw

Friar Laurence is a Franciscan friar who aids both Romeo and Juliet throughout the whole play. Choices he made determined the outcome of the play and had he made different choices, the play may not have ended the way it did.

Friar Laurence knows about the problems between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s and he still marries Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence says, “For his alliance

Now that Juliet takes the vial and her family thinks she is dead, Friar Lawrence scolds Capulet for trying to force the marriage with Paris. “Peace, ho, for shame! Confusion’s cure lives not in these confusions. Heaven and yourself had part in this fair maid. Now heaven hath all, and the better it is for your maid” (IV.v.71-74). While Capulet is grieving, Friar tells him that Juliet is better off in heaven than living with Capulet. Friar’s importance in this act is to show that with Juliet not marrying Paris, she has a way of reaching Romeo, and eventually the Capulets and Montagues would be peaceful towards each other. This is part of Friar’s plan for harmony and therefore he can be described as harmonious and peacemaking.

Friar Lawrence is responsible for the marriage of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence is completely aware of the feud between the Montague and Capulet families, which does not deter him from organising the marriage of this young couple. With the hope of restoring peace between Montagues and Capulets by turning the “households' rancour to pure love” Friar Lawrence agrees to organise the marriage (II, iii, 92). Friar Lawrence expresses his doubts about this marriage only a few scenes later by saying, “so smile the heavens upon this holy act, that after-hours with sorrow chide us not (II, vi, 1-2).” Friar Lawrence hopes the heavens will approve of his decision to organise this marriage, as he does not want to regret it later. He says this as he recognises that Romeo is far too young to understand what love is and that he should not be in such a serious relationship. Even though Friar Lawrence knows that this marriage could have Romeo and Juliet punished by their families and that this decision

In conclusion, the holy Friar Lawrence is more unreliable and profane than holy and saintlike. By giving most of the advice and plans, he caused the conflicts, and not ensuring his plans are followed accordingly, created more problems and the fact that the Friar was very skeptical made him cause the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. But if it wasn’t for his mistakes which caused the deaths, the play would not be as tragic and successful as Shakespeare planned it to

The play, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is about a tragedy of two star crossed lovers who want nothing more than to be together forever. “…Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” (2.2.35-36) Romeo, a Montague, who is young and passionate, meets Juliet at a Capulet party. When they meet, it’s love at first sight. Juliet, a Capulet, is a beautiful young lady tired of being controlled by her father, Lord Capulet. The two families are in a never ending feud that comes between Romeo and Juliet’s love. In the course of four and a half days, Romeo and Juliet plan their marriage with the help of Priest Friar Laurence and Juliet’s Nurse. After the couple is married,

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.

When people think about monks and friars, they generally think of someone dressed in a brown cloak and a horseshoe haircut. People picture them helping the poor and preaching to peasants, or living in secrecy, helping Robin Hood provide for the poor. In a sense, Friar Lawrence helps people and goes behind aristocrats backs’ to do so. In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence has an interesting speech he makes in Act II. The Friar talks of natural beauty, the good and evil sides of life, and the power of nature.

1 In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare puts a lot of emphasis on the theme of fate. Specifically tragic fate. Friar Lawrence is a secondary character in the play that is a key factor in the tragic ending. Friar Lawrence is respected character in the play. Without Friar Lawrence, Juliet would never have thought to stage her own death.

Friar Laurence is a good person because he thought that marrying Romeo and Juliet will end the feud between the two families. But his plan about Juliet’s “death” and the dangerous path that he took to solve the problem that he did for Romeo and Juliet was the evil part of him. Friar Lawrence is related to the theme “The individual versus society” because everyone respects the Friar and think that he is trustworthy and a very good person. What he didn’t want to show to the society is that he married a couple without their parents knowing and that is not allowed. Trying to solve the problem behind the couple’s parents’ back and not trying to explain the problem to them peacefully and end the feud wisely. All of these things he couldn’t show to

Through metaphors, personification, and Shakespeare shows the nature of the relationship between Friar Lawrence and Romeo Montague blossom through their unending trust. Through metaphors in the spoken words between Romeo and the Friar, William Shakespeare portrays the relationship of both men. The Friar does not hesitate to mention Romeos fear with love when Romeo comes to the Friar for help. “So soon forsaken?

The Capulets and the Montagues have a deep hatred towards each other and just seeing one another in the streets can lead to swords being drawn. When the couple decided to be marriedon marrying, it was Juliet who proposed. Romeo had the power to disagree, especially when at that time, he knew of Juliet’s identity. Instead, he threw caution to the wind and hurried to carry out the act of marriage as quickly as possible without further intervention. This decision will open several dangerous doors and he will soon face many struggles to maintain his relationship with Juliet and retaining his

If you allow me to marry your beautiful daughter you will have to fight no longer. Friar Laurence believes that by allowing me to marry Juliet, you are taking the first step necessary to end this ridiculous feud that will otherwise continue for years. “For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor into pure love.” (Act II, Scene III, Lines 91-92). We can both agree that this unnecessary hatred between our families has lasted for far too long.