Influence Of The Friar In Romeo And Juliet

In the classic play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence plays a major part. Romeo and Juliet trusted him entirely as he was the priest of their town. They turned to the Friar for help and advice at a few crucial points in the play. Little did these two lovers know that their decision to turn to Friar Laurence for help would eventually lead to their deaths. Friar Laurence was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he married Romeo and Juliet, he was afraid of committing a sin, and because of his faulty plan for saving Juliet from a marriage to Paris.

Lois Kerschen, a college English professor stated, “...the love of Romeo and Juliet was too ideal to survive in this imperfect world, it would seem a shame to think of true, passionate love inevitably leading to a bad result”(Kerschen 1). “Thy love did read by rote and could not spell. But come, young waverer, come, go with me, in one respect I'll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households' rancour to pure love”(Act 3.2). Even though the Friar was trying to bring the two families together by marrying Romeo and Juliet, he should have known that it was going to bring stress to both Romeo and Juliet. He should not have encourage “forbidden

In Conclusion, this proves that Friar Laurence is one of the main characters to blame for Romeo and Juliet death at the end of the play. Friar Laurence Marries Romeo and Juliet, Make Juliet fake her death, and Left Juliet in tomb alone. These are all strong main idea’s to put blame on Friar

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.

Romeo kept on forcing the idea upon him, so he marries them hoping that their marriage would end the Capulet and Montague feud, even though he did not ask for the parents’ consent. He displays his hope when he says, “For this alliance may so happy prove / to turn your household’s rancor to pure love”(Act I, Scene 4, Lines 91-92). Friar Laurence kept Romeo and Juliet’s relationship secretive, making the situation worsen. Later on, the Friar shows that he has regrets about the marriage. The Friar feels that, “Violent delights have violent ends / And their triumph die… too swift arrives as tardy as too slow” (Act II, scene 6, Lines 9-15). The Friar senses that the wedding is happening too quickly and doubts his decision. He had the potential to prevent the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, but his decisions led Romeo and Juliet to do reckless actions under his ideas. Friar Laurence’s thoughtless decisions led to the deaths of Romeo and

Even though numerous characters in the play contributed to the death of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence’s irresponsibility and lack of recognition makes him most to blame. To begin, Romeo proposes the idea about marring Juliet, a member of the Capulet Family by telling Friar Laurence “Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set on the fair daughter of rich Capulet (2.3.57-58). Romeo has completely forgotten about Rosaline, and now has focused his love onto Juliet. The Friar agrees with Romeo. Friar Laurence's decision is irresponsible because he agrees with the idea of members of opposite noble families being married. By marrying Romeo and Juliet, Friar is acting like Lord

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.

Even though Friar Laurence was aware of Romeo’s prior love for Rosaline, he quickly accepts Romeo’s newfound love for Juliet. Instead of continuing to urge Romeo to slow down, he soon forgets his initial opinion and gut feeling and encourages Romeo's unrealistic ideals even more. He also gives Romeo a false sense of hope that by being with Juliet they can end their family’s feud. Friar Laurence later tells Juliet, “Come, come with me, and we will make short work...till holy church incorporate two in one” (2.6.177). Friar Laurence personifies the church, or marriage, stating that it will make them one, continuing to mislead them into believing that their relationship can overcome their family’s dispute. After Romeo is banished for murdering Tybalt, Friar Laurence tells him, “Go; get thee to thy love as was decreed… but look thou stay not till the watch be set, for then thou canst not pass to Mantua, were thou shalt live, till we can find a time to blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends, beg pardon of the Prince, and call them back with twenty hundred thousand times more joy than thou went’st forth in

Friar Laurens help because he thought it would bring peace between the two families. In Doc C Friar Laurens says “In one respect I’ll they assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love”. He thinks that Romeo and Juliet get married the families will stop fighting, if they stop fighting he will get credit for it.

One person that had an impact of the outcome of the play was Friar Laurence because of the three things he caused and that was broken heartbreak, confusion, and death. All of this happened with the decisions he made while trying to help Romeo and Juliet with their love for each other. You would think since friar Laurence is a priest he would be a peace maker and know what is right for everyone. Even though he was just trying to help the two star crossed lovers, he will find himself in trying to explain his mistakes.

One of the reason Friar Laurence was the blame for Romeo and Juliet death is because friar Laurence knew marrying them was a risk to them and him, and it was also a bad Idea because not too long ago Romeo was just in love with Rosaline. And friar thinks because they are both from the too fueling families that Romeo and Juliet’s marriage may bring the families together. And that’s mentioned in the play (Act2, Scene1) “But come young waverer, come go with me. In one respect, I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance, may so happy prove to turn your households `rancor to pure love.” So basically, he knows that Romeo is young is

One of the decisions that the Friar made was marrying Romeo and Juliet behind their parents’ back, even though the Friar was doing it for good cause or at least what he thought was a good cause “In one respect I’ll assistant be, for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” (II .iii

The Friar believed he was doing the right thing by marrying Romeo and Juliet since there was a chance it may end the quarrel between the two families. “Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell. But come, young waverer, come go with me. In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancour to pure love. (Shakespeare II.iii. 91-95).” Even though the Friar saw some personal benefits in this marriage, such as he would be considered a hero for the reconciliation of the families, he did not consider the consequences on Romeo and Juliet’s behalf; the two will barely get to see each other or show their affection publicly. The distance between Romeo and Juliet instigated their sadness. If the Friar had never married them, they could have potentially lost feelings for each other like Romeo did with Rosaline. They also may have came to the realization that they cannot be together due to their feuding

To begin with, Friar Laurence is the one who caused all those actions because he married them. In Document C, “I’ll thy assistant be”, the author stated “I hear thou must, and nothing may prorogue it, On Thursday next be married to this country.” “To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” By Friar Laurence doing that he caused a problem because Juliet father wanted her to marry Paris. Friar wasn’t supposed to

The friar is basically saying that Romeo and Juliet need to slow things down a little while. Things between them have escalated way quicker than they should have. They are getting married and they have only just met. Romeo and Juliet barely even know each other, and with their marriage comes a great danger that neither of them are clearly that concerned about. Both of them should be way more concerned about what their families will think, but neither of them seem to care very much at all. They come from opposing families and their marriage will cause a huge uproar throughout both of their families. However, like gunpowder and a spark they were brought together, but these violent delights can have violent ends. Gunpowder and sparks together