Romeo And Juliet Influence

Friar Laurence is careless, his actions of carelessness really showed when the letter was never given to Romeo. This letter was to inform him that Juliet was not actually dead, she just appeared it. Romeo never getting the letters was a huge concern for Juliet. He was lazy and had Friar John go deliver the letters to Romeo back in Mantua,

When Juliet wakes seeing him, she kills herself with Romeo’s knif. If Friar Laurence was there to see her wake like he said he would neither of them would be dead. If Friar Laurence would have taken the letter to Romeo himself then Romeo would know of the plan and he wouldn’t try to kill himself. Instead he would have been waiting for Juliet to

Friar Laurence’s intentions following the announcement of Paris and Juliet’s marriage were to write a letter to Romeo regarding the plan to retrieve Juliet from the Capulets’ monument and to reunite the lovers in that manner, instead of Romeo’s return to Verona. Perhaps if Friar John was successful in delivering the message, Friar Laurence’s plan may have been executed without any problems, although it is difficult to determine. For one, if everything had gone smoothly up until the hour of Juliet’s waking, it is possible that no conflict would have occurred. However, given the fact that Paris was grieving in the churchyard moments before Juliet’s planned waking, the operation may have gone awry during its last stages. Under the original storyline,

Friar Laurence simply influenced Romeo’s decision, it was ultimately Romeo and Juliet's decision to carry on with the marriage. In addition, Friar Laurence was put under immense pressure to marry the two lovers to promote peace or to stop the marriage and not be part of such a sinful act. Friar Laurence's inability to execute the most crucial aspect of the plan puts him at fault for the death. After being banished from Verona, wedding plans for Paris and Juliet being to start. Juliet has forsaken her love to Romeo, and decides that her marriage will be done with only one person, which is Romeo. The Friar promises Juliet that he will reunite them and they can live happily by telling Juliet “Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift, and hither shall hem come; and he and I shall watch thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee to Mantua” (4.1.114-117). The Friar begins to tell Juliet that his plan is foolproof, and it will help them escape safely into Mantua where they can live happily ever after. As the play continues on into act 5, Friar Laurence begins to send out his letter to Romeo. However, Friar John comes back to Verona and tells Friar Laurence “I could not send it—here it is again, nor get a messenger to bring it thee” (5.2.14-16). Friar Laurence is most to blame because he is unable to perform the most vital part of the plan. If Friar Laurence knew that the letter

He gives her a vial of potion that she will take to hibernate. Because of this, Romeo believes Juliet is truly dead and he kills himself, wanting to be with her. During this time of chaos, Friar Lawrence was supposed to go down to the cellar and get Juliet so she didn’t suffocate, but he didn’t help Juliet. He let her kill herself, which is exactly what happened.

This is one of the most important instances of dramatic irony in the play because it leads to the death of so many people. Since no one knows about Juliet really being alive besides Friar Lawrence, when Benvolio sees Juliet being put into the Capulet’s vault he immediately goes to tell Romeo that she is dead. If the letter had gotten to Romeo from Friar John as intended then Romeo would have known that she was alive and he would’ve waited the very few more seconds for her to wake up and they could’ve left Verona together. When Juliet takes the drink to make her sleep everyone thinks that she is dead. " Her body sleeps in Capels' monument and her immortal part with angel’s lives" (5.1.17-18).

After Juliet’s family told her she had to marry Paris she decided to fake her own death. The Friar then sent a letter to Romeo to rescue Juliet from the tomb. Then the letter the Friar sent did not arrive to Romeo due to the plague. Juliet could have at least waited to tell Romeo in person or discuss a plan ahead of time. Next, Romeo decided to go to the tomb Juliet’s “dead” (Shakespeare 459) body laid and commit suicide.

First of all, he trusted this letter to Friar John and didn’t even inform. He also didn’t think to check if Friar John was busy which he was because he was stuck in a house that had been struck with the black plague. “I could not send it—here it is again— Nor get a messenger to bring it thee, So fearful were they of infection” (Shakespeare, 470). This caused a rippling effect because now there was not going to be anyone there to get Juliet when she woke up and she could die of suffocation inside the tomb. Also since no one informed Romeo of this plan his servant Balthasar came to tell him Juliet was dead because that is what he knew as the truth. The news made Romeo extremely sad and he decided to kill himself and die with his love Juliet all because he did not receive the message of this plan. “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight. Let’s see for means. O mischief, thou art swift To enter in the thoughts of desperate men! I do remember an apothecary, And hereabouts ‘a dwells, which late I noted In tatt’red weeds, with overwhelming brows, Culling of simples” (Shakespeare, 468). After he kills himself Juliet wakes up to find her husband Romeo dead so who she did this whole thing for was not even alive anymore so she decides to kill herself with Romeo's dagger thus the tower collapses completely and ceases to exist anymore. The final collapse was caused by Friar’s letter not making it to Romeo which in the end was the cause of the Friar not being cautious enough to make sure it got to

Beside Lord Capulet and Romeo, Friar Lawrence is also directly responsible for Juliet’s death. He makes not only one, but three major mistakes that all results in death of Juliet. To begin with he gives a potion to Juliet. At this time, Friar Lawrence is the only person that Juliet will fully trust, however, Friar Lawrence shows his irresponsibility by saying, “If…thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself…take thou this vial” (). In this circumstance, Friar’s plan is very risky for unstable Juliet. He decides to take risk rather than thinks for a better plan. Juliet’s fake death does fools all the people, however, Juliet will never lie on the monument if Friar Lawrence does not give Juliet the potion, and Juliet will not die at last. Next mistake that Friar Lawrence makes is he let Friar John to send the letter, who does not know how important the letter is. It is inexcusable to let someone else to do this urgent thing. Friar John shows his incompetence when he says “I could not send it, here it is again” (). The letter is one of the most crucial symbol in the play. To a certain extent, Friar John fails send the letter to Romeo foreshadow the play will have a tragedy ending. If Friar Lawrence delivers the letter by himself, the plan may proceed perfectly. The quotation

According to Act V Scene III it states, “Come, I’ll dispose of thee among a sisterhood of nuns.” Juliet relies “ Go, get thee hence, for I will not away. Then Friar Lawrence left Juliet to be with her husband. According to this quote, it seems like Friar Laurence does not care for Juliet. He is only trying to protect himself from the watchman. He should not have done that because earlier in the book she was threatening to kill herself. According to Act IV Scene I, it states “ I long to die if what thou speak'st speak not of remedy. According to that quote, she's saying if you don’t have anything to fix this I will be able to take my own life to be with Romeo, hat s when Friar Lawrence gives her the potion and tells her to take it.He left her in a upsetting mood. Hs e had more of a chance to take her life. He should have conforted her, but he didn’t, and left her to be on her own. Then she had killed herself.

After Friar Laurence convinced Juliet this gargantuan plan that he would give her a potion to act dead and send a letter to Romeo telling him the whole plan so he would not react the way he did. “Friar John. I could not send is, Here it is again, Nor get a message to bring it to thee, so fearful that they of infected.” (Shakespeare, 1038) This shows that Friar John was unable to deliver the letter that could’ve saved

In this quote Friar Laurence is telling Juliet to take the vial and to drink it when she goes to bed. This fluid (while going through her veins) will make her cold and drowsy and make it appear as if she does not have a pulse. However, her blood will continue moving naturally and will not stop. If the Friar had not given her the vial, Romeo would not have heard the news that she was dead and therefore would not have killed himself in Capulet’s tomb. Another basis of accusing Friar Laurence of the deaths of the two, is the fact that Romeo did not receive the information about the plan. The Friar tells Juliet, “In this resolve. I’ll send a friar with speed/To Mantua, with my letters to thy lord” (IV.i.1123-124). The Friar is telling Juliet that he will send a friar to Mantua with a letter, saying their plan. He should have sent the letter personally and not relied on another friar to deliver such an urgent and important message. Since the entire plan was his idea he should have followed through with it, making sure the information was

After Friar realized Romeo had not received notice of his plan, he went to the tomb alone and hid Juliet Capulet in his temple and tried to contact Romeo Montague. He arrived before Juliet Capulet awoke and saw Paris Capulet and Romeo Montague's bodies. As Juliet awoke, Laurence heard a noise running scared from the tomb, he tried to ask her to go out, but Juliet refused. It seems that Juliet killed herself by dagger. Friar Laurence also noted that Angelica, who is the nurse of Juliet Capulet involve the plan

The 16th century was a time of strict religious ruling, a strong queen and respected social classes. All of which were crucial traits about the 16th century and defined the time period, and along with that, formed the basis of many works of William Shakespeare, a classic author. The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare was written amidst this time and shows a great example of these traits. More specifically, the strict religious ruling which affected live during this time period. The information that I learned about the Elizabethan Era will influence my reading of Romeo and Juliet because the religious status of a time can deeply affect the events that happen.

The next event that contributes to their deaths is Friar Laurance's faulty planning in the fake death of Juliet. Friar Laurance did not thoroughly plan the fake death of Juliet. He failed to inform Romeo that her death was fake. "I could not send it. Nor get a messenger to bring thee, so fearful were they of infection." (Act 5, scene 2, 14-16). Friar Lawrence did not stress the importance of the letter. As a result, Friar John did not see that it was delivered to Romeo. Another fault in his plan was informing Romeo of who was delivering the letter. "I'll find out your man,/ and he shall signify from time to time/ every good hap to your chances here". (Act 3, scene 3, 169-171) The Friar forgets to inform Romeo who would be bringing the message, that it would be one of his fellow Friars. In Act IV, Scene I Juliet goes to the Friar for advice. In his cell she encounters Paris, after chatting for awhile she requests to see the Friar alone, where the Friar tells her his plan. "Hold, then; go home, be merry, give consent/ To marry Paris: Wednesday is to-morrow:/ To-morrow night look that thou lie alone;/ Let not thy nurse lie with thee in thy/ chamber:/ Take thou this vial, being then in bed,/ And this distilled liquor drink thou off;" (Act 4, scene 1, 89-93). The Friar has not considered the all the possible outcomes of his plan. He tells Juliet she must drink the potion