The Role Of Friar Lawrence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

During act 5 scene 3 in Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, do both Romeo and Juliet die. Many people will say the feud caused the death of them both, but when you really think about the other characters and their act in the play, you being to realize that Friar Laurence plays a huge role in their deaths. Friar Laurence is presented as a holy man who is loved and trusted by both Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence’s main role in the story as a friend is to highlight the feud and conflicts between the Capulets and the Montagues. However, due to Friar Laurence being secretive with their relationship, and the lack of his communication skill, ends with both lives being taken.

Friar Lawrence plays a major role in Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. Through his lack of organization and judgment, Friar Laurence is highly responsible for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. He is a member of a group of wise priests that only want good in the world but, at the end of the play, you realize that Friar Lawrence makes many mistakes throughout the story. There are three major points that lead to the that's of both Romeo, Juliet, and even Mercutio. The first was the marriage of which Friar Laurence had questionable intentions, the second was the plan that Friar Lawrence thought of which was risky and could have been taken care of another way, and finally the last is the disorganization and miscommunication responsible

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.

She knew about the marriage between Romeo and Juliet. Juliet had told her about their secret plan to get married and Nurse could’ve told her parents but she didn’t. She could’ve stopped a lot of this from happening if she would have said something about Romeo and Juliet. Second, she kept everything to herself. She never told anyone about anything. She kept a lot of secrets that she should have told someone about. An example is Romeo and Juliet’s wedding. She knew about it and knew all about their secret relationship. Last, she never noticed any of Juliet’s warning signs. She was Juliet’s main caretaker and was always around her. She knew how Juliet acted and should have known if something was off about Juliet based on her behavior. “She’s dead, deceased. She’s dead, alack the day!” (4.5.24). Nurse is hurt and shocked about her death, but she could’ve helped it. All in all, Nurse should be punished for these

Should people be punished for their wrongdoings? In Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. It is a story taking place in Verona and it is about to kids that commit suicide for there love.In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, lord m. and the nurse should be punished and Lady Capulet should be pardoned for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

Friar Lawrence, though a wise and good man, is responsible for Romeo and Juliet´s death. Friar, despite the known fact that these two lovers´ families despised one another, married the two. ¨For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone. Till holy church incorporate two in one.¨ (2.6, 30). This dangerous act could have created more fury and hatred between the two families, resulting in violence, and possible murders. Back in this time period, decapitation was the most common way of punishment, which also could have been the case for Romeo and Juliet.

Lord Capulet should be pardoned for the deaths of Juliet and Romeo. During the party when Tybalt and Lord Capulet see Romeo at their party, Lord Capulet doesn’t get bothered with Romeo being there. Lord Capulet says, “Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone,” (Shakespeare I.v. 63). Lord Capulet says this because Tybalt wanted to fight

Some characters in stories don't really matter right? Well, what if that isn't true? All characters play a very important role, in any type of story. Even the tiniest thing the character does could strongly affect the ending and keep the story going. Even in plays, every character play a huge part. In Romeo and Juliet, the story of love at first sight, all of the characters are strongly important. A few of these characters are Friar Lawrence, Mercutio, Romeo, and the Nurse. Juliet, yes, is a very important character as well, but these four can be discussed with more detail showing their strong relationships in their actions. However, Friar Lawrence is mainly the one that started it all, he tied the knot after all.

In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare ingeniously introduces a character whose intention is to work against misfortune, but instead incites the tragedy. Friar Lawrence is who Romeo looks to for help in dire situations—being a man of God, Friar Lawrence is there to guide him towards what heaven intends. Unfortunately, the Friar does just that. While the Friar acts as Romeo’s foil, he also unintentionally orchestrates his demise. Friar Lawrence is an accomplice to the stars that cross the lovers.

In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence should be punished for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence tells Romeo that he will secretly marry Romeo and Juliet so their families will stop fighting with each other. “But come, young warerer, come, go with me/ In one respect I’ll thy assistant be/ For this alliance may be so happy prove/ To

The lives of two lovers are placed in the hands of one man- in which everything falls apart. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare about a husband and wife destined to die by the faults of others. The person at the center of these faults is Friar Lawrence, because he made many careless decisions. The first he makes is when he marries Romeo and Juliet. The next is when he creates the plan to save Juliet from marrying Paris, which inevitably fails. The final is when he leaves Juliet in the tomb with her deceased husband. Friar Lawrence is the most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because of his careless decisions.

In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, there are themes that jump out while reading. While some themes are obvious, there are still a few themes that Shakespeare puts in that requires a little bit of deeper digging into the text. A less-obvious theme that Shakespeare was trying to get the audience to notice, was you should compromise with your enemies. Friar Lawrence is one of the characters that captures the theme really well, especially with two major actions that he did during the play.

Nurse is the person that advices Juliet to marry Paris and forget Romeo as she is betraying Juliet’s trust on their false marriage. “I think it best you married with County. O, he’s a lovely gentleman! Romeo’s a dishclout to him (Line 215, Pg. 140). The Nurse is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet because if the Nurse had helped Juliet in the situation of Juliet getting married to Paris maybe Juliet did not need to take a sleeping

Romeo and Juliet was an emotional teenage love story. Picture two teenagers falling in love and everything is on the line for them to be together. Family, time, and even their life. The main characters involved in Romeo and Juliet’s life was Friar Lawrence, the families, and fate. Moving on, To solve the problem, the two teenagers Romeo and Juliet decided to take their lives believing they could still be together. Although the mystery is left untold, of whose fault to blame…

“The One That Could Have Been Saved” “ Your lives will pay the forfeit of the peace,” the Prince says to warn both the Montagues and Capulets at the beginning of the play in Romeo and Juliet (1.1. 90). This quote foreshadows the events that will transpire throughout the play due to both families and their feud. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare outlines the people that should be punished for all of the deaths and the people that should be pardoned because they were trying to help the situation. The Prince has the decision of having people that were affiliated