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

Friar Lawrence plays a big part in causing the death of Romeo and Juliet because he secretly marries them knowing something either negative or positive will happen. Friar even tells Romeo the cautions for he says 'Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.' (Act II Scene III 97) Friar marries them because he thinks that the marriage is going to end the feud between the families of Romeo and Juliet. He knows that even though Romeo and Juliet are in love they will never be able to see each other. Not in a grave to lay one in, another out to have” (Act II scene III 85) Also, if Friar Lawrence did not give Juliet the potion that she was going to use to deceive her family into thinking she was dead to get out of her marriage to Paris and make Romeo aware of what was going to happen, their deaths would not have occurred. Romeo goes to the tomb thinking Juliet is really dead after Balthasar accidently informed him of Juliet’s apparent death not knowing of her plan. If he had stayed there longer without taking the poison he had obtained from Apothecary they both would not have killed themselves. He brought the poison to the tomb to end his own life next to Juliet after seeing for himself if she was really dead. Romeo did not want to live without Juliet.

Without even thinking about it Friar Lawrence's plan was a terrible plan just out of common sense as there were too many things out of the Friar’s control that could have happened. First, he has to worry if the potion even will work when Juliet takes it or even if she takes it at all. Then he has to worry about getting the word to Romeo about the plan which of course never happened. “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 Than thou went'st forth in lamentation.” (4.2.100-105). Here Friar Lawrence explains his badly thought-out plan. His impulsive acts and plans end up getting him in trouble and costing Verona to Young people's lives. His plans failed because he did not take his time and did not think of being more reasonable because his Solutions were completely unrealistic. In a way, Friar Lawrence could be seen as a little bit selfish. Friar Laurence's religion does not permit already married people to get married. This would mean that the Friar would be going against his oaths. Marrying Romeo and Juliet when Juliet already has an arranged marriage with Paris would have

Friar Lawrence, goes against the accepted ways at the time, by not informing the parents of Romeo and Juliet, of their intense and blossoming love and their intent to marry, the Friar also fails to get the consent of both Romeo and Juliet’s parents before deciding to marry them: “For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone/ Till holy church incorporate two in one.” (II.vi.36-37) Friar Lawrence’s assistance in Romeo and Juliet’s marital union was an act of rebellion against societal expectations of members of the

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

First of all, Friar Lawrence explicitly knew better than to do many of the things he did. First, he should not have agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet so quickly. Romeo wanted to marry Juliet after

This breaking of ecclesiastical duties again shows that the Friar is the character who is at fault for the downfall of Romeo and Juliet. Many critics, such as Gerry Brenner, agree with this idea. For example, in Brenner’s article “Shakespeare’s Politically Ambitious Friar”, he says, “The most telling proof of Friar Lawrence’s political motivation is that he continually oversteps his ecclesiastical functions.” (4 of 6). The meaning of this quote is that, the most obvious proof of Friar causing the downfall is him continually breaking canon rules. Friar Lawrence tells Romeo the following, “Come, come with me, and we will make short work; / For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone / Till Holy Church incorporate two in one.” (Shakespeare II. vi. 35-37). In those lines, Friar Lawrence is agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet and this agreement obviously led to many issues. According to “A Dark View of Friar Lawrence’s Motivations” by Brenner, “By marrying Romeo and Juliet secretly and without parental consent, he knowingly violates strict canon law.” (72). Critic, Gerry Brenner, is quite clearly proving that the Friar does in fact tend to break the ecclesiastic rules he is supposed to follow. An ecclesiastic can actually be suspended for as many as three years for wedding minors without parental consent. Another example of Friar breaking one of the duties he is supposed to fulfill is when he states, “On Thursday next be married to this county [Paris].” (Shakespeare IV. i. 49). Although Juliet does not marry County Paris, Friar Lawrence is agreeing to marry Juliet to Paris in this statement. If the Friar were to marry Juliet and Paris he would be not following another rule because he is not supposed to marry one person to two different people. These multiple in text examples display the occasions on which Friar Lawrence does not follow

Although, the Friar's intentions were well meant and were supposed to help the couple they did the opposite. The most obvious action he contributed to the ruination of Romeo and Juliet was his plan. The scheme consisted of calling Romeo back to Verona via letter and showing him that Juliet was indeed living. Going along with this plan is the Friar giving Juliet the sleeping potion. He also encouraged them to court each other, and to go so far as to marry them together. After the marriage, Friar Lawrence and Juliet's nurse worked together to bed Juliet. All of this adds up to have Friar Lawrence to blame for their deaths, even if he thought many of his decisions

First, Friar Lawrence is partially to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Friar is responsible for the death of the couple as he married the star-crossed lovers very quickly. At Romeo and Juliet’s wedding Friar Laurence says to the lovers, “Till holy church incorporate two in one” (2.6.37). This quote shows Romeo and Juliet getting married and the Friar’s involvement in their love which leads to many consequences. Him making the quick decision of marrying them while abandoning his own advice and not telling Capulet and Old Montague the truth was a poor decision as it leads to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. It leads to their deaths because later on in the story, had Capulet known about their marriage

If he thought that they shouldn’t get married that early then why did he marry them? He knows that Romeo was just in love with another woman, and that he moved on very fast. I will say that Romeo and Juliet shouldn’t have rushed into marriage either. But Friar Lawrence is way older than Romeo and Juliet he should be wiser and try to talk them out of it. He should have more common since and know that they are too young. Friar Lawrence knew that the parents were feuding and and that they wouldn’t like a Capulet and Montague to marry. Maybe he did it to end the feud or for his own good.

Even though like the marriage, the Friars intentions were good,”will watching thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee hence to Mantua”(Act 4, Scene 2), he doomed the couple. Not only did Romeo and Juliet die, but it was completely Friar Lawrence’s fault.

In the end of the book, some might think that Friar was responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, but Friar was just trying to do what he thought was the best for the both of them. He married the both of them in hopes that it would end the feud between the two families, thinking about not just the couple but for the safety of the entire town. That and he just wants the two to be happy so he secretly marries them in the end of Act 2.

If he had stepped forward and told Romeo and Juliet that he could not wed them because of the conflict and issues between their families, they may still be alive. They may have less trust in him, but that is surely better than the two teenagers dying so recklessly. Juliet and Romeo are both inexperienced and young, so Friar Lawrence should have made sure that they weren’t going to make any risky or hasty decisions before he even thought of marrying them. Romeo and Juliet made many mistakes that lead to their deaths. Romeo could have fully avoided meeting Juliet if he hadn’t given into peer pressure, or gone somewhere else with Mercutio instead of going to the party. Many of their mistakes wouldn’t have happened if they had a closer relationship with their parents, as they wouldn’t have to rely on Friar Lawrence to make decisions. Even so, the Friar could have been stubborn to his word and not married the

They stumble that run fast,” (2.3.94) the Friar precedes to rush Romeo and Juliet into marriage because he says, “For this alliance may so prove/ to turn your households’ rancor to pure love,” (2.3.91-92). This decision to wed Romeo and Juliet isn’t really sparking Romeo to make a bad decision, but instead it allows one of Romeo’s already made bad decisions to be followed through with. The Friar’s reasoning for allowing the marriage of the two is that he believes that it may stop the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues, but Friar Lawrence is even unsure about this plan saying that it “may” work. Friar Lawrence’s second hypocritical and rushed decision was his plan to “save” Romeo and Juliet’s marriage, his plot was rushed though, and ultimately it leads to Romeo and Juliet’s demise. Friar Lawrence made up this plan in a panicked frenzy and it led to many flaws in the plan, such as the letter warning Romeo not being delivered, or leaving Juliet behind in the tomb.

He married Romeo and juliet. If Friar Lawrence didn't marry Romeo and Juliet this early, none of this would have happend. Romeo and Juliet barely knew each other when they married. They shouldn't have married this early because they barely knew eachother and then they commited suicide because of one death. Friar Lawrence shouldn't have let them marry this early because there can be consequenses.

Romeo went to the Friar when he and Juliet wanted to be married. The Friar didn’t want to marry Juliet and Romeo at first because he didn’t believe Romeo truly loved Juliet. “Young men’s love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes” (pg. 69). The Friar wasn’t sure because two days earlier Romeo claimed to be in love with Rosaline. Eventually the Friar agreed to marry Juliet and Romeo because he thinks it might bring the households together.