Violent Tights In Romeo And Juliet

One of many reasons that Friar Laurence is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet is the marriage of Romeo and Juliet. Considering the marriage of Romeo and Juliet ended in death Friar Laurence is one to blame . In the text it states “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.” This quote reveals the troubles Friar caused leading up to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Without the marriage of Romeo and Juliet the mishandle of the medicines would not have gotten out of hand leading to their deaths.

Romantic love stories are often ended with a tragedy, because of loss of passion or a loved one. These tragedies are often the result of one person’s actions that ended someone’s life or love. In the Romeo and Juliet play written by William Shakespeare, two citizens of Verona come together and fall deeply in love. Unfortunately their love comes to an end, along with their lives, because of a misunderstanding and a persistent feud between their families. Although there are many characters in this play that have contributed to Romeo and Juliet’s death, Friar Laurence is the person most to blame.

Friar Laurence’s impulsive choices portray his lack of thought put into his planning in Romeo and Juliet. When the Friar had to propose a plan for marriage, he did not receive much time to think, causing his impracticable decisions. Romeo says,

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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

In the play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence hastily thought up a plan to reunite Romeo and Juliet. It was poorly thought out and Lawrence neglected to think of the consequences that could take place if the plan should unfold as intended. Meanwhile, Fate seemed to have its way with the young couple, throwing numerous obstacles to get in the way of their love. It seemed as if Romeo and Juliet’s love was doomed from the very start. Due to these unfortunate circumstances and twisted chain of events, Friar

“Juliet, however, is resolute in her decision to die rather than enter into a false marriage: "If all else fail, myself have power to die"(Shakespeare). This quote shows how young relationships are more powerful than elders. Romeo and Juliet show how strong young relationships really are. They ended many feuds and problems in their life because they don’t have to worry about anything. When you are young, you don’t have bills to pay, a family to take care of, and most of the time no job. Romeo and Juliet has nothing to worry about because they are young and free. This means their life is easy and stress free, and elder relationships struggle sometimes because they go in debt, care about themselves more than the other person, and they get tired of eachother. Friar Lawrence

Shakespeare understood that with young love came rebellion, (which upon Juliet’s marriage to Paris being advanced ahead of time), made the lovers more determined to defy their scorning families and the chain of being. Had their families ceased their feud and with time, let their children get to personally know each other, their young love might’ve extended into true love. Shakespeare presents the complexities and faults with young love in the play with rebellion and time as catalysts in their downfall, suggesting a negative view of the human nature.

His impulsive behavior is displayed when he seeks vengeance that built after his friend was killed by his new cousin, Tybalt. In the story Romeo states, “Either thou or I, or both, must go with him”(3.1.191). In this statement to Tybalt, Romeo is implying that he intends to ensure that Tybalt is slain even if it means that he himself must perish. He succeeds in defeating Tybalt in a one on one confrontation. Once Tybalt is dead, the young lover is banished, and a domino effect ensues on the rest of the characters. His banishment leads to the end of both Juliet and his mother’s life as a result of being separated from his mother and a plot concocted between Juliet and the Friar. In addition, Romeo hastefully goes from loving one beauty to loving another. Despite the two being complete strangers they both wish to marry each other. When he informs Friar Lawrence of his change in heart the Friar states, “These violent delights have violent ends”(2.6.9). Friar Lawrence's says this to warn Romeo of the consequences of his wish to conduct the marriage so quickly. To prevent a cease in the relationship due to no real bond between the two ‘lovers’, the Friar tries to use language to prevent him from being rushed into love. This impulsive behavior Romeo indulged caused things to escalate quickly leading to the demise of himself and Juliet’s star-crossed love for each

. . The sweetest honey is loathsome in its own deliciousness,/ And in the taste confounds the appetite” (Shakespeare, II, vi, 9-13). Friar Laurence’s expression of insight for the pair’s relationship confirms that he is aware of the potentially fatal consequences that Romeo and Juliet would face once wedded, as he expresses that relationships that develop as impulsively as theirs will inevitably lead to a tragic demise. Furthermore, he overlooks the loss of life and remains confident in his decision to marry the two. Also displaying The Friar’s selfishness as he omits the teenagers’ death is his use of a metaphor when he compares Romeo and Juliet's love to the “sweetest honey”, which even in all of it’s goodness still bears many negative elements which will eventually destroy the love that they each possess. Nonetheless, Friar Laurence continues to encourage their eventually fatal decision to wed. Additionally, The Nurse fails Juliet as she behaves in a selfish manner when she values the respect of her superiors more than Juliet’s safety. The Nurse encourages Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, but a conflict between

This passage emphasizes that Romeo is impulsive and immature compared to Juliet. He allows for his desires and emotions take control of him, resulting in his death. His vocabulary is filled with immeasurable adjectives that show his cluelessness and his incapability to grasp onto an idea. With this, throughout the last acts of the play, I was able to realize that the most mature character was not the adults, but instead Juliet because of her vocabulary.

Romeo and Juliet showed the theme of how love and fate go hand in hand. “So smile the heavens upon this holy act That after-hours with sorrow chide us not (II.6.1). Friar Lawrence saw how the promise of marriage was romantic and endearing, but also saw the future of marriage. Arguing, conflict and sadness. Because of this he warned Romeo and Juliet that even in the future something can wrong despite the fact that they love each other. “ Let me have

Even though he was fully aware that Romeo and Juliet’s relationship was forbidden, he agrees to marry them as well as encouraging them in hopes to resolve the ancient feud between their two families, the Capulets, and the Montagues. Shakespeare uses foreshadowing when Friar Lawrence says, “These violent delights have violent ends”. This quote foreshadows how Romeo and Juliet’s relationship ultimately ends up, violently with the suicides of the two. By agreeing to marry the two, it caused problems later down the line. When Paris requested to marry Juliet, Lord Capulet accepted his offer. Juliet was already married and refused to forget Romeo, so Friar Laurence stepped in again and devised a plan for Juliet to make it out of Verona and to Mantua, but it failed. Friar Lawrence developed a potion for Juliet to drink the night before the wedding, but when Juliet went back to Lord Capulet to accept the marriage proposal, she overdid it causing the wedding to be moved up to the next day. Friar Lawrence was supposed to send Friar John to Mantua to send the message of the plan to Romeo, but when Romeo’s man, Balthasar saw that Juliet was as far as he knew, dead, he rushed to tell Romeo and arrived before Friar John

Shakespeare does this by noting how Romeo and Juliet do not actually love each other. This is represented by Romeo and Juliets actions and rash decision making. Their decisions are very impulsive and rushed. As a result, it will impact them badly in the near future and as well as their relationship. Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other is not actually how we view love as. They’ve mistakenly confused love for lust.

Shakespeare does this by noting how Romeo and Juliet do not actually love each other. This is represented by Romeo and Juliets actions and rash decision making. Their decisions are very impulsive and rushed. As a result, it impacted them negatively in the future and as well as their relationship. Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other is not actually how love really is. They’ve mistakenly confused lust for love.