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Who Is Friar A Good Leader In Romeo And Juliet

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Ronald Reagan once said that “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things”. He is the one who gets the people to do the greatest things.” This quote relates to Friar Lawrence in the way that he was a poor leader towards his son Romeo in William Shakespeares: Romeo and Juliet. Romeo was dreadfully influenced by his father in many ways in the story. Friar Lawrence shows he is the main problem of conflict through his character traits and terrible decisions made throughout the Book. Friar Lawrence has many deceitful character traits that are shown in the book Romeo and Juliet. To start, Friar is a liar in the way that he faked Juliet's death. He told Juliet to drink a potion that would make her parents and nurse think she was dead …show more content…

He shows this by marrying Romeo and Juliet without the knowledge of both families. This action indubitably creates problems for the families and even himself. Another way he exhibits his problematic side is by being duplicitous (Brenner 69). Friar made many mistakes that caused the deaths of many people in Romeo and Juliet. First, the plan to get both Romeo and Juliet to Mantua, was too complex (Brenner 70). This plan eventually failed due to the message not getting to Romeo because Friar John was quarantined due to the Black Plague (Cardulla 61). Second, another mistake is breaking church law, for example, he is not allowed to marry minors without parental consent (Brenner 69). Another example is Friar’s cannot marry in secret (Bryant 65). Romeo and Juliet were married in secret where no one knew (Bryant, 65). Friar Lawrence would constantly disobey the cleric's law that he swore to obey. These mistakes caused many problems and the death of both Romeo and Juliet at the end of the story. To conclude, due to many crucial mistakes and unconvincing character traits, Friar Lawrence shows he is the main problem in the book Romeo and

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