Who’s to blame and who should be excused from this tragedy in the Romeo and Juliet love story? Romeo thought Juliet was dead and he then killed himself with poison that would actually kill him and Juliet was left alone because Friar's plan didn’t get to Romeo. Everyone except Romeo and Friar Lawrence thought that Juliet was going to get married to Paris after Nurse convinced her that Romeo wasn’t good for her. Romeo and Juliet are two teenagers who are in love and while everyone else would disapprove of the relationship they looked for help to find their happy ending and unfortunately this ended in a terrible tragedy because of one message not getting delivered. There were only two people who knew about the forbidden relationship and Friar …show more content…
Friar Lawrence, the Franciscan who marries Romeo and Juliet, appears in Act 4 when Friar gives Juliet a drug so she could fake her death. He says to Juliet, “Now when the bridegroom comes to get you out of bed on Thursday morning, you’ll seem dead. Then, as traditional demands, you’ll be dressed up in your best clothes, put in an open coffin, and carried to the Capulet family tomb. Meanwhile, I’ll send Romeo word of our plan.”. Friar knows that Romeo would do something crazy if he found out that Juliet was dead and since Romeo was banished from Verona Friar should’ve sent the message himself so nothing would get in the way of the message being sent. He later proves how reckless he is by leaving Romeo and Juliet when he hears noises outside. This clearly shows that Friar Lawrence doesn’t care about anyone or anything he’s caused because he leaves Romeo and Juliet so he wouldn’t get in trouble. In Act 5 scene 3, Friar Lawrence says, “Your husband lies dead there, and Paris too. Come, I’ll place you among the sisterhood of holy nuns. Don't wait to ask questions. The watch is coming.”. Friar Lawrence doesn’t care about anyone but himself and he showed no emotion towards Romeo's death. Friar Lawrence should be punished because he is somewhat responsible for the death of Romeo and he was careless about how his plan would work and this caused Romeo to find a poison that would actually kill him and because he didn't know the plan he then killed himself to be with Juliet. If he isn’t punished he could be on the run and cause more trouble in other places. If Friar cared for Romeo like he was his own son he should’ve protected him because he knew the consequences of Romeo finding Juliet dead and not knowing anything about what was really
Who was at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet? The facts in the book “Romeo and Juliet”, written by William Shakespeare, all point to Friar Lawrence, because of the “help” he said to be doing with his plan. He entrusted a poison to juliet, he fled from the tomb, and above all he admitted to killing them himself.
Friar Lawrence knew about Romeo and Juliet getting married. He could have stopped them from getting married if he wanted to but he never stopped them. Also he made up a plan to get Juliet out of marrying Paris. He says “Hold then.Go home, be merry, give consent to marry paris.”(4.1.90) because this is his plan to get her away. Friar Lawrence made a potion for Juliet to drink so she can act dead. Lastly he tried sending a letter to Romeo even though he was banished. The letter was to get Romeo to come back and get Juliet even though he was banished. These are the reasons why Friar Lawrence should be
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
Friar is held accountable for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence had given Juliet the potion to sleep, which causes other people to think shes dead. Word gets back to Romeo and he has yet to receive the important letter that FL has sent him. Romeo then kills himself at the sight of Juliet’s tomb right before she awakens.Juliet awakens at the sight of her husband dead, and she commits suicide with a dagger.If Friar Lawrence would of been more responsible Romeo and Juliet would not have
Friar Lawrence is a valuable person in the book Romeo and Juliet. He offers advice and helps tries to help Juliet find a way out of marriage. He is a wise and sympathetic man. He is always looking out for people in need. When Romeo comes to Friar Lawrence because Romeo thinks he is in love with Juliet. Friar Lawrence takes his opinion into consideration, and tries to help him out, at the best of his abilities. Some critics argue whether or not it it was his fault for their death. It was truly his fault. Friar Lawrence is guilty for the death of Romeo and Juliet is because he gave Juliet the potion, he knew how Romeo would react the way he did, and he had left Juliet by herself when she found out Romeo was dead.
Romeo and Juliet is known as a tragic spin of events involving two “star crossed” lovers whose actions result in many deaths. A question worth asking is: who is to blame for this tragedy? There are many characters that the blame could be thrown upon, a lot of the characters made fatal mistakes ending in the death of others, but one character who seems to be the most responsible is Friar Lawrence. Why Friar Lawrence? Friar lawrence is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because, he married Romeo and Juliet, did not see the consequences as he should have, and gave Juliet the vile full of poison.
A young couple dead and the deception of a city. Who’s to blame? The answer is Friar Lawrence! In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Friar Lawrence guides Romeo and Juliet into a downwards spiral that ends up with them both died. Friar Lawrence his responsible for the young couple’s death because he marries them, he tries to fake Juliet’s death, and he does not rescue Juliet from her tomb. Friar Lawrence might have had good intentions but his actions resulted in Romeo and Juliet’s death.
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
He also knew that Romeo was deeply in love with Juliet and would do anything to be with her alive or dead, which should have made him think more logically about his plan. Another example is in Act 5, Scene 3 he leaves Juliet there at her tomb while Romeo is dead and she is still alive she could have convinced her to come with her and she wouldn't have killed herself but no he didn't want to get into trouble or risk it. These examples show why Friar Lawrence is the most to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death; he had many opportunities to make the situation right but always chose the wrong options and made horrible
Friar Lawrence was the most responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet in several ways. He was just out of his mind. He made not only one mistakes, but many mistakes that all caused Romeo and Juliet's death. First of all, he made one major mistake that he could have prevent. He trusted a teenage girl, Juliet. Teenagers aren’t stabilize, and the most scaring thing is that most of them don’t think of the consequences of love. Friar gave her fake-death poison. This is crazy! This decision was a very poor choice on the Friar's behalf. Here, he shows his irresponsibility by saying, "If... thou hast the strength of will
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.
The Friar had good intentions when he married Romeo and Juliet, as shown in this quote, “For this alliance may so happy prove/ To turn your households’ rancour to pure love” (2.4.91-92). In this quote, Friar Lawrence explains his reasoning behind marrying Romeo and Juliet, he thought that by marrying the two, he could stop the feud. This did not work as no one told the rest of the families and the Capulets tried to marry Juliet to Paris. The Friar also failed to get the letter to Romeo that would have told him that Juliet wasn’t dead. If Romeo had received this letter, he would not have committed suicide in Juliet's grave when he returned to Verona. Also, if the Friar had gotten to Juliet’s grave any earlier, he could have saved both Romeo and Juliet. The following quote is from the final scene of the play, “Miscarried by my fault, let my old life / Be sacrificed, some hour before this time, / unto the rigour of the severest law” (5.3.271-274). In this scene, the Friar admits the part that he played in Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. He volunteers himself to be punished for this, but the rest of the families and the Prince don't want to punish him. Although he meant well, Friar Lawrence’s actions resulted in the deaths of Romeo and
Who do you think should be blamed for all the trouble in Romeo and Juliet? I believe most people would blame Friar because he married Romeo and Juliet together. Also he gave Juliet the potion to die for 24 hours, then come back to life. Romeo may also be to blame because just because you don't get something you want doesn't mean you kill yourself. But me, I blame Juliet of all the trouble. It was her choice to marry Romeo, also she wanted to take the potion without hesitation and without knowing background about the potion. Love is a strong thing many people would go to very strong measures to be with someone special.
Secondly, Friar Lawrence’s intentions are always for the benefit of others. He helps his fellow citizens when they are in despair, such as when Romeo arrives at the friar’s cell crying himself to death. The friar responds, “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” (3, 3, 150-152). Here, Friar Lawrence acts as a mentor to Romeo, and uplifts his spirits by guiding him through the difficult times of banishment. Friar tells Romeo what he wants to hear because he understands Romeo’s boundless love for Juliet, and what may happen as the consequence of forbidden love. Moreover, Friar Lawrence has noble intentions that give himself no personal gain. When he agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet, he says, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (2, 3, 90-92). Friar decides to marry the young lovers not only to help his friends, but because he believes it will end the long bitter feud of Verona. He only cares about the wellbeing of the city and the safety of the opposing families. Lastly, Friar Lawrence always assists his fellow citizens in their time of desperation. When
To begin with, Friar Lawrence is a person to blame because he didn’t communicate wit nobody. He kept everything to himself like a little secret. He was actually was supposed to tell Romeo about juliet taking the sleeping potion instead he made romeo believe that she was dead. “ I will hence tonight” (V.i.9). Friar Lawrence had a major part of the couple deaths. Not because he didn't tell anyone it is because if he would’ve communicated the couple would still be living there happy lives.