preview

Why Is Friar Lawrence Important In Romeo And Juliet

Decent Essays

Two lovers kept apart by their families, having a secret relationship that in the end drives them to the edge after tragic events play out the two lovers are dead, who should be blamed? The play plays on the relations between two groups of people or two families. The Irony of the play is: that while each family absolutely despises the opposing one, Romeo and Juliet still find a way to fall in love. The imagery, wordplay, and literary descriptiveness used in the play in this selection are exquisite. The story as it progresses shows an amazing amount of intricacy. You can see how the plot seems to twist and shift in just the right pattern to let the characters develop in their own unique ways; while being in on some secrets and completely missing …show more content…

Friar Lawrence eventually marries the two without their parents knowing. Because he married Romeo and Juliet and gave Juliet a remedy, it causes an even more tragic event in the end; Friar Lawrence is not mainly responsible for what happens in the end. In section C “I’ll thy assistant be” Juliet states: “Tell me not, friar, that thou hear’st of this unless thou tell me how I may prevent it… God join’d my heart and Romeo’s, thou our hands.” The friar responds “And, if thou darest, I’ll give thee remedy.” (Roden Molly) This remark was in response to Juliet’s willingness to take her life if she should be separated from Romeo. This embarks on the tragic ending in which Romeo and Juliet both take their own lives based on the assumption of the other …show more content…

Lady Capulet tries to reason with Juliet as Juliet sets her head and heart on her beloved Romeo. Juliet’s mother is consistent in her approach and continues bad mouthing the Montague’s and their actions. At this point in the story, Romeo has taken the life of Juliet’s cousin Tybalt and this has caused even more of a loathing from the Capulet’s on any topic of the Montagues. Lady Capulet, in her stubbornness and willful desire for Juliet to be wed to Paris, drive Juliet even farther to the brink of that horrible occurrence of a survival plot ensued and unfortunately

Get Access