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    Introduction In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence plays a great role and contributes to one of the biggest events throughout the play. As a member of the Order of St. Francis, a group of wise and trustworthy priests, Romeo and Juliet trusted Friar Lawrence, would often turn to him for advice and solutions. Romeo and Juliet’s death were a result of Friar Lawrence’s poorly thought out decisions. Friar Lawrence guided Romeo and Juliet, he married them in secret and gave Juliet the vial that ironically

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    Friar Lawrence has an important role in Romeo and Juliet’s actions in the play Romeo and Juliet, written by the poet Shakespeare. Firstly, he is shown as a father figure towards Romeo and later a wise man for Juliet. Friar Lawrence had given advice to Romeo many times about his love life with either Rosaline and Juliet, and how to over come obstacles without being impatient or hasty. He was the only person that Romeo had gone to seek help when he was infatuated with the Capulet Juliet and wanted

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    Friar Lawrence is the reason for the death of Romeo and Juliet. The reason being very few people know about the forbidden love of Romeo, and Juliet; the Friar being one of which to know. Friar Lawrence is just trying to be helpful; in doing this he manages to mess up their lives even more. This first situation starts with the pre marriage of the two young loves. Now you are aware of how when someone points something out it makes it extremely obvious, right? In Act 2 the Friar accidentally does

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    nurse and Friar Laurence help and hinder the two young lovers’ goals? In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, it shows how the Nurse and Friar Lawrence help and hinder the two young lovers’ goal by marrying them and then giving juliet a vial. In act 4-5, it starts when paris is going to get marry with juliet, but juliet is already married to Romeo. Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a vial and inside there is a drug that makes your pulse stop, Juliet drinks it and she dies, then romeo goes and

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    Friar Lawrence makes irresponsible choices that ultimately lead to tragedy. For example, in act 4 scene 1 Friar Lawrence says:” Take thou this vial… Thou shalt continue two and forty hours, and then awake as from a pleasant sleep”. This quote helps to prove that the statement is true because this idea leads to an awful catastrophe: Romeo and Juliet suiciding themselves. Additional, this proves that the priest makes irresponsible selections, because he could have come up with a better plan, for example:

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    Friar Lawrence is good person to care more about people like a Juliet and Romeo he cared a lot for them than himself. Friar Lawrence was more responsible for the many good things that had happened in Romeo & Juliet Shakespeare. Friar Lawrence goal was to stop the war between the Capulet and Montagues by trying to arrange marriage a for the two most honor lovers in history Romeo & Juliet. After Juliet and Romeo had arrived at Friar Lawrence’s chamber to marry each other Friar Lawrence was in shock

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    available to counsel Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence failed miserably in his duties. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet presents the the tragic tale of two star-crossed lovers from feuding Italian clans. Friar Lawrence is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence should have stopped the wedding and informed the prince or their families, he should have not given Juliet the sleeping potion, and lastly, he should have should have ensured that Romeo was informed of

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    Friar Lawrence was one of the most important characters in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. He taught the couple some very important things and supported them throughout their journey. He progresses the plot in many ways and changes the destiny of Romeo, and Juliet. They call him Father not just because they’re supposed to, but because they respect, and believe what he says will someday be true. In the very beginning when Friar Lawrence is introduced he was already progressing the plot. Romeo told

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    Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, numerous characters contribute to the culpability towards the demise of the two protagonists on account of the decisions they made. Nevertheless, the character that is most responsible is Friar Lawrence. We comprehend this when he consents to join Romeo and Juliet in marriage, gives Juliet the potion, and does not verify that Romeo acquires the letter. One action that Friar Lawrence carries out that contributes to the ultimate deaths of Romeo and Juliet is agreeing to

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    In the tragic playwright Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet are star crossed lovers, and their lives are cut short in an untimely death. Originally performed in the Elizabethan Era, when Black Death was rife throughout England, Romeo and Juliet encompasses many aspects from that time such as family loyalties and young marriage. The play focuses on two families, the Montagues and Capulets, and how their decade long feud ultimately led to the deaths of their two children

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