Are there limits to what can stop love? How far are you willing to fight for someone you love? The story of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare is a tragedy about two star-crossed lovers, whose love was doomed by fate, and both of their lives lost. It begins with a feud between two families. The Capulets and The Montagues, they've been enemies for years, but the love affair between two teens changes everything.
The story begins with telling you about the deaths of the lovers but not what led up to it. There are many people to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet but the person most to blame would be the Priest, Friar Lawrence, who kept their secrets, and arranged for their marriage.
Juliet was a naive teen girl, daughter
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Tybalt, the capulet, kills Mercutio which leads Romeo to killing Tybalt. Once the capulets discover this they banish Romeo, therefore crushing his secret lover Juliet and dooming her to marry Paris. Friar Lawrence has the idea for Juliet to take a sleeping potion that makes her seem dead, just to avoid marrying Paris, which is a lot of responsibility for a naive 13 year old girl. “If…thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself…take thou this vial…no warmth, no breath shall testify the livest” (4.1.72, 93, 98). This quote shows Friar Lawrence's is irresponsibility that leads to Juliet's being buried alive, and ultimately to her …show more content…
Later he receives a message from Friar John that says he was unable to deliver the letter to Romeo. “I could not send it, - here it is again, - nor get a messenger to bring it thee, so fearful they were of infection” (5.2.14-16) This means that Friar John had been quarantined and Romeo knew nothing of Juliet's fake death. Friar Lawrence's is poor decision making arises here again, as he shouldnt have trusted anyone else with a letter of such importance, might he have done it himself things likely would have gone differently. Upon seeing Juliet's ‘dead’ body, Romeo consumes poison in hopes to be with her. Which again, wouldn't have happened if Friar Lawrence had not had the sleeping potion idea in the first place, this tragedy would not have happened. Friar Lawrence enters the room as Juliet is waking up and they are panic stricken with the sight of Romeo's dead body. Friar Lawrence fears being caught and abandons Juliet in the tomb, instead of helping her, or attempting to console her. “Stay not to question, for the Watch is coming; come, go, good Juliet, I dare no longer stay” (5.3.158-159) Friar Lawrence's selfishness and carelessness is ultimately the death of the two teens as Juliet takes Romeo's dagger and wounds herself, “Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there
Although some believe that Friar Lawrence is to blame for the death because he came up with the plan for Juliet to drink a liquid so she can be with Romeo, Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, is all to blame and is the reason the drama has happened. Friar Lawrence told Juliet, when in the chamber, “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilling liquor drink thou off,” (IV.i.93-94). Friar Lawrence wants Juliet to take this while in bed so that it looks like she collapsed and died. Although he wanted her take this, there was no other option, other than suicide. People of Verona thought she was dead, as did Romeo. Romeo wanted to be with Juliet, so he slain himself. Although all of this is true, Tybalt is still to blame for many reasons. Tybalt got Romeo banished from Verona from fighting. Tybalt started the fight. The Prince made an announcement,”And for that offense immediately we do exile him hence,” (III.i.185-186). Since the Prince banished Romeo, he can’t see Juliet anymore. Juliet came up with the plan with Friar Lawrence because of Tybalt causing this.
The story people adore: Romeo falls for Juliet and they get married. They are forced into hiding, which leads to Juliet pretending to be dead. The love struck Romeo kills himself, when Juliet awakes to actually kill herself, a fantasized love story. However, another side to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet tragedy that fans don't look at is who is responsible. The dominant male characters, Friar Laurence, Lord Capulet, and Romeo are most at blame for the story.
Failing to uphold his end of the plan, causing the plan to fail and resulting with both Romeo and Juliet dying. Friar Laurence admits to being responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence made a huge mistake that he could have avoided himself, if only he had thought out his plan better. He trusted Juliet an unstable fourteen-year-old with a potion to make her appear dead just so she would not have to marry Paris. Resulting in the death of herself, Friar Lawrence had even said, "If…thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself…take thou this vial…no warmth, no breath shall testify the livest." He should have been more careful, Friar Laurence's idea for Juliet was very risky and because of his own ignorance has ended up in tragedy. He also admits that he left the tomb and left Juliet there. The Friar knew that Juliet had previously threatened to kill herself, yet he still abandoned her with Romeo's knife. If the Friar truly cared about her safety, he would have forced her to come with him or stayed to prevent her from making any irresponsible
Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s stronger affections for each other because he married them and therefore binding their love. Friar Lawrence also came up with a risky solution to get Romeo and Juliet together for the rest of their lives without anyone knowing. However, it consisted of faking Juliet’s death and Romeo did not know she was not actually dead, but alive. Friar Lawrence’s messenger did not tell Romeo the plan in time because Romeo had already heard of Juliet’s death and had gone to her tomb to die with her. Friar Lawrence is responsible for the star-crossed lovers’ death because of his miscalculated
(Act 2 Shakespeare) He wanted the Capulets and Montagues to reconcile, and believed Romeo and Juliet’s marriage would solve this. The Friar’s intentions were good, but other events were out of his control. He did not foresee Tybalt killing Mercutio and Romeo avenging Mercutio’s death resulting in Romeo’s banishment. When Lord Capulet decided Juliet was to marry Paris, the Friar complicated things more by devising a plan for Juliet to be with Romeo. Again, his plan failed. Romeo acted rashly, killing himself moments before Juliet wakes. When Juliet discovered Romeo, Friar Laurence made another error by leaving her in a suicidal state. Even though many may find fault with the Friar, he is really only guilty of trying to make things better for everyone and bring peace to Verona.
Both Romeo and Juliet speak of the role of fate and chance, it plays a
Friar Lawrence advises Juliet to drink a substance before going to bed that will make her appear to be dead and unresponsive, but she will wake up within a day. This demonstrates unethical, immature and irresponsible behaviour, which leads to Romeo and Juliet’s death. “Take thou this vial, being then in bed./And this distilled liquor drink thou off,/when presently through all thy veins shall run/A cold drowsy humor, for no pulse.” (4.1.94-97) In this quote, Friar Lawrence instructs Juliet to lie to the Nurse and drink a substance before going to sleep, when the Nurse and Lady Capulet will wake her, she will appear dead; with the hopes that Romeo will come and their relationship will be saved, unfortunately this is not the case. Friar Lawrence’s plan is thoughtless, after Juliet is aware of the plan and has the potion; Friar is advised that Romeo did not receive the letter. This causes Romeo and Juliet’s untimely death. “A grave? Oh, no. A lantern, slaughtered youth,/ for here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes/This vault a feasting presence full of light/Death, lie thou there, by a dead man interred.” (5.3.84-87) At the sight of Juliet’s body, Romeo becomes so overwhelmed with grief
Throughout time, there have been many tragedies caused by romance. For example, the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is known for its romantic tragedy between two star-crossed lovers. With all the deaths, who is truly to blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths? Friar Laurence is most to blame for many obvious, yet overlooked, reasons. The forbidden wedding of Romeo and Juliet could not have happened without the Friar.
While weeping over what Juliet would think of him after finding out he killed Tybalt, he was relieved to know that Juliet still loved him, “Go before, Nurse commend me to thy lady,/ And bid her hasten all the house to bed,/ Which heavy sorrows make the apt unto./Romeo is coming” (Shakespeare 3.3.155). Friar knew about Romeo and Juliet’s secret romance from the beginning, but he did not do anything to stop it, in fact, it was Friar who married the two. Friar Lawrence knew what could happen, but his only advice was to take slow. In addition, Friar Lawrence also gave Juliet the potion to put her into a fake death so she could avoid marrying Paris. After putting in serious consideration about drinking the potion Juliet decided to take the chance. “Take this vial, being then in bed,/ And this distilling liquor thou off,/ When presently through all thy veins shall run/ A cold drowsy humour” (4.1.90-91). Friar gave Juliet the potion because she said she would rather kill herself than marry Paris and after saying that Friar came up with the
Then Juliet awakes in the tomb and finds Romeo dead next to her. Friar Lawrence rushes into the tomb to find both Paris and Romeo dead along with Juliet sobbing over Romeo. He insists of Juliet coming with him to leave because the watch is coming, but she is too depressed to move. Friar Lawrence leaves Juliet alone in the tomb while knowing about her state of mind. “I dare not stay longer,” (Shakespeare 869). Knowing the love of Juliet's life is dead right in front of her, he still abandons her. She then also kills herself with Romeo's dagger to be with him.
With all the conflict arising between Juliet’s family, Friar Lawrence creates a plan that unfortunately does not succeed. His plan for Juliet is to tell her father she will marry Paris, then go to bed with no one, not even the nurse. After, she will drink a potion to make her seem dead for forty two hours and then have a messenger tell Romeo about it. He will have her put in a vault to wait for Friar to bring her out so she and Romeo can elope. The plan was perfect until tragedy occurs, Benvolio sees Juliet dead and immediately tells Romeo about it.
Romeo, as a young adolescence, your brain is not fully developed, which may lead to regretful decisions. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, teens have a “tendency to act on impulse -without regard for risk.” Therefore, you may not see how irrational this idea is; although, you will when it is too late. Also, Friar Lawrence has devised a plan that reunites you and your Juliet. His plan is to fake Juliet’s death, steal her away in the night, and hide the two of you from your families so that you may live happily ever after. When you die in a matter of hours, Friar explains to both houses how the plan went wrong starting with how he gave Juliet a sleeping potion and he claims he, “intended for it wrought on her the form of death.” He continues to say, “Meantime I writ to Romeo that he should hither come as this dire night to help to take her from her borrowed grave.” Finally he pleas that, “Friar John was stayed by accident, and yesternight returned my letter back.” In my ghostly form, I witnessed him explain the unfolding of these events. Take it from me that making this impulsive decision is unwise and will only ruin Friar’s plan. In addition, poor Juliet is unfortunate enough to awaken to your
In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, written in the late 13th century is about two doomed lovers. Romeo and Juliet, who are members of the two rivaling families of Verona, fall in love at a Capulet party. These star crossed lovers overcame many obstacles, but their doomed love eventually led them to death. Romeo is most to blame for the tragic ending of Romeo and Juliet, because he does not think carefully about his actions before he acts, he is too passionate, and is extremely persuasive.
He also tells Juliet that "Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift, and hither shall hem come; and he and I shall watch thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee to Mantua" (Act 4, Scene 1.) Unforeseen to neither the Friar nor Juliet that an error such as the one of Friar John’s would prove to be deadly. Poor Romeo was not able to receive the letter. Friar Lawrence plays a significant role in the plan for Juliet to "sleep."Friar Lawrence plays an important rule in the actual deaths of Romeo, Juliet, And Paris. Friar Lawrence is unable to reach Romeo with the news of Juliet’s "death." Romeo, thinking Juliet is dead rushes to Verona, but not before buying some fast poison.
To begin with, when Romeo is lying beside Juliet in her tomb, he says, “Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavoury guide! /Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on/The dashing rocks thy seasick, weary bark! /Here’s to my love! [Drinks]O true apothecary! /Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die”(5.3.116-120). Romeo said earlier how it looks like Juliet was still alive, yet he still drinks the poison. If he waited a minute, he would have seen Juliet rise. But he was quick to commit suicide so he could be with Juliet. Shakespeare uses this to have the audience feeling dread and sadness. Afterwards, when Juliet discovers Romeo’s dead body, Juliet says, “Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger! /This is thy sheath; there rust and let me die”(5.3.169-170). Juliet has woken up from her sleep and stabs herself after seeing Romeo dead beside her. If she had woken up earlier, she would have been able to stop Romeo from committing suicide. Shakespeare uses this to evoke feelings of sadness and also happiness from the audience. Finally, when Friar Lawrence was speaking to Friar John, Friar Lawrence says, “Unhappy fortune! By my brotherhood, /The letter was not nice, but full of charge, /Of dear import; and the neglecting it/May do much danger. Friar John, go hence, /Get me an iron crow and bring it straight/Unto my cell”(5.2.17-21). Friar was told the letter that said that Juliet was not really dead, was not sent. If the letter made it to Romeo on time, he would not have committed suicide. Shakespeare uses this to create suspense, and evoking a feeling hope throughout the audience. Shakespeare uses Romeo and Juliet’s preventable suicides to provoke feelings of sadness, dread, and