Being one of higher standing in the religious committee would make you a trustworthy head to follow, or so it would seem if not for the atrocious acts of the Friar Lawrence. Knowing the full consequences of what his actions would have caused by marrying these two innocent souls, caused an outrage due to the inhumane deaths that stood between the two naive lovers. Lawrence’s fault of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are of absolute pity by not only lying to the two supreme heads of both households but by also running in absolute fear of his consequences, instead of being the man of God he so righteously proclaims. To this, he deserves a punishment as a repenting of the sins he has committed and deserves to have his rights severed off as a
The Friar frequently encourages Romeo and Juliet to lie and sneak around. However, as a religious leader, Friar Lawrence should be teaching Romeo and Juliet about honesty and obedience. When Romeo is banished, the Prince tells him to leave Verona right away, but instead of leaving, he visits the Friar. When Romeo is crying about his punishment, Friar suggests that Romeo stays in Verona until the sun rises when he says, “Go, get thee to thy love, as was decreed. Ascend her chamber. Hence and comfort her”(151). In this instance, Friar Lawrence is not only encouraging but telling Romeo that he should lie and go against the rules. As a religious leader, or even just as a human being, Friar Lawrence shouldn’t be telling Romeo to break the law. After
Reprehensible Sins in Romeo and Juliet Religious authorities are perceived as holy icons that distribute words of blessing and wisdom to others. They most definitely do not perform sinful actions nor violate rules. These authorities are idols that people admire because they are respectful, considerate, and play many different roles in the lives of many people. In William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” Friar Lawrence does not demonstrate the characteristics that are admired in a religious figure. Though he does things to help someone in need, Friar Lawrence is disrespectful, selfish, and violates regulations.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy- but it did not have to be. Romeo and Juliet is the tragic story of two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who are the son and daughter of two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Written by the famed playwright Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet take place in the 14-15 century in the cities of Verona and Mantua, cities in northern Italy. After a series of events that involves Romeo getting banished from Verona and Juliet getting forced to marry a count, Paris, they kill themselves. It has been argued for centuries about who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. But, once reading the book thoroughly and consulting several sources, it is obvious who is solely to blame- Friar Lawrence. Because of the actions of Friar Lawrence, the play ended with two grieving families instead of two happy newlyweds. Although many characters contributed to their deaths, only Friar Lawrence was solely responsible for them. Friar Lawrence’s cowardice, secrecy, and miscommunication led directly to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
In this act the audience is introduced to a new character filled with many complex qualities and motivations. When Romeo proposes marriage to Juliet and she says yes, he goes to a man named Friar Lawrence to ask him to marry them. Friar Lawrence agrees to marry them immediately. Here, Friar Lawrence is shown as an imperfect religious figure because of his willingness to compromise the sanctity of marriage for a political goal. He believes that if Romeo and Juliet are married then the feud between the two houses, Montagues and Capulets would cease.
The people who start the story and also the one to end is the people to blame.
In Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence has a major role. As a member of the Order of St. Francis, a group of wise and generous priests, Romeo and Juliet trusted Friar Laurence completely, turning to him for advice, and solutions. He was there throughout Romeo’s and Juliet's lives; he married them, came up with a plan to keep them together, and was a friend throughout their tragedies. However, Friar Laurence’s rash action in marrying Romeo and Juliet, his shortsighted plan for rescuing Juliet from an unwanted marriage to Paris, and his fear of committing sin all contributed to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
In these lines, Shakespeare has Juliet talking to Friar Lawrence about her not wanting to marry Paris because she wants to be a faithful wife to Romeo. This shows us that she and Friar Lawrence are planning something so that Juliet won’t marry Paris and remain faithful to Romeo. Although, they are planning something Juliet fears for her dead but she goes with the plan because she loves Romeo and only wants to be with him.
In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, both the main characters, Romeo and Juliet, died at the end, but what caused their death? There is many characters and factors that had a hand in it. First, Friar Lawrence's support for them and his carelessness had a direct impact on their death. Second, Lord Capulet, as being Juliet's father, affected her internally by insisting on her to marry Paris and obliging her to hate the Montagues. Lastly, the impracticality and senselessness of the Nurse and the Prince of Verona, Prince Escalus, had a great influence on the stories resolution. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet shows how teenagers mistake love for lust.
He was the one to allow them to get married without the consent of either of their parents, but he did it for a good reason. “Authors examined transfer of feeling wrong from fit violation by having participants in a promotion or prevention focus recall transgressions of commission or omission (Studies 1 and 2). Both studies found that when the type of transgression was a fit violation, participants expressed more guilt. Studies 3 and 4 examined transfer of feeling right from regulatory fit. Participants evaluated conflict resolutions (Study 3) and public policies (Study 4) as more right when the means pursued had fit.” (Camacho, 2018) Friar Lawrence did not seem to express any guilt for marrying Romeo and Juliet, so he must have seen it as the right thing to do. Friar Lawrence said, "For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love." to establish his hopes for the marriage. He believed that by marrying the two, he could single handedly unite the Capulets and the Montagues. Some believe that he married Romeo and Juliet for the wrong reason, but it’s not his place to marry them just because they love each other so they can be happy. Friar Lawrence needed a good reason to marry them because, while the marriage was not illegal, neither of the parents gave consent and this put Friar Lawrence in the middle, but he married them to create peace.
William Shakespeare describes Romeo and Juliet as “star crossed lovers” who were destined to be together, but their love had an abrupt ending that can easily raise the “who can you blame” question, because while they both aren’t innocent, neither are the other characters in this play. Although Romeo and Juliet are not guilt free with the events of their deaths, the tragedy isn’t completely their fault. Many characters in this story have a small portion of blame to take, but some are more responsible than others, namely Friar Lawrence.
Friar Laurence’s interference in the families of Romeo and Juliet set much of the fighting, rage and death of these characters into motion. Romeo and Juliet is the title of a great tragedy. This tragedy has been caused by Friar Laurence’s involvement in the marriage of Romeo and Juliet, the Friar’s lying to Capulet and his family, and his involvement in the false death of Juliet.
Friar Lawrence thought it was a beneficial idea to keep Romeo and Juliet’s relationship a secret when it was not. Romeo came to Friar Lawrence hoping that he would marry them in private so that their families would not find out. Friar Lawrence agreed to marry them and keep the elopement a secret from both families. Knowing that both families are in a feud, Friar Lawrence
Couples who are too similar to each other are not likely to last. This leads you to believe that couples that are completely different would last forever. This is usually true, except for the case of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet come from different families; the Capulets and the Montagues. Both families resent each other. However, Romeo and Juliet fall in love with one another despite the fact that their families hate each other. Ultimately, this leads to the death of these lovers. The tragic ending of Romeo and Juliet was caused by the lack of communication, as well as the actions of Tybalt and Friar Lawrence.
There are many characters in the play of Romeo and Juliet that have important roles and unique characteristics. One of these characters is Friar Lawrence, a Franciscan monk who is an expert in plants and medicines. While the Friar does not appear in all parts of the play, he acts as an advisor to Romeo and Juliet and gets them married. Being an honest, trustworthy, and loving friend, Friar Lawrence helps keep Romeo and Juliet together while maintaining his character and not acting dual-sided or having a second nature. Throughout the later parts of the play, Friar Lawrence’s characterization remains consistent as he guides the two lovers through their troubles and eventually ends the family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.
Friends and family try to help each other all the time, but it doesn’t always work out the way that’s planned. This is how Friar Laurence tried to help Romeo and Juliet in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”. Friar Laurence’s well-intentioned actions shape the plot when they lead to Romeo and Juliet committing suicide.