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Friar Laurence is the most to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death’s, by making multiple wrong decision for him and others. Friar Laurence’s first bad decision in the play was to marry Romeo and Juliet to each other in the first place. Friar Laurence was a little hesitant at first because Romeo was young and thought that he didn’t really love Juliet. to marry them. But, Friar Laurence agreed anyway. Which brings me to the second reason of why Friar Laurence married them for the wrong reason. Friar Laurence married the to hoping it would end the feud between the two families and create peace. The third reason the marriage was a bad idea is because it happened to quick if Friar Laurence would of waited a couple days they wouldn’t be in the same position they are in because Juliet wouldn’t of been married when she is forced to marry Paris. The outcome would of ended differently. Agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet was all together a bad decision Friar Laurence made to begin with. …show more content…
Friar Laurence tells Romeo that he is banished from Verona (Act 3 Scene 3 11-14) and Romeo will never be able to see Juliet again and thinks death is better than banishment, and tries to kill himself. But Friar Laurence knocks some sense into Romeo, and tells him to (Act 3 Scene 3 146-158) go at night after everyone is asleep and visit your Juliet. Romeo almost gets caught and could of been sentenced to death being seen back in Verona in Scene 3 Act 3 39-43. If Friar Laurence haven’t come up with such a childish way to see Juliet, and told the truth about the marriage to the parents Juliet wouldn’t of have had to fake her death just to be with
Friar Lawrence in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet "We still have known thee for a holy man"
In William Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence plays a major role. He makes not just one, but three fatal mistakes; he marries Romeo and Juliet, gives the potion to Juliet, and gets caught up in their love. Romeo and Juliet knew they could trust Friar Laurence because he was a priest, and he always did what was right. Since Friar Laurence was so quick to make decisions he made these three fatal mistakes, which is why he is most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
To start off, I believe that Friar Laurence is to blame because of the things that he gave, did, and kept away from people. Friar Laurence gave the potion to Juliet to help the plan of making her escape. The potion did work, however it didn’t exactly work on time, and that caused Romeo to kill himself. Secondly, he was the only adult who knew the story exactly, but he decided not to tell anyone else about it. If he would have possibly told Juliet’s parents then there would be a very good possibility that both her and Romeo would still be alive. Also, he Friar Laurence was the person who married Romeo and Juliet, bringing them together. If he wouldn’t have
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
When Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet, he does so for the wrong reasons, thus, he betrays the ethics of his position. Romeo considers Friar Laurence someone he can confide in, and so, tells him of his newfound love, Juliet, right away. The Friar is convinced that Romeo cannot possibly be in love as it was not long ago he spoke of his fascination with Rosaline. Nowhere is this more apparent than when he states:
The Friar gives into Juliet’s pleadings and grants her a potion that will make her appear “dead” for 48 hours. If the Friar had refused to help Romeo and Juliet rather than being easily persuaded, they would not have gotten married, which would have reduced the chances of the tragedy occurring. Although Friar Laurence is easily persuaded by Romeo and Juliet, he is good-hearted and his intentions are pure.When Romeo and Juliet come to his cell seeking help to get married, Friar Laurence displays his good hearted nature: “For this alliance may be so happy prove,/To turn your households’ rancour to pure love” (II.iii.91-92). Initially, Friar Laurence was reluctant to help Romeo and Juliet get married because he was worried that his reputation would be tarnished. However, he is beneficent and his intentions are to marry Romeo and Juliet in hopes that their matrimony will help bring peace and love to the Capulet and Montague households. Friar Laurence’s kind-hearted nature leads to the tragedy. If he was not kind-hearted, he would not have considered the possibility of the two houses reconciling. He would have refused out of fear for his reputation. Although Friar Laurence’s easily persuaded and good hearted attitude plays a big role in the tragedy of the play, Romeo and fate play more
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a drama written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love at first sight, contrary to the families rivalry. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet, however they marry one another anyway. Friar Lawrence is the man of worship in Verona, he is the Friar that wed Romeo and Juliet and kept their secrets from their families. On the contrary fate wants to kill the two star crossed lovers to mend the rancor of the two families. Friar Lawrence’s ignorance and inability to communicate, Romeo’s tendency to impulsive behavior and being blinded by love, and fate all lead to Juliet and her Romeo’s demise.
Even though the Friar had good intentions for Romeo and Juliet, regardless, his plans sent them directly into their graves. Friar Laurence was supposed to be the adult figure in their life that made wise decisions, instead, he was naive and a fool. This can be traced back when the Friar supported Romeo and Juliet’s decision in getting married. Preferably, the Friar should have informed their families and the situation may have turned its routes. Further on in Act IV, scene 1, Friar Laurence suggests an idea of his; for Juliet to drink a potion that would leave her in a dead-like state, tricking her family and Romeo would be informed of his plan and save her so that they could eventually be together. First of all, the Friar’s was too naive to think that the plan would have gone horribly wrong and cause their deaths. He did not think of all the possible ways that the plan would have botched. The Friar was a good friend of Romeo and was helpful towards him in anyway he could be. Though he aided in hiding Romeo in Act III, scene 3, at that point of time, Romeo was convicted of murder and was sentenced to exaltation. In act V, scene 3, the Friar tries to cover up his mistakes by telling Juliet to become a nun and to move on before the people entering the tomb catches their act. The Friar says, “Come, I'll dispose of thee. Among a sisterhood of holy nuns: Stay not to question, for the watch is
Friar Laurence is the person in charge of making sure Romeo and Juliet are a married couple. The Friar’s first move into doing this is saying he will secretly marry them by saying, “But come, young waverer, come, go with me/In one respect I’ll thy assistant be/For this alliance may so happy prove/To turn your households' rancor to pure love”(II,iii,89-92). Because the Friar agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet, he has now started something that he knows will be extremely hard to do through their conflicting families. The Friar should have considered the consequences that would come with accepting to do this favor. After Friar Laurence finds out about Romeo killing Tybalt and Romeo’s banishment, he comes up with a plan by saying, “Beg pardon of the Prince, and call thee back/With twenty hundred thousand times more joy/Than thou
Friar Laurence's immature actions make him part of the tragedy. For one, he married Romeo and Juliet. When told that Romeo loves Juliet, Friar replies, "Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! /Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, /so soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies/ not truly in the hearts, but in their eyes," (II, III, lines 66-69). In these lines, Friar admits that Romeo is only lusting for Juliet. Being the adult, Friar shouldn't have married Romeo until he found true love. However, the Friar was immature and married them anyways. Then, Friar came up with the idea for Juliet to fake death. Juliet is distressed about Romeo being banished so Friar comes up with the plan saying, "Hold, then. Go home, be merry, give consent/ to marry Paris. Wednesday is tomorrow,” Juliet is then suppose to "Take thou this vial, being then in bed/ And this distilling liquor drink thou off." After being buried and awakened, "Shall Romeo bear thee hence to Mantua." (IV, I, Lines 90-119). This bad advise, to give a girl a drink like death and tells her to run away, is only one of many immature actions Friar takes. Finally, Friar did not stay with Juliet after she frantically woke up, in a tomb, next other diseased husband who was supposed to run away with her to Mantua. Inste...
Friar Laurence is responsible for their deaths because he married Romeo and Juliet too early, and his plan to bring them back together failed. Romeo first met Juliet at a party. They fell in love and planned their marriage the next day. At the end of Act Ⅱ, Romeo and Juliet meet at the chapel to get married. Friar Laurence states, “These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey...” (Act Ⅱ Scene Ⅵ). The simile “like fire and powder, which as they kiss consume the sweetest honey” compares Romeo and Juliet’s love to fire and power which explodes when they meet. The first line of the quote basically means to let Romeo know that his delight in loving Juliet could also be met with a violent end. This is also an example of foreshadowing since they ended in a tragedy. Friar Laurence thought marrying Romeo and Juliet early would stop the family feud. Instead, they both kept the marriage a secret which created dramatic irony. The marriage is the foundation of their death because many events that leads to their death could’ve been avoided if not for dramatic irony. Another example of Friar Laurence messing up is at the start of Act Ⅳ. Juliet and her parents argued over a rushed marriage with Paris. After the argument, Juliet seeks help from Friar Laurence of the situation. Juliet threatens to kill herself if the Friar does not find a solution to the mess she’s in. Friar Laurence thought up a plan which he stated, “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 and drowsy humour, for no pulse Shall keep his native progress, but surcease: No warmth, no breath, shall testify thou livest”(Act Ⅳ Scene Ⅰ). Imagery is used which describes the effects of the potion. The potion will run through your veins, will have no pulse,
Unfortunately, their love comes to an end, along with their lives, because of a misunderstanding and a persistent feud between their families. Although there are many characters in this play that have contributed to Romeo and Juliet’s death, Friar Laurence is the person most to blame. Friar Laurence’s actions throughout the play resulted in the two star crossed lovers’ death. He assisted the two when they wanted to get married, which began the disastrous events in the play. Friar Laurence says to Romeo:
Friar Laurence was the one that married Romeo and Juliet to try to solve the families’ feuding. However the marriage of these two characters did nothing but cause more problems in their lives. Being a man of God Friar Laurence should have given the two better advice on their marriage, but instead he was married them to try to solve the families feuding. Laurence should have thought about his decision to marry them more in depth, so he could prevent future problems. The Friar was also the person that came up with the “death” plan for Juliet, so she and Romeo could live happily ever after (4, 1, 92-113). This was another unwise action he did. He should have thought about all the problems that could have come about due to his plan. That’s one reason why is partially to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Friar Laurence also put too much trust in Friar John to send Romeo the letter about the “death”plan (5, 2, 5-12). Since the letters were so important, Friar Laurence should have personally delivered the letters so they got to Romeo, but instead he told Friar John to deliver them. Friar Laurence’s careless actions caused Romeo and Juliet their lives, so he deserves a large amount of blame for the events that took
Friar Laurence’s decisions made from cowardice ultimately lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Upon Juliet’s awakening from the sleeping potion, she sees Romeo and Paris dead. The Friar, afraid to be caught by the Watch and to be held accountable for his actions, runs away from the unstable Juliet. Friar Laurence’s cowardice is evident in his last words to Juliet before abandoning her: “Stay not to question, for the watch is coming; / Come, go, good Juliet, I dare no longer stay,” (5.3.158-9). The Friar, aware of Juliet’s past suicidal tendencies, should stay with Juliet in her time of need, despite the possibility of punishment from the watch. Had Friar Laurence been more courageous, the suicide and death of Juliet could have been prevented. For this reason, Friar Laurence’s decision to be a coward makes him responsible for the death of Juliet.
The story of Romeo and Juliet was filled with a tragedy caused by two feuding families with an end of death. But could the fatal demise of these two been averted if one character had played a better part. This character is Friar Lawrence a man of the church renowned for his power of healing. When the lovers turned to him he married them, gave both advice in their ties of need and supplied a plan to bring them back together. But was the Friar responsible for such a crime and when they both lay dead was the blood on his hands.