The renowned misfortune that is Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, tells the fatal drama of two damned lovers. When Romeo and Juliet first lay eyes on one another, they fall desperately in love. Consequently, they swiftly have a dilemma, as they come from opposing families. However, this does not stop them from following their hearts. Romeo goes to the only person that could possibly marry the two of them: Friar Laurence. From the second Romeo and Juliet fell in love, they were not automatically doomed. One person holds the greatest blame for the tragedy, this person is Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence makes three crucial, disastrous mistakes. Therefore, the Friar is most responsible for Romeo and Juliet's deaths, considering that he, married them without much …show more content…
Thinking before one acts is an essential principle taught to everyone at least once in their lifetime. Friar Laurence is the one exception ever. In Romeo and Juliet, after spending the night with Juliet, Romeo goes to tell Friar Laurence of their love, and inquires to have him marry them. At the first the Friar is befuddled as to where this new girl came from. He questions Romeo’s love for Juliet ,wondering, “ Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, so soon forsaken” (2.3 62-63)? Romeo has just gotten over Rosaline, and moved immediately on to Juliet, a girl he has known less than a day, and is now trying to marry her. The Friar makes a various amount points, describing how full with anguish Romeo just was less than a day ago about
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.
Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's first authentic tragedy. It is about two lovers who commit suicide when their feuding families prevent them from being together. The play has many characters, each with its own role in keeping the plot line. Some characters have very little to do with the plot; but some have the plot revolving around them. While the character of Friar Lawrence spends only a little time on stage, he is crucial to the development of the conclusion of the play. It is Friar Laurence’s good intentions, his willingness to take risks and his shortsightedness that lead 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.
In the play, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, the character by the name of Friar Laurence is at fault for the star crossed lovers’ deaths. Romeo and Juliet genuinely trusted Friar Laurence and all the advice he gave them along with the plan he made for the two so they could be together. He was quick to marry them, did not have a solid plan for the two, and left Juliet to die inside the tomb. There are many reason that contribute to their cause of death but Friar Laurence is mainly to blame this great tragedy.
William Shakespeare’s tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the story of two lovers whose relationship brings out the worst in their families. In order to hide their forbidden love, Romeo and Juliet were willing to do anything. These decisions lead into their deaths. There were many characters who influenced the decisions of Romeo and Juliet, including themselves. However, Friar Laurence is the one to blame for causing the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Laurence, through his lack of good judgment, is largely responsible for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Rather than being supportive of them and helping them disclose their loving situation, Friar Laurence took the “easy” way out. He succumbed to their desire to elope. He secretly married Romeo and Juliet instead of standing behind them and encouraging them to confront their families with the facts about their commitment to and love for each other. As a result, an even stronger bond between them was created through marriage: "For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone / Till holy church incorporate two in one" (2.6.36-37). Friar Laurence married Romeo and Juliet, hoping that their union would bring an end to the constant feuding between their two families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Though the friar’s intentions were good and above reproach, they were certainly missteps along a pathway to tragedy. None of the tragedies would have occurred if Romeo and Juliet were not married. When Tybalt challenged Romeo...
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
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.
Before Romeo and Juliet go to the church to get married Friar Lawrence gives Romeo advice on his relationship. Since Romeo has cried many tears over Rosaline, Friar Lawrence wants to make sure he is ready for this relationship. The supportive Friar Lawrence says “Therefore love moderately, long love doth so, too swift it arrives as tardy as too slow”(2.6.13-14). Friar Lawrence is giving Romeo lifelong advice that he needs for his relationship with Juliet. Friar Lawrence is saying that Romeo should take love slowly so it will last till the end instead of rushing to where it won't last till the end. This advice will make Romeo think about if he is moving too fast with his love for Juliet. Romeo will succeed in this relationship with Juliet if he gives it time. This is important because this advice will dearly help Romeo in the future. Luckily Friar Lawrence is here so Romeo can depend on him for advice which will impact his relationship
Blame for the tragic outcome in this tale does not rest with one person alone. Friar Laurence’s mistakes complicate the issue and he is partially at fault for the deaths of the two lovers. Romeo and Juliet’s decision to act upon their love too quickly is also a significant factor in their tragic ends. Juliet’s parents contribute because they made the lives of the teenagers very difficult and pushed her to make impulsive decisions.
In the classic play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence plays a major part. Romeo and Juliet trusted him entirely as he was the priest of their town. They turned to the Friar for help and advice at a few crucial points in the play. Little did these two lovers know that their decision to turn to Friar Laurence for help would eventually lead to their deaths. Friar Laurence was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he married Romeo and Juliet, he was afraid of committing a sin, and because of his faulty plan for saving Juliet from a marriage to Paris.
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is one of the most well known love tragedies of all time. Within four days they meet, fall in love, get married, and kill themselves. One bad thing after another, and Friar Lawrence is to blame. He married Juliet even when he knew about the feud, he even married them when he knew that Romeo was head over heels for a completely different girl just a few hours prior. Friar Lawrence is also the reason for their death...he gave Juliet the potion, as well as failed to get the letter to Romeo in time. Friar Lawrence was selfish, he’s to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
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: