Friar's Link to the Death of Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare's Play

Friar's Link to the Death of Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare's Play

Romeo and Juliet a tragedy-play by William Shakespeare, tells the sad

and heart-rendering tale of two lovers – mainly Romeo and Juliet,

which there families are engaged in a perpetual and ever wondering

feud – that makes it impossible for Romeo and Juliet to be peaceably

united. However, in deepest of love they nevertheless marry. The

consequences that are destined to follow lead to a violent and bloody

outcome, for which circumstances, more than the action of one

character-would seem to be responsible.

However, circumstances do not exactly happen by chance; as often as

not they require human intervention- and exactly ‘that’ within the

case in this story.

Although none of the characters of the two camps of the Montagues and

Capulets are by any means blameless, the single character whose marked

intervention steers the plot, that invariably becomes tragedy, is the

priest, friar Laurence. So exactly how responsible is he, for the

eventual death of Romeo and Juliet?

The friear Laurence, from the onset, is set to briefed Romeo and

Juliet in their endeavours for wedded bliss, despite the mountain of

dangers waiting. Those in danger being to emerge when Romeo in respite

for the killing of Mercutio slays Tybalt. As punishment, Romeo is

banished to Mantua whereupon the friear devises a plan to reunite the

lovers; he advised Romeo to hide in Mantua and return later to collect

Juliet, to consummate the marriage:’ go get thy love … blaze your

marriage… by the break of day disguised from hence; sojourn in

mantra”.

However, the Friar plans go further; logic ...

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stand trial as avalanche that gave rise to the disorder; poison;

anger; hate, hostility and violence that erupted so senselessly and

with such tragic consequence. The strength of hate knows no boundary.

In putting wits against such force. Friar Lawrence proved destined to

fail. But the deaths of Romeo and Juliet in end brought the Montagues

and Capulets to their senses. And the Friar who is revealed at the end

as a nervous man who runs away leaving Juliet alone in the tomb – can

be none-the-less to have played a vital role in bringing both families

to there senses.

Against the background of all this, so the role of friear Lawrence

can be more fairly judged. Yes, his plans did backfire, but if fate

had moved differently then just maybe we might instead be now

applauding him as the hero.