Romeo And Juliet Analysis

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One of the greatest plays of all time, Romeo and Juliet, is a love story that ends with a tragedy. Two teenagers, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love, despite them coming from feuding families; hence their label as star-crossed lovers. At the end of the story, the star-crossed lovers make the bold decision to take their own lives. Although they are responsible for taking their own lives, Friar Lawrence is the one who led the star-crossed lovers towards their suicidal path. Friar Lawrence holds the title of being at fault of Romeo and Juliet’s death through his lack of good judgment. Rather than encouraging them to take things slow, he succumbs to their desire to marry hastily. Friar Lawrence should have known that they just thought they were in love. After all, he did say, “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes” (2.3. 71-72). In addition, Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet without even thinking of the consequences that the marriage will bring; he just does it in hopes that “this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (2.3. 98-99). Friar Lawrence may have good intentions in mind, but his actions played a heavy role in the whole tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Devising a risky and poorly thought out plan exemplifies one of the many mistakes made by Friar Lawrence, which led to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Desperate times call for desperate measures. For example, when Romeo was banished from Verona and Juliet comes to Friar Lawrence for help to escape her upcoming marriage with Paris, the Friar “spy a kind of hope, which craves as desperate an execution as that is desperate which we could prevent” (4.1. 69-71). From there, Friar Lawrence created a plan so risky ... ... middle of paper ... ...ions and actions made by Friar Lawrence did not help, but hurt those involved. Friar Lawrence consistently shows that he is a terrible decision maker, a trait that influenced the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In conclusion, Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of the star-crossed lovers, despite them taking their own lives. The Friar has influenced the decision Romeo and Juliet made regarding their deaths by the inexcusable choices he made during the story. His decision to succumb to Romeo and Juliet’s desire to marry started the journey to their unfortunate deaths. The Friar’s decision to put a risky plan to action was just another part to their journey towards their impending deaths. Lastly, Friar Lawrence’s cowardice was the final factor of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence is more responsible for the deaths than the two lovers themselves.

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