Everyone knows the tale of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, but no one asks who was to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death. There are many characters that can be blamed for their death Friar Lawrence, The Feud, and Fate are only a few characters that play a role in their death. These characters in particular had major influence on their death and that is why they hold the most blame. The character that carries the biggest blame is Fate. The first place Fate is mentioned is in the prologue in document A. “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life” (DBQ: Project, 2013). This quote points the blame at fate because it implies that Romeo and Juliet's love was fatal and they were star-cross’d lovers. Fatal in Shakespeare's time meant that something was caused by fate and it also related to death. In document E, block one which is taken from Act V …show more content…
This quote from Document C, taken from Act II, Scene iii is Friar Lawrence saying he will marry Romeo and Juliet just to end the Feud. In document C block two Friar Lawrence says “these violent delight have violent ends”(DBQ:Project,2013) .Friar Lawrence already knows that this will end badly, but all he wants is peace so he goes against his judgement and marries the two anyway. As we know this leads to their demise as it causes a lot of confusion between all of the characters when they try to escape from their parents strife.Friar Lawrence then has to save Juliet from her own family problems in document C and makes her a remedy that is supposed to solve all of her problems. While informing everyone of what is going on it is revealed in document E that Friar Lawrence's letter was not able to get through to Romeo, causing his plan to blow up in his face and have two people die at the hands of his
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. The first factor that played a key part in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is the fact that Friar Lawrence was a coward.
Braelen Jarrett 1/22/2018 My thesis statement is that Friar Lawrence is the person to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death. The character that I have chosen is Friar Lawrence. Lawrence was a holy man and a priest. In the classic play of Romeo and Juliet. Lawrence was the adviser in Romeo and Juliet isolation. Romeo came to Lawrence and asked him to marry him to Juliet. Friar Lawrence agreed to marry the two lovers in secret. While Lawrence began to marry the two, he was hoping that it would heal the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. When Romeo was banish for killing Tybalt, he flees to
Romeo and Juliet is a play by star-crossed lovers. Because of their family feuds, they were forced not to see each other. In the end, they end up killing themselves. Who was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Here are three main reasons why Friar Lawrence appears to be most at fault.
The song “Michelle” and Romeo & Juliet Act I, Scene 5, Lines 44-53 ,if both were considered together, says that the males first express their romantic feelings towards a woman by telling her how much they love her. The song “Michelle” is a song performed Paul McCartney at the White House. In the song it talks about how a man loves a woman but he speaks French and the woman he loves, “Michelle”, does not speak English so the man is speaking her language. In the play Romeo & Juliet Act I, Scene 5, Lines 44-53 written by William Shakespeare around the year of 1594-96. In this act a man named Romeo discovers a woman named Juliet. Romeo falls in love with her and believes she is the most beautiful woman in the world. Considering both of the sources, we can believe that both of these sources are saying that the males in the sources would do anything to get this one woman.
There have been lots of tragic deaths throughout this play, I have many characters in mind to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s tragic demise. Some are responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death, some are responsible for Mercutio and Tybalt’s death, or even Lady Montague’s death. But all of the characters that I have in mind are in some way responsible for both Romeo and Juliet’s death.
I believe the most to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death is Capulet. I say this because Capulet forced Juliet to marry a man she does not love or have feelings for. But she loves Romeo but he is a Montague. Capulet hates Montagues so he would not allow it if she told him.
“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star cross’d lovers their life, whose misadventured piteous overthrows. Doth with their death bury their parent’s strife.” (Romeo and Juliet, Prologue 5-8). There are many minor characters that are involved in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, but the Friar is most responsible because of his mindless ideas and actions. Friar Lawrence is the cause of the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. He marries the two lovers in secret, comes up with a faulty plan for Juliet, and abandons Juliet in the tomb when she needed him the most.
Friar Lawrence married Romeo and Juliet, but knew that it could be wrong to do so. The families were adversaries, so he thought to himself that if he was to marry the two. The feuding families would compromise. Therefore, the Friar knows all along that, "These violent delights have violent ends." The Friar knew that this is an impossible situation, which if made possible by himself will without a doubt end up in tragedy in one way or another. Friar Lawrence’s negligence really stands out in the play when he organises an escape for the star-crossed lovers. We can see this when he says, “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilling liquor drink thou off.” Romeo has yet got no idea of the Friar’s plan, in fact, he never finds out. Although Friar Lawrence sent Friar John to Romeo, Balthasar, who is not informed of the plan, got the news delivered to Romeo first. Ergo, Friar Lawrence shared responsibility for the deaths of the young lovers in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet by marrying them despite their parents, not thinking his plans through, and giving Juliet potion before he ensured Romeo was informed of the
In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, there are three people at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence, but the Friar is most at fault. All three people are at fault for different reasons. Romeo is at fault because he knew the punishment if he fought Tybalt. Juliet deliberately stabbed herself and the Friar put the idea of killing themselves in their head. All three of these people are at fault, but the Friar is most at fault.
Friar Lawrence was the one who married Romeo and Juliet, after all. Friar Lawrence definitely knew what fate beheld Romeo and Juliet if it did not work out but he still continued to marry them. At Romeo and Juliet’s wedding Friar Lawrence said “Such violent delights have such violent endings (Act. 2, scene. 6)” This was one of the many warnings Friar Lawrence had given Romeo and Juliet. Other warnings that Friar Lawrence gave Romeo and Juliet include “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast (Act. 2, Scene. 3)” Friar Lawrence is telling Romeo that he must love wisely and slowly because those who go too fast will stumble and fall. The problem with this is that, Friar Lawrence was very aware that Romeo was a passionate character and would not be able to love slowly. Friar Lawrence was a massive contribution to the violent ending of Romeo and
Throughout time, there have been many tragedies cause 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 reason behind this is that he hopes doing so will end the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. Furthermore the Friar disregards logic, since he does not think about how Romeo and Juliet will convey the news to their respected families. Moreover, he does not take into account how the Montagues and Capulet will react when they find out that he goes against the feud and marries the two of them. Even though he warns Romeo and Juliet about how dangerous getting married can be, he does not try to change their minds. Although Friar Lawrence is a wise man, he is not selfless. When he discovers Romeo lying dead in the tomb, he also sees Juliet next to him and says “Come, come away… / Come I’ll dispose of thee / Among a sisterhood of nuns” (5.3.159-162), but flees as soon he hears footsteps. Friar Lawrence is hasty and wants to leave. However, he does not realize that the consequences of being caught trespassing will be nothing compared to those of abandoning Juliet. The Friar should have known that Juliet will not hesitate to kill herself, since she threatens to do it before. Friar Lawrence meant well, but he should have taken more responsibility for his actions and realized that it was a mistake to marry Romeo and Juliet. Unfortunately, he was so focused on trying to end the feud, he fails to do so and this directly results in the tragedy of Romeo and
Fate is the blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death, because fate was Romeo’s friend. Romeo told us in the play that he was “Fortune's fool,” which foreshadows deaths brought by Romeo. Some people think that Friar Laurence is the blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he gave Juliet a vial to help Juliet fake her death. Friar Laurence also wrote a letter about Juliet faking death, but the letter was never delivered. Romeo fought with Tybalt and Mercutio making things worse between the families. Tybalt and Mercutio first fought and Romeo
Who is Most Responsible for the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Romantic love stories often end with a tragedy, because of the loss of passion or a loved one. These tragedies are often the result of one person’s actions that ended someone’s life or love. In the Romeo and Juliet play written by William Shakespeare, two citizens of Verona come together and fall deeply in love.
Because of Friar Lawrence’s decision to marry Romeo and Juliet when the two families have had a long conflict with each other, he causes the deaths in “Romeo and Juliet”, as he believes that their lustful love shall bring the families to peace once they are married. “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, 97-100). In this quotation, Friar Lawrence is speaking to Romeo about the marriage, and how although the friar knows about the families’ feud against each other, he still suggests that everything will work out in the end once he marries them. This part of the story begins much of the drama that happens later on.