Friar Lawrence's Arranged Marriage Between Romeo And Juliet

After learning about the arranged marriage between Juliet and Paris, Friar Lawrence’s motives are to simply reunite the two lovers, through an elaborate plan in which he’d notify Romeo of Juliet’s staged death. However, due to the lack of communication between the Friar and Romeo, the plan ultimately failed, pushing forth the notion that his plan had the potential to be successful under different circumstances. In fear of the Black Death spreading, residents of Verona are placed under quarantine, preventing Friar John from successfully delivering the letter to Romeo. As a result, Romeo lacks knowledge of Juliet's falsified death, as he was unable to receive the letter entailing Friar Lawrence’s plan. If successfully delivered, Romeo would
not have travelled to Verona with intentions of killing himself to be with Juliet, opening up the potential for the plan to succeed. Perhaps if the devised plan was fulfilled without any issues until the point of Juliet's awakening, the plan may have been successful. However, we must also acknowledge other factors, which may have altered the course of action. Due to the presence of Paris grieving in the tomb moments before Juliet's awakening, alternate complications may have been caused if Juliet had awoken, more so if Romeo was spotted as he entered the churchyard or as he entered the tomb. While Romeo is in the tomb, Friar lawrence arrives shortly after. Had he arrived sooner, Friar Lawrence could have potentially stopped Romeo from killing himself, possibly allowing the Friar’s plan to still be successful. Furthermore if Juliet had awoken in time for Romeo, Complications would have arisen if seen escaping from the tomb. Although Friar Lawrence’s plan may have had the potential to succeed, the possible complications far outweighs the possibility of success. If presented with a different scenario, the devised plan is more susceptible to failure.