Lust In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

There is a thin line between the powerful contrasting passions of love and lust. The well-known tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare during the Renaissance. It is set in the city of Verona, Italy, where the love of two star-crossed lovers from feuding families send them to their graves. These lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are from the houses of Montague and Capulet. The influence of Friar Laurence will prove to be their demise and is responsible for the catastrophe that is their love. This is because he married the two despite knowing better, which later results in Romeo being banished. His involvement in the false death of Juliet is another factor of how the friar is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s ultimate tragedy.
When matters become grave, Juliet turns to him in desperation for guidance and counsel out of her bind to reunite her with Romeo. He creates a deceptive scheme to fake her own death by drinking a magic potion. “Shall, stiff and stark and cold, appear like death” (IV.i.107). However, he did not correctly inform Friar John of the letter’s importance leading to Romeo believing Juliet was truly dead. “I could not send it—here it is again— Nor get a messenger to bring it thee, so fearful were they of infection” (V.ii.14-16). The friar is the cause of the couple’s decision to commit
In this case, Romeo and Juliet paid the price. When Friar Laurence’s plan does not work out the way he wants it to, he blames anything and anyone but himself. Even blaming God to be displeased of his actions and preventing them to be accomplished. “A greater power than we can contradict, hath thwarted our intents” (V.iii.158-159). When the friar had the chance to prevent Juliet from committing suicide, he left to save himself. “Come, let’s go, good Juliet, I don’t dare stay any longer” (V.iii.171). Friar Lawrence was never able to own up to his own mistakes and shortcomings. He was given the chance to right his wrongs, but only looked after