Theme Of Responsibility In Romeo And Juliet
"Responsibility is accepting that you are the cause and the solution of the matter." This is a quote that would really get Friar Lawrence thinking about what he did in Romeo and Juliet. All of the negative things that happened in Romeo and Juliet happened because of the decisions and actions of Friar Lawrence. One of the main reasons that Friar Lawrence is to blame for the bad events in Romeo and Juliet is because he married Romeo to Juliet. If Friar Lawrence did not marry the two and told them not to be together then most of the bad things would not have happened because Romeo and Juliet would not have had to sneak around and risk their lives. From the beginning Friar Lawrence even knew that Romeo did not love Juliet,
he even says it in act two scene three “Young men's love, then, lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.” If Friar Lawrence actually wanted to fix their family feud he could have acted as a mediator or something like that. Also if they were not married then Romeo would not have had mercy on Tybalt, and could have saved Mercutio. If Romeo did not marry Juliet he would have forgotten about how he loved he and would not have killed him self and Juliet also would not have killed herself. Another reason that Friar Lawrence is to blame is because his whole plan to get Romeo back with Juliet was not foolproof. The main problem with his plan was that it trying to be deceptive. His plan was deceptive because he tried to trick the Capulets. He tricked the Capulets by trying to fake Juliet's death. Friar Lawrence could have just snuck Juliet away and then Romeo would have never came back to Verona. After he snuck Juliet away he could have brought her to Romeo saving the lives of Romeo, Juliet, and Paris. Some may say that all of the bad things that happened in Romeo and Juliet happened because of Friar John not communicating that he was sick and could not get the message to Romeo. However it is actually Friar Lawrence’s fault for not making sure that his messenger would be able to relay the message to Romeo. Friar Lawrence could have given the message to Romeo which would have saved the lives of Romeo and Juliet. If afraid Lawrence would have contacted Friar John, to confirm that he delivered the message then he would have found out that the message was never sent, so he could deliver it. Another thing he could do would send two messengers to really make sure that the message got to Romeo. In Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence is both the problem and the solution to all of the bad events. It was Friar Lawrence's bad advice and actions that lead to six deaths in the play. The two things he did specifically were him marrying Romeo to Juliet and his terrible plan to reunite Romeo and Juliet. With all this evidence stacked against him do you think Friar Lawrence is to blame?
he even says it in act two scene three “Young men's love, then, lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.” If Friar Lawrence actually wanted to fix their family feud he could have acted as a mediator or something like that. Also if they were not married then Romeo would not have had mercy on Tybalt, and could have saved Mercutio. If Romeo did not marry Juliet he would have forgotten about how he loved he and would not have killed him self and Juliet also would not have killed herself. Another reason that Friar Lawrence is to blame is because his whole plan to get Romeo back with Juliet was not foolproof. The main problem with his plan was that it trying to be deceptive. His plan was deceptive because he tried to trick the Capulets. He tricked the Capulets by trying to fake Juliet's death. Friar Lawrence could have just snuck Juliet away and then Romeo would have never came back to Verona. After he snuck Juliet away he could have brought her to Romeo saving the lives of Romeo, Juliet, and Paris. Some may say that all of the bad things that happened in Romeo and Juliet happened because of Friar John not communicating that he was sick and could not get the message to Romeo. However it is actually Friar Lawrence’s fault for not making sure that his messenger would be able to relay the message to Romeo. Friar Lawrence could have given the message to Romeo which would have saved the lives of Romeo and Juliet. If afraid Lawrence would have contacted Friar John, to confirm that he delivered the message then he would have found out that the message was never sent, so he could deliver it. Another thing he could do would send two messengers to really make sure that the message got to Romeo. In Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence is both the problem and the solution to all of the bad events. It was Friar Lawrence's bad advice and actions that lead to six deaths in the play. The two things he did specifically were him marrying Romeo to Juliet and his terrible plan to reunite Romeo and Juliet. With all this evidence stacked against him do you think Friar Lawrence is to blame?