Friar Lawrence- Friend or Foe? An Examination of Friar Lawrence’s Role in Romeo & Juliet Sabri C-Y English 1H Mr. Roberts Tuesday‚ October 25th 2010 Romeo and Juliet is a remarkable play. Besides it being magnificently written‚ it is also exceptional because of its enduring relevance and fascinating characters. As the tragic story of two young lovers unfolds‚ the importance of each character’s role in the play becomes noticeable; especially that of Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence provides
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can be applied to Friar Lawrence in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence is supposed to be a godly man‚ but his looks are very deceiving to his real character. Friar Lawrence is not what you would expect of a friar‚ and is one of the main causes of Romeo and Juliet’s death. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence does not possess the qualities you would expect of a Friar. One quality that can be applied to his character is hypocrisy. In Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence speaks of
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Friar Laurence once a man of god: Now a assistance to Satan In William Shakespeare’s drama Romeo and Juliet‚ the person to blame for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet is Friar Laurence. Throughout the drama‚ Friar Laurence makes not only one but three mistakes that all lead up to their deaths. He gave a hand crafted poison to Juliet‚ he trusted someone else with a letter of importance to deliver to Romeo‚ and he fled the scene at Juliet’s tomb‚ instead of trying to help her escape
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but strong superstitions point to Friar Laurence‚ the cleric in Romeo and Juliet‚ as being responsible for their deaths. Throughout the play‚ Friar Laurence is seen whenever something goes wrong with Romeo or Juliet. For example‚ in Act 4‚ scene 1‚ when the prince exiled Romeo from Verona and Juliet was to marry Paris‚ she petitioned for help from Friar Laurence; otherwise‚ she would kill herself. In order to prevent Juliet from killing herself‚ Friar Laurence gave her a sleeping potion and assured
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is one character who truly made this story as devastating as it was. Friar Lawrence makes the wrong decisions by advising Romeo and Juliet to be married in secret‚ giving Juliet poison‚ and allowing Romeo to believe Juliet was dead. There is no doubt that Friar Lawrence’s multiple wrong decisions are to blame for the heartbreaking events that take place in Romeo and Juliet. Firstly‚ Friar Lawrence wrongly advises Romeo and Juliet to be married in secret. When Romeo tells Friar Laurence about his
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love. And in doing so‚ they trusted the wrong person. That person would be Friar Laurence. He can be one of those people who can be trusted with anything because he is a friar at a church. And if you’re a friar‚ you’re seen as someone who is holy and always trusted to do the right thing. And that ultimately shows that he is the exact opposite of that. Which then‚ ultimately leads Romeo and Juliet to their deaths. Friar Laurence is at fault‚ mainly because he did things he maybe should have had permission
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First Impression Friar Laurence‚ a holy man and healer‚ is a troublesome man to characterize right away. When giving advice to Romeo‚ a lovesick Montague about love and relationships‚ he appears clever and powerful‚ chiding Romeo “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts‚ but in their eyes”(2‚3‚67-68). Friar Laurence is greatly shocked by Romeo’s quickly changing love. He seems to know the best for Romeo‚ swiftly stating that Romeo’s love for Juliet is not from the heart‚ but rather
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Horses of the Night by Margaret Laurence -Chris (15)and Vanessa(6) -Manawaka -"I detested the fact that I was so young" -Chris creates his own fantasy world (ranch‚ racing horses etc.) He tries to sell magazines‚ vacuum cleaners even when he knows he won’t make it to university. He can’t face reality. Also‚ when there is conflict he ignores it and it seems like he doesn’t even notice it. He holds a fantasy in his mind that seems real to him -In Shallow Creek‚ when Vanessa sees the horses is
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wedded them‚ built up an arrangement to keep them together‚ and was a dear companion all through their tragedies. In any case‚ Friar Laurence’s extraordinary activity in wedding Romeo and Juliet‚ his extremist arrangement for protecting Juliet from an undesirable marriage to Paris‚ and his dread of conferring sin all added to the passings of Romeo and Juliet. Minister Laurence‚ through his absence of practical insight‚ is to a great extent in charge of the passings of both
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better than the other. Though the families are the ones who kill one another the person at fault isn’t part of either family‚ but of the church. Friar Laurence is the villain of the play ending the lives of so many‚ without ever knowing he would do it. “For this alliance may so happy prove‚ To turn your households’ rancour to pure love.” (III. ii. 91). Friar Lawrence tells Romeo‚ after many lines of arguments‚ that he will marry the two in hopes it will bring the houses together. It’s a brilliant plan
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