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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In Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence acts as a confidant to Romeo although he has a duty to maintain‚ towards all the people of Verona. He makes a lot of decisions which are central in the development of the play. The morality behind many of his decisions is debatable‚ and his actions undoubtedly prompted by good intentions‚ ended in the death of Romeo and Juliet. We first meet Friar Lawrence early in the morning‚ collecting herbs and flowers. His soliloquy brings about his similarity between
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Text Response Essay Friar Lawrence’s involvement in Romeo and Juliet is largely to blame for the woeful ending that took place. His short-sightedness‚ irresponsible decisions and incompetent actions all contributed to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet/ Lack of good judgement from Friar Lawrence played a major role in the passing of Romeo and Juliet. Instead of being supportive of their relationship and assisting them in confronting their parents‚ the Friar took the easy route out. The naïve
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Friar Lawrence is guilty because he does multiple mistakes that proves him guilty ‚ and here are his three strikes. Friar Lawrence is guilty‚ but in another article I read‚ I do hear a lot of other opinions‚ but this is what I think about the book. The first thing Friar Lawrence did wrong was he trusted Juliet to take the potion‚ plus she was a minor. Juliet was willing to do anyway‚ and he let her know not to sell to a person to her age‚ and he does it anyway for asking for the poison. “She
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Bucciferro Tragic Heroes- Friar Lawrence A tragic hero is a character who‚ although has good intentions‚ brings doom upon himself because of a flaw in character or error in judgment‚ and they must be a more honorable person in defeat. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ this character is Friar Lawrence because he marries Romeo and Juliet in order to bring the families together and make the couple happy‚ but brings doom upon them when the two take their own lives. The Friar was a respected member of
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Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is a story about the power of love and what lengths people will go to for it. Friar Laurence is one character that is a confidant to both Romeo and Juliet. He is involved in a lot of the events in this story. From their falling in love‚ to their death‚ he is there through it all. He provides them with advice about their love. However‚ some may say he is partially at fault for their demise. In one scene‚ Friar is surprised with how quickly Romeo falls for Juliet. He reminds
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Friar Lawrence is the only character to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Do you agree? Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story between two ’star-crossed lovers‚" written in 1596 by William Shakespeare. It is set in the town of Verona‚ Italy‚ where two households - the Montagues and Capulets- are involved in an ancient feud. One character who was in the middle of it all was Friar Lawrence‚ whose actions are put to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Shortly after Romeo and Juliet
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Friar Lawerence and the nurse had a significant amount of influence on Romeo and Juilet. Both Frair and the nurse act as mentors‚ and even as parental figures towards them. Although both mentors know Romeo and Juilets love is too mature for them to handle‚ they encourge it anyway. Frair Lawerence and the nurse do not make the right decisions when guiding Romeo and Juielt. Friar Lawerence acts as a father to Romeo in the play. He helps Romeo marry his secret love and family enemy‚ Juilet. Friar Lawerence
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that plant" (Act 2‚ Scene 3). My second point is that Friar Lawrence‚ on top of performing a marriage fated to end in tragedy‚ assisted Romeo in hiding and going to Juliet instead of immediately leaving Verona for Mantua. He caused another problem by not following his morals and Romeo visiting Juliet only made her love for him grow. The Friar used his position in the church for wrong once again‚ he didn’t even originally believe that Romeo and Juliet’s love was true‚ yet he protected it which only
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’Romeo and Juliet’ Monologue Both the Capulet family and the Montague family are fools. They think all this fighting will achieve something? Well I hope Christ is looking upon them‚ for their sake. Now all this fighting has led to the death of a child from each of their families. Romeo and Juliet are dead because of this ludicrous feud‚ but I will pray for them none the less. I feel as though it is my fault‚ that I caused all of this‚ but they are still children of the Lord and it is my duty to
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