responsible‚ 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
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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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of Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence does both of these things. Friar Lawrence is most responsible for these star crossed lovers deaths for many reasons. Some reasons are he tends to do things for the wrong reasons‚ he doesn’t think things through‚ and is quite forgetful. Friar knows that Romeo and Juliet are moving too fast because he states‚ “an old tear that is not washed off yet‚” (767). This is in reference to Romeo loving Rosaline just the night before. Friar Lawrence knows that Romeo is loving
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Everyone always has that one person to blame for anything that went wrong. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet loved each other‚ however‚ their plans went wrong and they both ended up dead by accident. Multiple people could be blamed for this incident‚ but the person that should be blamed the most would be Friar Lawrence. He was supposed to be a holy man that cared about what other people are going through and to help them out. Instead‚ he set this whole play
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Sergey Semikin Ms. Stern Freshman English 10 April 2014 Blame Essay Everyone has blamed someone in their life‚ in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ someone is responsible for the death of the two lovers. Out of all the characters involved in Romeo’s and Juliet ’s death‚ the “holy” man Friar Lawrence is ironically the most responsible. For someone whose job is to serve be close to god‚ he causes the most harm. Friar Lawrence’s Mistakes lead up to great destruction. He is willing
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In the play‚ ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare‚ Friar Laurence is a man well-respected and trusted by his community. He is a loyal adherent to Romeo and gives wise advice to those who need it. This changes when Romeo requests that the friar discreetly marries both him and Juliet. Friar Laurence made a myriad of mistakes following the marriage of Romeo and Juliet‚ as he was trying to preserve their confidentiality. His mistakes inevitably led to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. During the
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In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Laurence was the one to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. First‚ Friar Laurence didn’t deliver the letter to Romero in time. In Act Five‚ Scene Two Friar Laurence stated "Who bare my letter‚ then‚ to Romero". Then‚ Friar John agreed to take the letter to the Mantua and this was one of the main causes of their deaths because if Friar Laurence delivered the letter himself. They both would be alive because the letter explain the plan that had change from the
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by 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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To begin with‚ Friar Lawrence prepares a potion for Juliet to consume. When Juliet drinks this potion‚ it contributes to how this tragedy happens. First off‚ the potion makes Juliet appear dead for forty-two hours‚ but she is still alive. After she swallows the potion‚ Romeo receives news that Juliet dies‚ and he desires to travel to her tomb. Later‚ Romeo arrives to Juliet’s tomb he views her body and believes she is lifeless‚ but she is not because the forty-two hours have not ended. Since believes
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gave Juliet the potion. “ When presently through all thy veins shall run A cold and drowsy humor‚ for no pulse…” (Shakespeare 453). He gave Juliet the advice to fake her death; therefore‚ many people would blame Friar. However‚ this is not the case. If you look back farther Juliet goes to the Friar threatening to kill herself. “Unless thou tell me how I may prevent it. If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help‚ Do thou but call my resolution wise And with this knife I’ll help it presently” (Shakespeare
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