In the play‚ William Shakespeare develops a story where Friar Laurence is to blame for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. This play is about two star crossed lovers‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. After days of them meeting they were decided to get married. Romeo persuades Friar Laurence‚ who is the priest of their church to marry them as soon as possible. The Friar agreed; thinking their families would learn to love and accept each other. Juliet´s parents had a different idea. Her parents
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for the tragedy of Romeo & Juliet‚ but out of all of the suspects‚ Friar Lawrence is most likely to be blamed. Friar Lawrence did many things throughout the play that contributed to the death of Romeo & Juliet. All of what happened may not have been all his fault‚ but if you look at the decisions he’s made‚ or even his own doubts about the decisions he made‚ you will see that Friar Lawrence has some blame. One lousy decision Friar Laurence makes is to agree to marry the couple in secrecy. While
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Nearly every character in “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” helped contribute to their death. The only few people who did not‚ were people like‚ Balthasar or random guards and servants. Nearly everyone says that Friar Lawrence was the main cause of their Romeo and Juliet’s death‚ but you do have to consider that the reason their problems started in the first place was because of Romeo. We all know that Romeo’s banishment was a result of murdering Tybalt. Although Tybalt was a villain‚ and was practically
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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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For example Friar Lawrence declares “ In this resolve‚ I’ll send a friar with speed? To Mantua with my letters to thy Lord” ( 4. 1. 125-126) to Juliet as he hands her the potion. Though Friar Lawrence did send someone with the letter‚ informing Romeo about the plan‚ Balthasar beat the messenger to it. A lot of the argument for Friar Lawrence being responsible for their deaths is he came up with this whole plan in the first
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unbearable. They keep their love for eachother a secret because of this many people end up getting hurt and some even die. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence‚ Romeo‚ and the Family Feud are to blame for the many deaths. In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence is to blame because when Romeo gets exiled Friar helps Romeo see Juliet even when he is forbidden to go back to Verona. “ Go get thee to thy love as we decreed‚ ascend her chamber‚ hence and comfort her: But‚ look
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ many of the characters need a great deal of support. Each of the three father figures--Friar Lawrence‚ Prince Escalus‚ and Lord Capulet--have varying degrees of power. They all have some importance‚ regardless of if the men are biological fathers. Romeo’s biological father‚ Lord Montague‚ rarely makes an appearance in the play. However Friar Lawrence‚ who acts as a father for Romeo‚ is a common character. He shows his affection for Romeo: Romeo! Alack‚ alack‚ what
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Blame the Friar The Friar is to blame for all of the drama and deaths that went on in Romeo and Juliet. If the Friar wouldn’t have married Romeo and Juliet then none of the drama would have began. The Friar shouldn’t have given the potion to Juliet‚ and he shouldn’t have lied to the Capulets about why Juliet wouldn’t marry Paris. The Friar also shouldn’t have gone along with new plans without informing Romeo on what his part was first. Friar Laurence shouldn’t have married Romeo and Juliet
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the start of the play‚ which is presented as an immature action. Today‚ we might use the term “puppy love” to describe this. Romeo’s lover Rosaline is shallow and nobody really believes that it will last‚ including Friar Laurence: Romeo – “Thou chid’st me oft for loving Rosaline” Friar Laurence – “For doting‚ not loving‚ pupil mine”. In the first meeting of Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses religion in describing the first love & sight of Romeo and Juliet. Such as “good pilgrim” when Juliet
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contribute to their deaths more than the others? If so‚ which character’s actions affected Romeo and Juliet’s deaths the most? Friar Laurence had the biggest impact on the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence was the one that married Romeo and Juliet‚ “…for by your leaves‚ you shall not stay alone/ till Holy Church incorporate two in one‚” (Shakespeare II.vi.36-37). If Friar Laurence wouldn’t have married Romeo and Juliet‚ then the brawl that broke out between Mercutio and Tybalt probably never
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