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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 night

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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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    Romeo & Juliet: Final Assessment- Who’s Most Responsible? In the tragedyRomeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ there are a lot of key events and misfortunes that occur and change the course of the play. However‚ although some might say that Friar Lawrence is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet‚ it is‚ in reality‚ because of Romeo’s impulsive‚ rash‚ and poor decision-making for why he is the most responsible for the tragedy. Throughout the whole story‚ Friar Lawrence holds some responsibility

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    In the tragic play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare‚ Friar Lawrence perfectly displays a range of attributes such as being manipulative while simultaneously being compassionate. Although Friar Lawrence wanted peace between the Capulets and the Montagues‚ he inadvertently led Romeo and Juliet to their deaths because he did not stop their doomed romance. He both positively and negatively affected JulietRomeo‚ Paris‚ and both houses. Friar Lawrence’s influence was mainly positive

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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet In Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ two main characters from very different family’s meet and fall in love at first sight; their names were Romeo and Juliet. After Romeo is banned from Verona by prince Escalus‚ Juliet tries to fake her death so she can be snuck out of Verona to be with Romeo. When Romeo finds Juliet asleep without knowledge of her plan he assumes she is dead and ends up killing himself by consuming a deadly potion. When Juliet

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    play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ one of the main characters‚ Juliet‚ commits suicide near the ending of the play.Friar Lawrence is directly responsible for the death of Juliet. He makes numerous mistakes that lead to her death.Which were when he gave the poison to Juliet. He also‚ trusted someone else with extensive importance a letter to deliver to Romeo.Lastly‚ he fled when she was in most danger at the tomb. Friar Lawrence made a major mistake that he could have abstained himself. He trusted Juliet‚ someone

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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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    Friar Laurence’s interference in the families of Romeo and Juliet set much of the fighting‚ rage and death of these characters into motion. Romeo and Juliet is the title of a great tragedy. This tragedy has been caused by Friar Laurence’s involvement in the marriage of Romeo and Juliet‚ the Friar’s lying to Capulet and his family‚ and his involvement in the false death of Juliet. i shall start by reminding you that romeo and juliet married shortly after they met but this was abrutly ended when the

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    In Romeo and Juliet‚ the characters make many impulsive decisions‚ one of them being Friar Lawrence who creates careless plans which are not properly thought out. Friar acts without thinking about the consequences‚ leading to misconception and causing dreadful outcomes. Friar Lawrence should be giving smart thought out plans to Juliet considering he is a priest (he should think of another way of helping Juliet without watching the lovers take their lives)‚ he does not follow through with his plan

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    In a tragedy like 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

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