tragic story of Romeo and Juliet. Many characters in the play had something to do with the end result of the deaths of Romeo and Juliet‚ and the end to one of the most famous love stories ever written. However‚ did one character 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
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relationship between Friar Laurence and Romeo and Juliet lead the two to an untimely death . Friar Laurence is a priest in Romeo and Juliet’s holy church and a mentor to both Romeo and Juliet. When Romeo is swayed to go to the Capulet party he finds an unexpected love that brings him to the Friar’s cell wanting to get married. The holy man that the friar was said to the blinded Romeo‚ “young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts‚ but in their eyes.” ( Act II‚ Scene III‚ Lines 71-72) Friar laurence is
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happening of events. The play Romeo and Juliet sets a scene that is used to express this idea by using a character named Friar Laurence whose intentions are only for the good of both the romantic couple and the feuding families. In this play Friar Laurence creates a plan to satisfy both the wants of Romeo and Juliet and his own wants for the feuding to end between the Montagues and the Capulets. In the end‚ his plan succeeds in ending the feud but costs Romeo and Juliet their lives. Through the actions
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story of Romeo and Juliet is one that will live on forever. Two lovers who took their own lives while overwhelmed by a love they couldn’t understand. Many question who was involved in getting the two to the point where they felt suicide was the only option. Friar Lawrence played a big role in the lives of Romeo and Juliet as did Nurse‚ and Lord and Lady Capulet. The question being answered here is how did they contribute to such tragedy. Friar Lawrence was a big part of the Romeo and Juliet story.
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a tomb together‚ two bloody and the other a pale green. This scenario is the climax and the end of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. But that leaves the question‚ who actually “killed” Romeo and Juliet? Friar Laurence caused the death of Romeo and Juliet‚ as he married them to try and bring a truce between the two feuding families Friar Laurence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he agreed to marry them in secret. “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may
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I think that Friar Lawrence shouldn’t be punished because he never tried to cause any of the bad things that happened to Romeo and Juliet intentionally. He also is always trying to make Verona a safer place for its citizens. He also helped Juliet and Romeo be together even though he knew that he would be punished if he did. He even helped them when he knew it would not end the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues which was one of the main reasons he helped them to begin with. In the end the
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I think Friar Lawrence is most responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because his plan that went wrong was that Friar wants Romeo to visit Juliet that night‚ but Romeo has to make sure that he leaves Juliet’s chamber he also has to make sure and leave Verona before morning. Romeo is going to live in Mantua until Friar can make Romeo and Juliet’s Marriage public and make peace between Romeo and Juliet’s Families. Friar told Romeo that he will ask the Prince to pardon him. Then they will welcome
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A film Comparsion of Romeo and Juliet Whether on screen or on stage the romantic tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has been portrayed many times by different actors‚ directors‚ and writers but the themes always hold true to William Shakespeare’s original play that was wrote in the late 1500’s. The two particular movies we watched in class were perfect examples of contrast‚ one was more traditional (Zefferilli’s 1968 version) while the other appealed to a new generation‚ (Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version)
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Why Nurse and Friar Lawrence Suck In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Nurse and Friar Lawrence are the ones to get equal blame as they both had equal influence on the young couple’s lives. Some may say Romeo and Juliet can also take a small part of the blame‚ but they only killed themselves because of the mess that Friar Lawrence and Nurse made‚ like when Friar Lawrence agrees to marrying them (2.3. 57-80) and Nurse helps tell Juliet about their marriage (2.5. 66-75) when the problems started
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famous love story explores the ideas of contrasts and dualities‚ both in concepts and characters. Through this ill-fated love story‚ the audience learns that humans are composed of many opposing ideas and feelings specifically. Opening a love story with a lighthearted discussion of rape is an odd contrast that sets the tone and standard for a multitude of contrasts to come. The notion of joking about the topic of rape is the first of a multitude of contrasts and tensions throughout Shakespeare’s most
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