Friar Lawrence Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

Without even thinking about it Friar Lawrence's plan was a terrible plan just out of common sense as there were too many things out of the Friar’s control that could have happened. First, he has to worry if the potion even will work when Juliet takes it or even if she takes it at all. Then he has to worry about getting the word to Romeo about the plan which of course never happened. “But look thou stay not till the watch be set, For then thou canst not pass to Mantua; Where thou shalt live, till we can find a time To blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends, Beg pardon of the prince, and call thee back With twenty hundred thousand times more joy Than thou went'st forth in lamentation.” (4.2.100-105). Here Friar Lawrence explains his badly thought-out plan. His impulsive acts and plans end up getting him in trouble and costing Verona to Young people's lives. His plans failed because he did not take his time and did not think of being more reasonable because his Solutions were completely unrealistic. In a way, Friar Lawrence could be seen as a little bit selfish. Friar Laurence's religion does not permit already married people to get married. This would mean that the Friar would be going against his oaths. Marrying Romeo and Juliet when Juliet already has an arranged marriage with Paris would have

In the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Friar Laurence is responsible for their deaths. So many things were done wrong by Friar Laurence, that lead to their deaths. The first mistake that Friar Laurence made was to agree to marry the two in secret and without the permission of their parents. The next bad advice he gave, was when he instructed Juliet to fake her own death. The last wrong thing was giving the message for Romeo to an unreliable messenger. If any of these events did not take place, their deaths could’ve been avoided.

This may be true, however, it did much more than this, and his good intentions aren’t enough to override his lack of judgement. Also, he states, “Your part in her you could not keep from death, but heaven keeps his part in eternal life.” (Shakespeare, 4, 5) approving of Juliet’s death although she was actually alive. He allowed Juliet’s family and friends to mourn her passing instead of telling the truth which would have avoided the tragic ending. This proves how although he hoped to benefit the families, this unintentionally made things more challenging for them. In addition, we learn that Romeo would not fight Tybalt because he secretly married Juliet. This leads to Mercutio stepping in, Tybalt killing Mercutio, and concluding with Tybalt’s death by Romeo. Basically, the secret marriage initiated by Friar Laurence worsened the relationship between the Montagues and Capulets, and disregarding the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, it took the lives of other characters including Tybalt and Mercutio. Others may say that Friar Laurence also developed his plan to unite Romeo and Juliet by faking her death because she threatened to kill herself. However, Friar Laurence was fully aware of Juliet’s overdramatic, extremely passionate character. His knowledge should have impacted his response yet he instead adopted this impetuous attribute.

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In the Shakespearean tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence was a monk, and a counselor, who came up with intricate plots and concocted a seemingly magical elixir in order to solve problems that the lovers encountered. Friar Lawrence had a profound impact on the outcome of this Shakespearean play; however, in a way that led to catastrophe. There are many factors that caused the deaths of the lovers, but two of the most important were how Friar Lawrence disregarded his own logic, and how he missed numerous opportunities to save the lovers.

Even though numerous characters in the play contributed to the death of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence’s irresponsibility and lack of recognition makes him most to blame. To begin, Romeo proposes the idea about marring Juliet, a member of the Capulet Family by telling Friar Laurence “Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set on the fair daughter of rich Capulet (2.3.57-58). Romeo has completely forgotten about Rosaline, and now has focused his love onto Juliet. The Friar agrees with Romeo. Friar Laurence's decision is irresponsible because he agrees with the idea of members of opposite noble families being married. By marrying Romeo and Juliet, Friar is acting like Lord

Friar Laurence’s character flaws greatly impacted the end result of the play. The Friar should be punished for his poorly made decisions throughout Shakespeare’s story. His first mistake was when he initially helped Romeo and Juliet with the aid of the Nurse. Both Romeo and Juliet are children and their parents should be included in every decision made for them. The Friar married Romeo and Juliet in Act 3 of the play. “Till Holy Church incorporate two in one” (3.1.37) The marriage was the start of many issues. Such as Juliet’s inability to wed Paris, being a married lady. This led to Friar’s next choice of giving Juliet the sleeping potion—making her appear dead. “Take this vial, being then in bed,” (4.1.93) Giving Juliet the poison was the reason why so many characters had died in the end of Act 5 of the play. Paris had died fighting Romeo because he thought he was attempting to steal Juliet’s “dead” body. Romeo, ignorant of the fact that Juliet was not dead, killed himself. Juliet committed suicide because of her fiancé lying next to her lifeless. The poison given by Friar

He had never got the message to Romeo about Juliet on the sleeping potion. Friar Lawrence told Friar John to not stop for whatever reason, but he ended up getting quarantined in a house because of the plague going around. “... Sealed up the doors and would not let us forth. So that my speed to Mantua there was stayed” (Ⅴ,ⅱ). Friar John knew he was not supposed to stop but, he got locked up in a house because of the plague going around. He never got through so he went back to Friar John. They then found Romeo but by the time they found him, he was already

When Romeo and Juliet have problems they cannot discuss with their own father they would go to Friar Laurence to speak with him as if he is their own father. Romeo would ask Friar to marry him and Juliet, but Friar did not like the idea of Romeo being with Juliet because before all of this Romeo would talk only about

The first plan Friar Laurence came up with was to secretly marry Romeo and Juliet, binding them ‘til death do they part.’ He next hid Romeo in his cell until he could talk to the Prince, to change Romeo’s sentence, or until he could get Juliet to Mantua with him. When the Capulet’s moved Juliet’s wedding, the Friar gave up all senses of reasoning, and gave Juliet the secret potion to put her to sleep, but was not able to inform Romeo. Instead of sending Balthasar, Romeo’s trusty servant, he sent Friar John who could not deliver the letter, “I could not send it/here it is again/nor get a messenger to bring it thee/So fearful were they of infection.

Who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet?

Friar Laurence is too trusting of other people in relation to very important matters. He trusts Romeo’s impulsive and hasty judgment that it is a good idea to marry Juliet and he marries them. Before Friar Laurence marries Romeo and Juliet, he says “Holy Saint Francis! What a change is here! / Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear,

Friar Lawrence was most responsible for Juliet’s death in Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet.” Friar Lawrence was the mastermind behind the plan to get Romeo and Juliet back together which resulted in Juliet dying. His plan allowed Juliet to run away with Romeo and not marry Paris. First, Juliet had to agree to marry Paris. The night before her wedding, Juliet was instructed to drink a sleeping potion that will make her seem dead. Then, she will be prepared for a burial where Romeo will come rescue her after receiving a letter from Friar Lawrence about the plan and they can go to Mantua together. Friar Lawrence responds to Juliet's cries after being forced to marry Paris in Act 4, Scene 1 saying “if, rather than to marry Count Paris, thou hast

Such as helping them getting married without their parents knowing. Friar Laurence was stupefied and told him,”Oh, she knew well Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell. But come, young waverer, come, go with me, In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households' rancor to pure love” (2.3. 87-92). This shows that he is doing whatever it takes to make peace in verona even if he knows that they are really not in love with each other. Specifically when he gave Juliet the potion so she won’t marry Paris on Thursday morning. Juliet said desperately, “Tell me not, Friar, that thou hear’st of this, 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” (4.1. 51-55). The quote shows how desperately Juliet does not want to get married to Paris and would rather die than being alive with a person that she does not love at all. Even though Friar Laurence tried the impossible to stop the fight, he succeeded but with death of six people and the most important ones are Romeo and

but he also plans to bring the two lovers together after Romeo's banishment from Verona. Friar Laurence sent a letter to Romeo regarding his plan that Romeo doesn't receive and leaves Romeo with no knowledge of Friar Laurence's plan. This