Friar Lawrence the one that was most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, the nurse played a big role in the actions that lead up to the tragedy that was the death of two young star crossed lovers.The nurse was looking out for Juliet and doing what she felt was best.Even though Friar Lawrence helped the two star crossed lovers get away with a lot of their plans involving their love, his intentions were good and honest. Romeo and Juliet's death was also their own fault they knew what they were doing and what the consequences could be. but there love blinded them and the only thing that mattered to them was that they were together. So many other characters and factors had a role in the death of Romeo and Juliet.The Friar's plan …show more content…
An example of this is when Romeo speaks of how there is no sense of living without being in Verona with Juliet, this is an example of just one of the times that one of them doesn’t think about their actions and the consequences. “There is no world / Thou cutt’st my head off with a golden ax And smilest upon the stroke that murders me.”(3.3.?) The only thing that mattered to them was that they were together they did not think of their families and how it would affect them and their surrounding. They also didn't think of the repercussions or consequences of their actions.They asked the Friar for his help and asked him to get involved, they took the advice that he gave them, and followed his instructions,When the Friar tells Juliet , “ Hold, daughter/That copest with death himself to ’scape from it An if thou darest, I’ll give thee remedy”,(4.1.70-75) In this quote Friar Lawrence tells Juliet of a way that she and her true love can be together without having to hide it. She followed his instructions and put her trust in him that the rest of the their plan would go accordingly ,and all though it did not end up that way Juliet was still willing to kill herself if it meant that she would get to be with her one true love for all eternity. …show more content…
The Nurse kept all of Juliet’s secrets, and helped do many things for the love of Romeo and Juliet throughout the play, An example of this is when the nurse says, “Your love says, like an honest gentleman, and a courteous, and a kind, danand, I warrant,a virtuous,-Where is your mother?” (2.5.?)This quote is when the nurse was helping them to keep their love a secret and pass on messages from one to another when they were not able to see each other.Without the nurse passing on these messages Romeo and Juliet's love would have never been possible and neither would their tragic deaths. The nurse would sometimes question Juliet’s judgement but, she always tried to look out for what was best for Juliet, which caused Juliet to hide Friar Lawrence and her plan from the nurse, if Juliet would have been able trust the nurse then Romeo would have got the message and neither of them would have had to end up dead. In the play she helps the two young lovers with their secret meetings,love affairs,and messages.In this quote you can feel the hate that Juliet feels towards the nurse, The nurse also helps Romeo and Juliet with their secret marriage and all of the plans that had to happen in order to make their marriage possible.After the nurse agrees with Lord Capulet that Juliet should marry Paris Juliet is very angry and begins to feel hatred towards the nurse, she
In the classical romance Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare many were distraught by the two lovers’ suicide. The most to blame for their deaths is Friar Lawrence. He took many risks helping Romeo and Juliet. He knew what he was getting himself into and still helped them. Some say he's a bad person for doing that, others say he was being kind.
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.
First of all, The Nurse supports Juliet throughout the majority of the play, but her unsound advice is a notable reason for the young lovers’ downfall. For instance, Juliet appreciates The Nurse’s help during the beginning of her and Romeo’s relationship, but what Juliet is blind to is the damage that The Nurse does as she unintentionally leads Juliet to her death when she says “Then hie you hence to Friar Laurence’ cell;/ There stays a husband to make you a wife” (Shakespeare, II, v, 68-69). In essence, the wedding that The Nurse encourages Romeo and Juliet to have reflects her negative influence on their relationship as Juliet is left increasingly vulnerable to Romeo’s impulsivity, which is an extremely relevant cause of Juliet’s eventual demise. Additionally, both Romeo and Juliet are significantly affected by the immature behavior of their kin. Specifically, Juliet displays her eradicated ability to form rational decisions when she speaks of the pressure her family puts on her as she says “My only love sprung from my only hate!/ Too early seen unknown, and known too late!/ Prodigious birth of love it is to me/ That I must love a loathed enemy” (Shakespeare, I, v, 138-141). This internal conflict that arises when Juliet discovers that Romeo is a Montague is of significance
In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare the people who are to blame for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet, are Friar Lawrence and the Nurse. Friar lawrence and the Nurse made six preventable mistakes that lead up to the terrible tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet is known as a tragic spin of events involving two “star crossed” lovers whose actions result in many deaths. A question worth asking is: who is to blame for this tragedy? There are many characters that the blame could be thrown upon, a lot of the characters made fatal mistakes ending in the death of others, but one character who seems to be the most responsible is Friar Lawrence. Why Friar Lawrence? Friar lawrence is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because, he married Romeo and Juliet, did not see the consequences as he should have, and gave Juliet the vile full of poison.
There are many people contributed to Romeo and Juliet’s Death. First, the main person to contribute their death was Lord Capulet.. Juliet help cause her own death. Lastly, Tybalt is contributing by getting in a fight with Mercutio, which leads to fighting with Romeo.These three people caused Romeo and Juliet’s death, Lord Capulet, Juliet, and Romeo.
Friar Lawrence is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet because he marries Romeo and Juliet in secret , involvement in Juliet’s fake death, and doesn’t follow up on his plans. Friar Lawrence shouldn't have married Romeo and Juliet because he knew their families are enemies and that Romeo has suddenly fallen in love with Juliet overnight. Romeo and Juliet belongs to two families that fight “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” (II. iii. 88-92). Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because he believes it will end their family’s fights.
“Thus, with a kiss I die” In the play Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare readers can picture the romantic and tragic death of the two star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. The two are to blame for their own demise and others such as (Tybalt, Lady Montague, Paris, Mercutio). Capulet/Friar Lawrence and Tybalt are also to blame for the death of the two lovers.
Thesis: In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is the person to blame for Romeo and Juliets tragedy because he married them for the wrong reasons. He also created a risky plan that is part of the reason things ended so badly. Lastly, Lawrence covered up their marriage, which created more problems.
Angel Lopez Honours freshman english Mrs. Tourangeau Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare very well may be one of history's best romantic tragedies. In this story two characters named, Romeo and Juliet, were both driven to commit suicide because of the disapproval of their relationship from their rival families. Once all said and done one character may be responsible for these characters’ deaths. Friar Lawrence should be held responsible for these two characters’ deaths because he wed the couple in order to solve the feud, he did not try to warn Romeo when the letter was not able to be sent, and he should not of given the sleeping potion to Juliet in the first place. Friar Lawrence in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths.
Friar Lawrence must be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, due to his rashness or impulsiveness, as well as his irresponsibility, when dealing with the conflict.
The Nurse also helped them get married by almost being what you would call Juliet's "secret agent' to tell Romeo what Juliet said and arranging the time and how they were going to get there. If she would of never helped them out and acted like a responsible adult possibly Juliet would of stopped what she was doing and would of never fell in love with Romeo. She also helped them get to see each other without her parents finding out. If the Nurse would have let Juliet parents know what was going on possibly nobody could of died and things would of been
In the drama “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, I think that there are many people responsible for the deaths of the main characters. However, there is one character that I think has more of an impact than others. That character is Friar Lawrence. There are many reasons why just he alone is the main reason for the death of Romeo and Juliet. He is to blame because he didn’t follow through well enough with his plan. He also kept too many secrets.
In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, I believe Friar Lawrence is responsible for the dramatic death of Romeo and Juliet. I think he causes their death because of three main reasons. One, he married Romeo and Juliet. He thought he was in love with Rosaline and when Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to marry him with Juliet; he knows it was a bad idea, but he still agreed to marry them. Two, he gives Juliet the sleeping potion, without having a proper plan to execute. He executed the plan without knowing if the letter, with the plan, got to Romeo. This is why Romeo assumes that Juliet is dead. When he Romeo sees her like that, he soon kills himself and buys a potion to help him do that. Last, he left Juliet in the tomb alone with the
The Nurse is the only other person that knew about the secret relationship between Romeo and Juliet. She was sort of Juliet’s messenger in the story, she told Romeo about the marriage and when he was going to see Juliet again. Then towards the ending of the story she started realizing that Juliet’s parents were not going to let her marry anyone but Paris. So Nurse tried to help Juliet realize that, and it only made Juliet more upset and run off to Friar. When Juliet was upset she told Nurse that she was going to pay respects, nurse knew that wasn’t true and did nothing about it, if Nurse would have stopped Juliet from going to Friar she could have prevented the whole plan and stopped the events leading to Romeo and Juliet’s death. But Romeo and Juliet made it very difficult for the Nurse and Friar help them because they wanted nothing but to be together and they wouldn’t wait for anything.