Friar Lawrence was responsible for the demise of Romeo and Juliet. Firstly because, he married Romeo and Juliet way too quickly. Romeo was in love with Rosaline hours before he fell in love with Juliet and Friar Lawrence knew this. He told Romeo, ““Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell.../In one respect I’ll thy assistant be:/For this alliance may so happy prove/To turn your households’ rancour to pure love” (2.3. 88-92). In this quote, Friar Lawrence tells Romeo that he does not truly understand love because he went from loving Rosaline to loving Juliet so quickly, however, he still agrees to marry them. Friar Lawrence had no reason to act rash like Romeo and Juliet did. His only reason to marry Romeo and Juliet was to end the feud. …show more content…
Juliet is Lord Capulet’s only daughter and only child, making him really strict about who she marries. At first, Lord Capulet gave Juliet the choice of whether she wanted to marry Paris or not. Lord Capulet thought that Paris would be a great man for his only daughter to marry because of his social status, his wealth, and his relation to the Prince. Later in the play, without regard to Juliet’s feelings Lord Capulet forced Juliet to marry Paris and when Juliet disagreed, he yelled at her,“Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch!/ I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday,/Or never after look me in the face” (3.5 160-162). Lord Capulet hates the Montagues, Juliet could not have told him that she was already married to his enemy’s son. Lord Capulet in this quote gave Juliet an ultimatum: either she marries Paris or he disowns her. Because Lord Capulet said this and made the decision that Juliet will marry Paris, Juliet went to the Friar to find a solution. The solution that ended up with her in the tomb where she killed herself. Tybalt was Lord Capulet’s nephew, his death made Lord Capulet emotional and caused his outburst at Juliet. Before being in grief, Lord Capulet thought that Juliet was too young to be married. Nonetheless his emotions and rash decisions led to his daughter’s death. After Tybalt’s death and Romeo’s banishment, Juliet was extremely depressed and would not stop crying. Thinking that it was only because of Tybalt’s death that Juliet is so upset, Lord Capulet changed the wedding date: “I’ll have this knot knit up [Wednesday] morning” (4.2 21-22). Friar Lawrence scheduled the plan to happen on Thursday, but since the wedding was moved up a day, it was ruined. Romeo did not receive the letter explaining the plan in time because there was not enough time to deliver it. Instead, Romeo was told that Juliet was dead from Balthasar. Because Romeo could not live without
Friar Lawrence plays a big part in causing the death of Romeo and Juliet because he secretly marries them knowing something either negative or positive will happen. Friar even tells Romeo the cautions for he says 'Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.' (Act II Scene III 97) Friar marries them because he thinks that the marriage is going to end the feud between the families of Romeo and Juliet. He knows that even though Romeo and Juliet are in love they will never be able to see each other. Not in a grave to lay one in, another out to have” (Act II scene III 85) Also, if Friar Lawrence did not give Juliet the potion that she was going to use to deceive her family into thinking she was dead to get out of her marriage to Paris and make Romeo aware of what was going to happen, their deaths would not have occurred. Romeo goes to the tomb thinking Juliet is really dead after Balthasar accidently informed him of Juliet’s apparent death not knowing of her plan. If he had stayed there longer without taking the poison he had obtained from Apothecary they both would not have killed themselves. He brought the poison to the tomb to end his own life next to Juliet after seeing for himself if she was really dead. Romeo did not want to live without Juliet.
Friar Lawrence is a valuable person in the book Romeo and Juliet. He offers advice and helps tries to help Juliet find a way out of marriage. He is a wise and sympathetic man. He is always looking out for people in need. When Romeo comes to Friar Lawrence because Romeo thinks he is in love with Juliet. Friar Lawrence takes his opinion into consideration, and tries to help him out, at the best of his abilities. Some critics argue whether or not it it was his fault for their death. It was truly his fault. Friar Lawrence is guilty for the death of Romeo and Juliet is because he gave Juliet the potion, he knew how Romeo would react the way he did, and he had left Juliet by herself when she found out Romeo was dead.
Friar Lawrence plays a major role in Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. Through his lack of organization and judgment, Friar Laurence is highly responsible for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. He is a member of a group of wise priests that only want good in the world but, at the end of the play, you realize that Friar Lawrence makes many mistakes throughout the story. There are three major points that lead to the that's of both Romeo, Juliet, and even Mercutio. The first was the marriage of which Friar Laurence had questionable intentions, the second was the plan that Friar Lawrence thought of which was risky and could have been taken care of another way, and finally the last is the disorganization and miscommunication responsible
Friar Lawrence’s role in Romeo and Juliet Who is to blame for the deaths in the end of the play Romeo and Juliet? Friar Lawrence is a main character who definitely affects the storyline. Some people might believe that Romeo and Juliet are to blame, but I believe, ultimately, Friar Lawrence is to blame. Romeo could be to blame because he stupidly fell in love and made Friar Lawrence marry him and Juliet. Romeo’s careless actions brought devastation to the Capulet and Montague’s families.
Friar Lawrence is the one to blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths because he fell upon several faults that he should not have encouraged. Some things Friar Lawrence did that was not good is providing the poison and sleeping potion to Juliet so
These three reasons, along with others, prove that Friar Lawrence is to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet. He married young Romeo and Juliet together, which emotionally tied them to each other. He gave Juliet the escape idea and the sleeping potion. He also failed to inform Romeo of the rescue plan. He could’ve been a very desperate man in search of peace in Verona, but it led to the deaths of many; including those of the star-crossed
First of all, Friar Lawrence explicitly knew better than to do many of the things he did. First, he should not have agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet so quickly. Romeo wanted to marry Juliet after
Friar Lawrence was the most responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet in several ways. He was just out of his mind. He made not only one mistakes, but many mistakes that all caused Romeo and Juliet's death. First of all, he made one major mistake that he could have prevent. He trusted a teenage girl, Juliet. Teenagers aren’t stabilize, and the most scaring thing is that most of them don’t think of the consequences of love. Friar gave her fake-death poison. This is crazy! This decision was a very poor choice on the Friar's behalf. Here, he shows his irresponsibility by saying, "If... thou hast the strength of will
The first reason Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy is that he is only marrying them for his own selfish greed. [William Act iv, line 91-92] For example in this quote Friar Lawrence says “For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” This quote connects to my first reasoning because Friar Lawrence is talking about the hatred between the two houses. He only agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet because he knew that if it worked he could be the town hero. He’d be praised for bringing the two families together. Moreover, He caused many problems because of this marriage.
Romeo and Juliet believe their relationship is controlled by free will, which means they acted at their own discretion, but it is actually fate which means it was beyond their control. Friar Lawrence and his actions are what led to the deaths of Romeo & Juliet. One reason Friar Lawrence is at fault is because he married Romeo and Juliet secretly for the wrong reason. “In one respect I’ll assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households’ rancour to pure love” (Shakespeare 105). This quote exposes Friar Lawrence and shows the real reason why he married Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have been married if it wasn't for Friar Lawrence. Without this action, the story wouldn't have progressed to the point it is now. Because of him, the two lovebirds were finally together and happy, until catastrophe struck, and he had help Juliet get her poison to go into a death like sleep. Friar Lawrence has proved to be a very important character, even though he doesn't have many parts. He plays as a father figure to Romeo, which builds their relationship more. With this factor, it makes it easier for the job of Friar Lawrence to be done. Just like all the characters, he pushes the story just enough so the story gets to the
With his useless advice, Friar Lawrence is the main cause of the outcome of the play. When Romeo asks Friar Lawrence for advice, he says: “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” (III. iii.). The plan that Friar Lawrence begins to create is more complicated than it needs to be. He could have easily advised them to run away together to Mantua, or tell the Prince that Romeo and Juliet are married and therefore should not seperate. His ill-advised decisions in terms of telling Juliet what to do also contributes the couple’s downfall.
Friar Lawrence is one of the reasons that Juliet is dead. He is the person that marries Romeo and Juliet in the first place. He was in the right for wanting to make peace between the two families by marrying Romeo and Juliet, and if he didn’t, Juliet wouldn’t have killed herself to be with her husband. He is also to blame because he gave Juliet the potion. It lasted too long, and Romeo and Juliet
To begin with, Friar Lawrence is a person to blame because he didn’t communicate wit nobody. He kept everything to himself like a little secret. He was actually was supposed to tell Romeo about juliet taking the sleeping potion instead he made romeo believe that she was dead. “ I will hence tonight” (V.i.9). Friar Lawrence had a major part of the couple deaths. Not because he didn't tell anyone it is because if he would’ve communicated the couple would still be living there happy lives.
He married Romeo and Juliet thinking it would end the feud between the two houses; his plan failed (89) (91). Friar Lawrence is always there for Romeo and Juliet.He made the plan for Juliet to fake her death also. She was to drink the poison he gave her and she would be "dead" for 24 hours. Then Romeo would go to the mausoleum and they could be together. However, Romeo wasn't informed of this plan because he was banned from Verona and he never opened the letters he was sent. Friar Lawrence could be at blame some for the