In the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence is the one responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he was the one to start and end the whole situation. In Verona Italy, there lived two families with a strong hatred for the other, the Montagues and Capulets. Romeo who is a Montague and Juliet who is a Capulet fall in love at first sight but, sadly cannot be together because of their families hatred for the other family. After a short ordeal of deaths, fights, marriage and, banishments Romeo and Juliet both are dead. Who would be the one to blame for this tragedy? To start off, Friar Lawrence was the one who gave the potion to Juliet so she wouldn’t have to be forced by her parents to marry another man named Paris. …show more content…
Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o’ Thursday…” Juliet was forced to marry someone she didn’t want to so she went to the Friar to get a potion so, she wouldn’t have to be with Paris. Friar Lawrence was the one that gave her the potion, thus being the one responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Secondly, the Friar was supposed to send a letter to Romeo explaining the whole plan about the potion and Juliet to him. Unfortunately, Romeo never got the letter because the town it was supposed to go to was infected with the Plage and no one could enter. Thus, making Romeo go to see Juliet’s ‘dead’ body then poisoning himself so he could be dead with Juliet even though she wasn’t ever actually dead. As stated by Friar Lawrence: “Thy husband in thy bosom there lies dead…” As Juliet awakened the Friar informed her that Romeo was so depressed since he thought Juliet was really dead that he killed himself, then making Juliet depressed so she stabbed herself. In the event of Romeo getting the letter from the Friar, he would've known the plan and not have poisoned himself then leading to Juliet stabbing
Who’s fault is it for the various deaths? In “Romeo and Juliet” by William Skakespeare there’s various deaths. Teenage lovers fell in love but their familes hated each other. When they got married no one knew. Friar Lawrence married them in private but, the nurse did know. In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is to blame for all the various deaths. He married Romeo and Juliet and came up with the plan for Juliet to appear her death.
One example of how Friar Lawrence is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet is that he gave the vial of potion to Juliet to help her fake her own death. Since Tybalt was murdered, the wedding idea between Juliet and Paris was introduced to cheer everyone up. Friar gave Juliet a potion that would make her seem dead for the next 42 hours and he would send a letter to Romeo telling him not to worry. “Shall, stiff and stark and cold, appear like death/And in this borrowed likeness
Friar didn’t want to have to marry Juliet to two people as that would be against the law. So, Friar then gave Juliet a sleeping potion where she was supposed to be asleep for 42 hours. This plan lead her family into great devastation. Friar knew that it was wrong to give Juliet the potion, but he thought that if he didn't she would proceed to kill herself right there in his cell. "If, rather than to marry County Paris, Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, Then it is likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death to chide away this shame, That copest with death himself to scape from it: And, if thou darest, I’ll give you thee remedy” (Shakespeare 453). Because Friar gave Juliet the sleeping potion he had to keep up his end of the deal by letting Romeo know the
The character that should be blamed the most in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence should be blamed because he was the one who married the couple after only knowing each other for like an hour. But what the Friar was thinking was a really good idea about marrying the two to maybe end the feud between the families. Then the Friar would be famous for the one who ended the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.
Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of “Romeo and Juliet” . In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare the two families Montague and Capulets hated each other. Juliet who was a Capulet, feel in love with Romeo,which is a Montague. Friar Lawrence gave juliet the potion to fake her death,And that caused Romeo to assume Juliet was which made him kill himself.
In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, I believe that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Juliet's and Romeo’s death. To begin, Friar Lawrence was the person who married Romeo and Juliet, hoping that the feud between their families would end. “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.” (Romeo and Juliet 2.3.96-100) Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence for advice and he agrees to assist him. In their plan of Romeo and Juliet getting married, Friar Lawrence believes that the two young kids could stop the hate between the two families. The last line says “For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your
In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence is the priest. In Romeo and Juliet two teenagers fall in love and cause tragic events to unfold and people die because of the love that these two teenagers have. Friar Lawrence is to blame for the tragedy of 6 deaths for two reasons. He married Romeo and Juliet and then tried to help them avoid consequences of getting married. Friar Lawrence is undoubtedly to blame for the tragic events that unfold in Romeo and Juliet.
Have you ever been blamed for something you didn’t know would happen? The play, Romeo and Juliet, was written by William Shakespeare. It was a tragic love story of two star-crossed lovers who struggled to keep their affair a secret from their families. I believe Friar Lawrence is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet because of the ideas and advice he gives to them. If the ideas of the Friar were more planned out and better thought out, the play could have ended happily, but alas, it doesn’t.
Friar Laurence intended to bring the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues to an end. To accomplish this, he secretly wed Romeo and Juliet and lied to their parents. Friar Lawrence was trying to accomplish something good, but in the end, people died as a result of his actions.
In William Shakespeare's “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, two lovers meet one night and instantly fall in love, only to die just days later. The question is not how they die, but who was responsible for their death. For many reasons, the sources will show that the Friar Lawrence is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. When Romeo and Juliet needed his help, he had his own selfish reasons to help, he also provided a plan that was absurd, and could never have ended well. Overall, the Friar Lawrence is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet.
In the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, two teens from rival families fall in love, but it eventually ends in their tragic deaths. Friar Lawrence is to blame for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. One reason Friar Lawrence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths is because he did not execute his plan for Juliet to fake her death correctly. One of the main parts of his plan was to have a letter delivered to Romeo with details about the plan, which did not happen. At Friar Lawrence's cell, Friar John told Friar Lawrence that he was unable to deliver the letter to Romeo due to exposure to the plague.
Many people could say that the protagonists of the story Romeo and Juliet have side figures that act as their true parents that help them accomplish their goals in life. In this case, people identify Friar Lawrence and Romeo’s father and the Capulet’s Nurse as Juliet’s mother. By blood these people are not related to either character but many people say that the things they do for these children act “parent like”. Truly, in the book, Lady Capulet suggests that the Nurse mainly took care of Juliet as an infant and Romeo was guided by Friar Lawrence to be the best man he could be. Overall, I believe that Friar Lawrence and Nurse capulet are the “true” parents of Romeo and Juliet.
In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare ingeniously introduces a character whose intention is to work against misfortune, but instead incites the tragedy. Friar Lawrence is who Romeo looks to for help in dire situations—being a man of God, Friar Lawrence is there to guide him towards what heaven intends. Unfortunately, the Friar does just that. While the Friar acts as Romeo’s foil, he also unintentionally orchestrates his demise. Friar Lawrence is an accomplice to the stars that cross the lovers.
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.
The next event that contributes to their deaths is Friar Laurance's faulty planning in the fake death of Juliet. Friar Laurance did not thoroughly plan the fake death of Juliet. He failed to inform Romeo that her death was fake. "I could not send it. Nor get a messenger to bring thee, so fearful were they of infection." (Act 5, scene 2, 14-16). Friar Lawrence did not stress the importance of the letter. As a result, Friar John did not see that it was delivered to Romeo. Another fault in his plan was informing Romeo of who was delivering the letter. "I'll find out your man,/ and he shall signify from time to time/ every good hap to your chances here". (Act 3, scene 3, 169-171) The Friar forgets to inform Romeo who would be bringing the message, that it would be one of his fellow Friars. In Act IV, Scene I Juliet goes to the Friar for advice. In his cell she encounters Paris, after chatting for awhile she requests to see the Friar alone, where the Friar tells her his plan. "Hold, then; go home, be merry, give consent/ To marry Paris: Wednesday is to-morrow:/ To-morrow night look that thou lie alone;/ Let not thy nurse lie with thee in thy/ chamber:/ Take thou this vial, being then in bed,/ And this distilled liquor drink thou off;" (Act 4, scene 1, 89-93). The Friar has not considered the all the possible outcomes of his plan. He tells Juliet she must drink the potion