Friar Lawrence Is To Blame

good Juliet, I don’t dare to stay any longer” (V.III.21-22). In the last act, when Juliet awakens from her comatose state, she finds her true love killed before her. Friar knows how strongly their lives are intertwined, and that Juliet has suicidal tendencies. Yet, when Juliet refuses to flee the tomb, he leaves her there because of his fear of the watch appearing. He left her there in the knowledge that the sight of Romeo’s dead body would kill her, literally.

Friar did this when “But come young waverer, come, go with me. In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, For this alliance may so happily prove turn your household rancor into pure love (2.3.95-99)”. This shows that Friar Lawrence was irresponsible and was supposed to give Romeo positive advice and to not marry Juliet, who’s family is the rival of Montague. Despite Friar Lawrence’s good intentions of bringing both families together after Romeo and Juliet's marriage, he was wrong and his bad decision contributed to Romeo and Juliet's death. To add on, Juliet was in a crisis because she did not want to be married to Paris and would do anything to be with Romeo.

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.97-99). Friar Lawrence should have taken a long period of time to think through his decisions. However, he didn't because he was convinced by Romeo's words and thought their marriage could bring their family together. Also how it would bring peace to the society if the Montagues and Capulets reunite.

Friar Lawrence does not fully agree that Romeo is in love with Juliet, but because he believes this could end the feud he agrees to marry them, this is shown from this quote. Even though he thought he was doing the right thing, his decision ignored what could go wrong.

Friar Lawrence listens and then contemplates helping Romeo and Juliet wed, but in his final decision the only outcome he sees is the one where the two families come together and stop feuding. Friar Lawrence was not in love, his judgment was not clouded unlike Romeo and Juliet because, “love can look for all the world like mental illness.(it) prompts out-of-character behavior”(Dupler 1). With that in mind, he was also the only adult involved in the issue. Friar Lawrence has no excuse for his poor decision-making. He needed to consider what bad outcomes could occur from the whole situation as well as the good, but he failed to do so.

In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence was mostly the cause for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Despite his intentions were good, a string of illogical and stupid decisions from Friar Lawrence led to the downfall of the two lovers. Throughout the play, he further shows his lack of care by constantly attempting to flee situations that seem threatening to him. Although Friar Lawrence did not physically kill Romeo and Juliet, he unwittingly contributed to their demise by marrying them without parental consent, concocting an escape plan for them, providing the means to carry out this plan, and then abandoning Juliet, while she was distraught.

Every play has tragic endings and there is always someone to blame. In William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the two main characters in which they have a tragic ending and someone to blame, like friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence was the main one to blame; he was the one that got Romeo and Juliet married in secret, he was the one who gave Juliet the potion to “die,” and chose an unreliable person to send the letter to Romeo. Friar Lawrence thoughtlessly got Romeo and Juliet married when he knew they had a family feud. Claim a. Friar Lawrence agreed to help as he hoped “so happily prove to turn your households Rancor to pure love “Even though Friar Lawrence wanted to help out the families he still did it in secret which was a bad because it causes more damage than good This was one of many times Friar Lawrence made a mistake of agreeing to help them which when he shouldn't have When Friar Lawrence found out that Lord Capulet wanted Paris to marry Juliet, he suggested a plan to Juliet and offered her a potion.

Friar Lawrence Takes Responsibility: People have the need to feel respected. In every life or story, even if you don’t see it, there’s always someone who wants the credit to feel validated and proud. This need for pride is typically the downfall of the tragic hero. In the melodrama Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, the deaths of the protagonists Romeo and Juliet are most dependent on the selfish Friar Lawrence. In Gerry Brenner’s essay “A Dark View of Friar Lawrence’s Motivations,” Brenner examines why Friar Lawrence is the main cause of their deaths.

Ava Brown Ms.DeVisser English 1 18 March 2024 Friar Lawrence knew his plans would end up in devastating deaths. He is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence is the main cause of all of the horrible things that happened. He was attempting to save Juilet's love, but it went terribly wrong. The plan was to save Juliet till Romeo could get to her, that's not how it happened.

Friar Lawrence is the one to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because he continues to secretly marry them even though he does not think they are truly in love,

A factor to blame in Romeo and Juliet’s death is Friar Lawrence. Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to marry himself and Juliet. Friar Lawrence immediately refuses to marry Romeo and Juliet, but after looking at a cross in the church from a distance he suddenly changes his mind and tells the young Romeo that he will indeed marry the two

Friar Lawrence's impulsive tendencies, displayed through his advice to the lovers and his risky actions, impact the story but not as much as his relentless irresponsibility. Along with being impulsive, Friar Lawrence’s irresponsibility leads to convincing young adults into abrupt and daring decisions. For instance, Romeo comes to Friar Lawrence in secret asking if he would perform the marriage, in response Friar Lawrence says,“In one respect I’ll thy assistant be;/ For this alliance may so happy prove/ To turn your households rancor to pure love”

“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none"- William Shakespeare. Shakespeare explains that one should love all, however, have trust in people you love and believe in the most. To conclude, he explains that you should always promote happiness and truthfulness, whether it is in your best interest or not. Romeo and Juliet put this quote into action as they put trust into Friar Laurence to marry them. Many have debated that Friar Laurence is in fact a major reason for the death of Romeo and Juliet. The Montagues and Capulets are two noble families in the city of Verona. After years of an ongoing feud with one another, Romeo and Juliet decide that marriage is the only way to restore peace throughout the land. Through the support of Friar Laurence,

There are many characters in the play of Romeo and Juliet that have important roles and unique characteristics. One of these characters is Friar Lawrence, a Franciscan monk who is an expert in plants and medicines. While the Friar does not appear in all parts of the play, he acts as an advisor to Romeo and Juliet and gets them married. Being an honest, trustworthy, and loving friend, Friar Lawrence helps keep Romeo and Juliet together while maintaining his character and not acting dual-sided or having a second nature. Throughout the later parts of the play, Friar Lawrence’s characterization remains consistent as he guides the two lovers through their troubles and eventually ends the family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.

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.