At the end of Romeo and Juliet, the Prince says “Some shall be pardoned, and some punished”. There are many different ideas of who should be pardoned and who should be punished for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. The Prince should be punished for his role in the deaths, and Friar Lawrence should be pardoned for his role in the deaths. Friar Lawrence should be pardoned for his role in the deaths because he gave Juliet a plan so she wouldn’t have to marry Paris. Proof of this is when the Friar says to Juliet, “Take thou this vial, being then in bed …Shall, stiff and stark and cold, appear like death. And in this borrowed likeness of shrunk death Thou shalt continue two and forty hours,” This means that, on the night before her wedding, Juliet should
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
The deaths of the two lovers Romeo and Juliet were unnecessary and could have been avoided in many ways. The main person that is to blame for their deaths is Friar Lawrence. The Friar was an outsider looking into the family feud thinking it was ridiculous for the two lovers to not be able to be together. He underestimated the seriousness of this family feud and overestimated in Romeo and Juliet and neither were mature enough to go through with his complex plan. The Friar is the person most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because, he was the one who gave Juliet the sleeping potion as part of his plan to fake her death, he conducted the awful plan to fake Juliet’s death, and followed through with the plan without properly informing
Gulp! There goes the poison out of Romeo’s bottle. Ugh! There goes Juliet stabbing herself once she sees her husband dead. Romeo and Juliet’s death was tragic, but who was most responsible for their death?
Friar Lawrence is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. An
Friar Lawrence, though a wise and good man, is responsible for Romeo and Juliet´s death. Friar, despite the known fact that these two lovers´ families despised one another, married the two. ¨For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone. Till holy church incorporate two in one.¨ (2.6, 30). This dangerous act could have created more fury and hatred between the two families, resulting in violence, and possible murders. Back in this time period, decapitation was the most common way of punishment, which also could have been the case for Romeo and Juliet.
Lord Capulet should be pardoned for the deaths of Juliet and Romeo. During the party when Tybalt and Lord Capulet see Romeo at their party, Lord Capulet doesn’t get bothered with Romeo being there. Lord Capulet says, “Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone,” (Shakespeare I.v. 63). Lord Capulet says this because Tybalt wanted to fight
In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence is to blame for the events that transpire. From marrying an underage couple without their parents’ consent to lying about the “death” of a young girl, Friar Lawrence’s errors in judgment lead to nearly all of the major events in the play and the deaths of six people. Friar Lawrence’s first error in judgment, marrying Romeo and Juliet, was his largest and most far-reaching error in judgment and set the tragic events of the play into motion. When Romeo approached Friar Lawrence in Act 2 to ask permission to marry Juliet, Friar Lawrence voices his concerns and tells Romeo that young men often love not with their hearts “but [with] their eyes” (2.3.72).
"Love looks not with eyes, but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind" (William Shakespeare). William Shakespeare, an English play writer and poet who in which is regarded as one of the best writers in the English language. Shakespeare is the proud creator of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, two of many plays written by him, but also two of the most famed plays in the world! Romeo and Juliet, a devastatingly romantic story between two unconditional lovers. This jaw-dropping play reveals the true picture of love between a man and a women, but also shows how true love's bond can be broken in the blink of an eye. Even when Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet, their love was overpowering and could not be
Friar Lawrence is guilty because of his affiliation with the wedding between Romeo and Juliet. When Romeo is banished from Verona, Juliet was being forced to marry Count Paris. Juliet tries to avoid this and asks Friar for advice. Friar tells
The people that should be pardoned should only be the Nurse for supporting their desisions. The person that is most responsible for the deaths of Romeo
One of Prince Escalus's last words spoken in the play is “Some shall be pardoned, and some punished” (I. 5. 333.). In order to be able to be pardoned, someone would've had to done something wrong, in order to be pardoned. That would mean that everyone in the entire play is guilty, in one way or another, including Romeo and Juliet themselves. Some less guilty than others. Blame can be placed on virtually everyone
Romeo and Juliet stood first published in 1597 and is the most quoted story in the English language. “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” (II-ii-35). This popular line is known all around the world and is misunderstood.
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 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 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