Responsibility In Romeo And Juliet

In the play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence hastily thought up a plan to reunite Romeo and Juliet. It was poorly thought out and Lawrence neglected to think of the consequences that could take place if the plan should unfold as intended. Meanwhile, Fate seemed to have its way with the young couple, throwing numerous obstacles to get in the way of their love. It seemed as if Romeo and Juliet’s love was doomed from the very start. Due to these unfortunate circumstances and twisted chain of events, Friar

Friar didn’t tell Romeo and when Romeo found out that Juliet was “dead” he killed himself. “Hold; get you gone, be strong and prosperous In this resolve: I'll send a friar with speed To Mantua, with my letters to thy lord.” This quote shows that Friar Lawrence went back on his word when he told Juliet that he would send a friar to tell Romeo the plans and didn’t. This quote is towards the end of Juliet and Friars conversation it is well worded that he promises he will send someone to tell Romeo of the plans so he doesn’t worry. This is more shocking evidence that leads us to believe it was Friars fault for not only Romeo & Juliets death but many others.

The forbidden marriage would have not happened if the Friar didn't help them. Their death could have been prevented, if they weren't together. At that time he wasn't only thinking about Romeo's love, but also how it would help their family to make a good relationship between them. Romeo and Juliet trusted Friar Lawrence completely. ¨Young men's love then lies / Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes¨ (II.iii.71-72).

In the amazing and tragic play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare there are many characters that led to the plot and ending, but the most important character that gave Romeo and Juliet it’s plot and tragedy was the Friar. Every decision that the Friar makes affects the play in different ways, His decisions lead to the plot and the very catastrophic ending for the two lovers. Many of the Friar’s decisions were not very thought through, especially the ones that had to do with Romeo and Juliet that’s why without the Friar the storyline would have been very different and perhaps it wouldn’t have had such a tragic ending.

Friar wanted to fake the death of Juliet so she did not have to marry Paris and Romeo to come and bring her with him. Friar first of all did not have to make the plan at all his job was to marry them and he did he can get out of the situation now. He decides to stay and makes this sleeping potion for Juliet to drink. Friar did not have to do this and if he did not it would have been for sure that Juliet did not die. If Friar would have told Romeo about the plan it would of stopped their deaths also because then Romeo would have known that Juliet was sleeping and not dead.

The Friar had good intentions in the beginning of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, but his promotion of their secret relationship contributed to the events that all ushered the lovers to their death. He had originally wanted to make Romeo happy and attempt to put an end to the feud. This is true because Friar Lawrence clearly states his intentions in this quote, “For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your household’s rancor to pure love.” (Act 2 Scene 3 Lines 91-92) This shows that his intentions were good in the beginning before everything went downhill, but not everything worked out the way he had planned. He wanted to do everything he possibly could in order to make it that Romeo and Juliet could be together and not have to have any worries. However, the help that he offered both the lovers ended up backfiring in his face with so many problems arising for the plan to be properly executed. His letter never made its way too Romeo which caused the whole plan to fail as a result. Although, the he can be blamed for helping push the lovers in the direction of their doom, but he can’t be completely blamed for the mistake with the letter. Throughout the play there seemed to be forces like fate which are bigger than the characters and that are working to guide Romeo and Juliet to their end. So, despite Friar Lawrence playing a

In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet there are several characters that are often blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. However, the audience learns that the faults of Friar Lawrence, ultimately leads Romeo and Juliet to their deaths. While it may seem that Prince Estacleas is at fault creating an environment where his word means nothing. The blame does not lie in figures such as the Prince, but rather Romeo’s confidant, Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence misleads the teenagers by agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet, not connecting to his audience, and rushing his decisions and being very hypocritical. Overall, In William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence fails to as an authority figure, and hurts both Romeo and Juliet rather than helping them.

In act two scene six in the cell of Friar Lawrence, Romeo and the Friar are waiting for Juliet and her nurse to arrive to marry Romeo and Juliet. While waiting for Juliet, the Friar tells Romeo, "So smile the heavens upon this holy act, That after hours with sorrow chide us not!" As the Friar says this he was not only blessing Romeo and Juliet's marriage, but in a way he jinx the marriage. The Friar agreeing to marry them decided the future of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence chose to help Romeo and Juliet which was his own personal choice. Romeo and Juliet were very rushed which has affected their future

Through reckless decisions and snap judgment, Friar becomes the main enabler of the relationship when he is the one person who should have forbidden the affair. When Juliet comes to Friar in the first place asking him to marry her and Romeo, Friar says yes even though he is obligated to marry her to Paris. Friar is painfully aware of the scandal involved in Romeo and Juliet ’s relationship because he assists in hiding them and getting away with running away. This plan eventually blows up in his face and leaves him with two dead teenagers and two anger families. Due to Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Juliet were given false hope that they could live together happily.

First, the friar is an irrational thinker. The decisions he makes shows that he doesn’t really think about it. The things he does is not very logical. He married Romeo and Juliet knowing it would cause problems and that they had just met. Any person with logical reasoning would have told them to wait because they had just met hours before and were so young. He didn't of course because he just wanted to help. Friar also gave Juliet a potion to make it seem like she killed herself. Really all he had to do is find a way to get her out of town. Getting out of town seems like a way more thought out plan. Finally, Friar could have delivered the news that Juliet wasn’t dead himself instead of making Friar John deliver it. If he would have delivered the news himself then romeo would have gotten the news earlier.

The Friar said, “Women may fall when there is no strength in men.” When he told Romeo this, he was reminding him that he was just heartbroken over Rosaline a few days before, and was already claiming to have fallen in love with Juliet. Romeo’s affection for her was unreliable, and the Friar himself questioned if Romeo’s love was real, but he married them anyway. Friar Laurence strongly encouraged Juliet to be with Romeo. He did not try to stop the couple from being together, despite the fact that their families hated each other. He also didn’t tell either of the families about them and kept their love a secret. The Friar gave Juliet a vial of liquid to drink, which put her into a sleep like death. He had a plan to cheat death to keep Juliet and Romeo together, but he did not tell the Nurse what he was doing. When he did this, he was risking Juliet’s life and going behind the Nurse’s back. His plan was questionable. What if Juliet had not woken up on time or had been buried alive in her tomb? When Juliet went through with the plan, it led Romeo to believe that his true love was dead. It also caused him to kill himself to be with her. When Juliet woke up to her dead husband, she too took her life to be with him. All of this could have been avoided if the Friar had not done what he did. Although the Friar played a major part in Romeo and Juliet’s death, he was not the only one

With a flicker of hope that the marriage will work and end the feud, Friar Lawrence remarks that, "this alliance may so happy prove to turn [their] households' rancor to pure love" (II iv 91-92). The blame can be placed on Friar Lawrence because he cares too much for Romeo and Juliet and eventually takes an extreme and risky approach to facilitate their union.

If he had refused to help, Romeo would not have married Juliet or slain Tybalt. This is because Romeo would be occupied looking for another way to marry Juliet, hence, Tybalt would not have the right set of circumstances to fight Mercutio. Another decision made by the friar takes place after the climax, when Juliet’s parents demanded she marry Paris and she seeks the friar for help. Hearing this, he responds with, “And, if thou darest, I’ll give thee remedy.” (4.1.77) The friar chose to offer Juliet an alternative to marrying Paris, and in doing so, he indirectly and accidentally assists in Romeo’s suicide as the plan would result in Juliet’s fake death. If he did not help Juliet, it is likely she would leave Verona instead of killing herself. The protagonists notwithstanding, the friar is the most responsible for the deaths of the main characters because he decided to help them.

I think that the most responsible in the the story Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare is Romeo. Some people might not like my opinion or they don't understand why that Romeo is the most responsible. The least responsible for Rome and Juliet's death is tybalt. I know that he got kill and but he was kill Romeo and since that Romeo got banish for his action.

Romeo and Juliet, a Shakespeare play written about two star crossed lovers. The forbidden love between Romeo and Juliet resulted in a great tragedy. There is one question that is asked now; who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Friar Laurence is to blame Romeo and Juliet’s death. The Friar had good intentions, but sometimes the right decision is not always the best.