The Friar In Romeo And Juliet

Hate is one very important idea examined in Romeo and Juliet and is explored by Juliet when she states ‘Here's much to do with hate, but more with love’ (1.1.166). William Shakespeare conveys the consequences of hate in his play through the ancient feud between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s, the irrational decisions made and the deaths that resulted. It is the ancient feud between the two families that lead to the irrational decisions made by Romeo and Juliet as well as their demise. It is questionable as to whether Romeo and Juliet’s lives would be spared if their families were not feuding.

Each character in the play,Romeo and Juliet, does certain things based on what they think and how they feel. Most of the other characters’ actions are based off of love, hate, and wealth. As for Friar Laurence, he has different motivations compared to the other characters. He stands up for peace in Verona between the two rich rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Everything he does is mostly centered on creating peace.

Throughout the entire play, Friar Laurence helps keep Romeo and Juliet together and their relationship a secret, encouraging their unrealistic hopes, and therefore is to blame for their deaths. Friar Laurence knows both families well, and their hate for each other, yet he misleads Romeo and Juliet to believe that their love can end their family's rivalry.

Romeo’s perseverance of civility and vengeance of Mercutio’s death also illustrate that good intentions do not always lead to good consequences. Immediately following Romeo's marriage to Juliet, Romeo is approached in the streets by the belligerent Tybalt. When Tybalt and Mercutio begin to fight, Romeo tries to maintain the peace by positioning himself between the two. Inadvertently, he obscures Mercutio's field of view, preventing Mercutio from defending Tybalt's blow. Mercutio accuses Romeo of single-handedly causing his downfall, to which Romeo replies, "I thought all for the best" (III. i. 100). Guilt-stricken, Romeo avenges his friend's death by discarding his clemency and slaying Tybalt in a moment of uncontrolled anger. This results in a multitude of adverse effects: Romeo's banishment from Verona, Juliet's arranged marriage to Paris, and Lady Montague's death. Romeo's attempt to keep the peace and the revenge he seeks on

It is said that some people bring out the not only the best in us, but sometimes the worst. This is known in literature as a foil. In every story there is, at some point a conflict between characters brings out hidden traits, or amplifies known traits. These conflicts don’t necessarily occur between heroes and villains, but some of the most powerful foils are discovered through the conflict between heroes and villains. In the romantic tale of Romeo and Juliet many oppositions between characters bring foils to light, such as Romeo to Tybalt, the Nurse to Juliet, and Romeo to Mercutio.

I strongly believe that the person with the most severe impact towards Juliet’s suicide was Friar Lawrence. This guy has guilt all over him!

Romeo and Juliet came to the Friar for help to make a plan to stay together, only to find that the Friar helped them for his own selfish reasons. The two feuding families, the Capulet and the Montagues have not gotten along for years, but when Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fell in love, the Friar saw it as an opportunity to bring the two families closer together once and for all. On page 377, lines 1-4 the Prologue confirms the two families hate, “Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair verona, where we lay our scene.” (Shakespeare 377)

Friar Laurence is the one who caused all those actions for Romeo’s and Juliet’s death. He is the one who cause it because he married Romeo and Juliet, he planned for Juliet to fake her own death, and he didn’t deliver the message to Romeo about Juliet faking her death. He caused all that chaos by doing all those things.

After his close friend was just killed, Romeo can’t handle the rage that is within. Without too much thought put behind it, Romeo draws his sword and: “They fight. Tybalt falls” (3.1.137). The endless chain of death due to hate has caused Romeo to act without forethought and betray his new side of the family with Juliet. The decision to kill Tybalt was so in the moment that Romeo didn’t get the chance to think about how it would affect both of his

Tybalt is challenging Romeo and Romeo just can’t hold his sword down so he fights him but he should’ve thought how much harm it world only do to himself. It could’ve also made the families feud even worse and caused many more problems later on. But Romeo decided to kill Tybalt resulting in his

When an individual follows the guidance of a mentor they trust this person to give helpful advice and to make good decisions. William Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo & Juliet, portrays this through the character Friar Lawrence who holds the role of a holy figure. He is expected to help many people with their conflicts including Romeo and Juliet’s. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet ends with both young lovers dead at the end. Friar Lawrence is guilty for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he makes hasty decisions and does not think things through.

Even the little mistakes someone makes can affect the whole situation. Friar John is a good friend of Friar Lawrence, but he did not accomplish getting the letter to Mantua. Friar john is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death because of his failure of delivering the letter, he didn’t bring the crow bar in time, and instead of going straight to Mantua he went to find a friend to go with him.

I believe that Friar Laurence is responsible for the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet. If the Friar didn’t make the potion would Romeo’s life had been spared. Wasn’t it the Friar that decided this was the plan that needed to take action. After all, Juliet thought about this plan and trusted Friar Laurence In a sense that everything would be turned out as planned. The Friar should have also made sure Romeo was in full correspondence with the plan as well. Balthasar should not have been the wingman on the trip. Friar Laurence made the mistake of putting himself on the line and he has to fully acknowledge that this was his fault.

Romeo’s personality takes sharp turns throughout the play as rash decisions are made and their consequences start to take form. Shakespeare portrays Romeo’s impulsivity through his attitudes toward Rosaline and Juliet, as well as his change in tone and humour throughout the play. Shakespeare sets the stage with an atmosphere full of unbalance and tension to drive Romeo to make impulsive decisions, leading the plot to spiral out of control and Romeo to bring his own demise. In the play, Romeo seeks the attention

The use of powerful metaphors shows how close the two are. ‘For doting, not loving,’ the Friar scolds Romeo for not loving Rosaline but for being seduced by her (2.3.84). This displays how the Friar can scold Romeo for many things, just like a parent would. He also wonders where Romeo was with his line ‘Our Romeo hath not been in bed to-night,’