Who do you believe is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet? In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet died at the end. Whose fault is it? There are many people that can be held accountable for the death and Romeo and Juliet. But for me, Friar Lawrence had the biggest part in the passing of Romeo and Juliet. There are many reasons why I believe Friar Lawrence is to blame for Romeo and Juliets death. The first reason Friar Lawrence caused Romeo and Juliets death, was by agreeing to allow them to marry each other. Friar did not really believe Romeo loved Juliet, but he thought that their marriage would end problems between the Capulets and Montagues. Just days before, Romeo was in love with Rosaline, but now all of a sudden, he wants to marry Juliet. As Friar Lawrence said, ‘’Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline whom thou didst love so dear, so soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes’’ (Act II Scene iii). …show more content…
Juliet wanted to do this because she did not want to marry Paris. It would have been better is Juliet would have told her parents that she did not want to marry Paris. As Friar Lawrence said, ‘’...Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilled liquor drink thou off; When presently through all thy veins shall run a cold and drowsy humor, for no pulse shall keep his native progress, but surcease. No warmth, no breath shall testify thou livest. The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade. To paly ashes, they eyes’ windows fall like death when he shuts up the day of life…’’(Act V Scene i). Juliet did not want her parents to know that she did not want her parents to know that she did not want to marry Paris. She knew her parents would be upset. So Juliet threatned to kill herself if Friar Lawrence did not
The plan that Friar Lawrence aided Juliet in executing might have been a clever plan, but it was not a responsible decision. It was highly irrational, and should never have been carried out. This plan, as everyone knows, did not succeed. Friar Lawrence's failure to warn Romeo of what was truly going on with Juliet, caused Romeo to end County Paris’ and his own life, because he thought his true love was dead. Consequently If Friar Lawrence had not acted so rashly, and so quickly in giving Juliet the poison, and had perhaps taken some time to think of a safer, more practical way to help Juliet, much pain could have been
Who was at fault for Romeo and Juliet's death? Romeo and Juliet died in a plane trying to meet and run away somewhere where they would both be happy and be on their own. The person at fault for Romeo and Juliet's death is Friar Laurence. There are many reasons why Friar Laurence was at fault. First, he should have thought, "what if something happened to the letter?"
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.
In my opinion, I believe that Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Haven't you ever wondered what would have happened if Romeo and Juliet were never even married in the first place? Or maybe even ask yourself what would've happened if the letter were to make it. If Friar Lawrence were to make better decisions then Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have died. First, Romeo and Juliet were married together by Friar Lawrence, therefore stopping Juliet from marrying Paris and causing her to need a solution so she wasn't married twice.
Friar Lawrence is the reason why Romeo and Juliet died. “Take thou this vial,being in bed and this distilled liquor drink thou off.” This quote shows that Friar Lawrence gives Juliet the potion to kill herself. Friar Lawrence gave Juliet the potion to kill herself. When Romeo saw Juliet faking her death he assumed that she was dead so he killed himself.
In the Second Act Friar Lawrence mumbled “These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die”(II.VI.5-10). Friar Lawrence is the main influence on Romeo and Juliet's death because he had them marry too quickly, he also came up with the plan to fake poison Juliet. Because Friar Lawrence did not ensure Romeo knew the poisoning was fake, the distraught Romeo killed himself, and Juliet followed by killing herself.
In Romeo And Juliet, Friar Lawrence plays a very important role in not only being a friend of the lovers, but also the person who is to blame for their deaths. Many people argue about who is the one who caused their deaths; Friar always seems to be the most popular. There are different explanations on who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death, two big ones being Friar Lawrence and Nurse.
The play Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare has written multiple other tragic plays such as Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. Many people still have one question, and that is who is the most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? The play is filled with many characters and every character plays a different role. But, in my opinion, Friar Lawrence is the most to blame for Romeo and Juliet deaths. The reason behind this is because he was the one to suggest their marriage to create peace between the two families. Friar Lawrence was also the one to provide Juliet with the poison and the message didn't get through to Romeo correctly making him kill himself. The play Romeo and Juliet is about two lovers that fell in love and if one does something the other will do.
Juliet wanted to get out of an arranged marriage with Paris so badly, she wanted to kill herself. She was also distraught because Romeo was banned from Verona, and she can’t see him. Friar Lawrence helped her plan to fake her death, he gave her a potion to make her fall asleep for forty-two hours. “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, When presently through all thy vein shall run a cold and drowsy humor; for no pulse shall keep his native progress, but surcease; no warmth, no breath, shall testify thou livest…”(Shakespeare 818). This quote helps show that Friar was helping Juliet.
To conclude, many people can be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The main ones, in opinion, are Romeo and Juliet, themselves, and Friar Lawrence. Romeo and Juliet are obvious ones to blame. This is because they are the ones that thought they were in love. They are also the ones that killed themselves. It was their decision to die, so it is their fault. Friar Lawrence only played a part because they trusted him and he had a cause, so he also contributed to the tragedy when he could have stopped
Friar Lawrence plays a big part in causing the death of Romeo and Juliet because he secretly marries them knowing something either negative or positive will happen. Friar even tells Romeo the cautions for he says 'Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.' (Act II Scene III 97) Friar marries them because he thinks that the marriage is going to end the feud between the families of Romeo and Juliet. He knows that even though Romeo and Juliet are in love they will never be able to see each other. Not in a grave to lay one in, another out to have” (Act II scene III 85) Also, if Friar Lawrence did not give Juliet the potion that she was going to use to deceive her family into thinking she was dead to get out of her marriage to Paris and make Romeo aware of what was going to happen, their deaths would not have occurred. Romeo goes to the tomb thinking Juliet is really dead after Balthasar accidently informed him of Juliet’s apparent death not knowing of her plan. If he had stayed there longer without taking the poison he had obtained from Apothecary they both would not have killed themselves. He brought the poison to the tomb to end his own life next to Juliet after seeing for himself if she was really dead. Romeo did not want to live without Juliet.
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.
Who was at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet? The facts in the book “Romeo and Juliet”, written by William Shakespeare, all point to Friar Lawrence, because of the “help” he said to be doing with his plan. He entrusted a poison to juliet, he fled from the tomb, and above all he admitted to killing them himself.
Romeo and Juliet death, The person to blame for Romeo and Juliet death is Friar Lawrence. Friar Laurence is the most blame person their death because He married Romeo and Juliet, Make Juliet fake her death, and Left Juliet in tomb alone.
What is most responsible for the two lovely lover-Romeo and Juliet’s death? In my opinion, there is no one particular person to really blame on their death. However, it is every single person are should be blamed for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. If I was answering the question of who were the few most responsible people for their tragedy-it would be three people. Because of people’s decision and different point of view, the people most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are Lady Capulet, Nurse, and Friar Lawrence.