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What Are The Friar's Decisions In Romeo And Juliet

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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. One of the decisions that the Friar made was marrying Romeo and Juliet behind their parents’ back, even though the Friar was doing it for good cause or at least what he thought was a good cause “In one respect I’ll assistant be, for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” (II .iii …show more content…

He did not exactly make a mistake by choosing his next decision since Juliet did not give him much time to even think about it “If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help, do thou but call my resolution wise, and with this knife I’ll help it presently.” (IV. i. 53-55) Juliet is threatening the Friar if he doesn’t do something about it she’d kill herself so the Friar was in dilemma between either letting the girl killing herself and he would not get in any trouble for more lying or give her a potion that will help her escape her parents and live with Romeo in Mantua. Since he was a Friar he could not let a young girl get married twice and or kill herself so he gave her the potion that helped trick her parents into thinking she was dead and then she can wake up and leave with Romeo, and in the Friar’s mind this is a great plan and it’ll work out just

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