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    to be at peace again is to forgive and forget. Similarly, in the Shakespearean play, “Romeo and Juliet,” Friar Lawrence, guided by his values as a holy priest, intends to marry Romeo and Juliet to bring them happiness and end their family’s feud, but his plans do not work out as smoothly as he expects. Although Friar Lawrence

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    Friar Lawrence Takes Responsibility: People have the need to feel respected. In every life or story, even if you don’t see it, there’s always someone who wants the credit to feel validated and proud. This need for pride is typically the downfall of the tragic hero. In the melodrama Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, the deaths of the protagonists Romeo and Juliet are most dependent on the selfish Friar Lawrence. In Gerry Brenner’s essay “A Dark View of Friar Lawrence’s Motivations,” Brenner examines

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    Friar Lawrence is most to blame for most of the trouble and deaths in Romeo and Juliet. Although he was trying to help Juliet and Romeo he caused their deaths. With his position as the priest, it gives him influence over others. It starts with the marriage and ending with him trying to get Juliet “buried” before anyone found out she really wasn’t dead. In act 3 Scene 3 he is trying to convince Romeo that he is better off the banished then dead, then convinces him to live in Mantua until everything

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    period Romeo and Juliet was an emotional teenage love story. Picture two teenagers falling in love and everything is on the line for them to be together. Family, time, and even their life. The main characters involved in Romeo and Juliet’s life was Friar Lawrence, the families, and fate. Moving on, To solve the problem, the two teenagers Romeo and Juliet decided to take their lives believing they could still be together. Although the mystery is left untold, of whose fault to blame… Friar Lawrence

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    of Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers had to suffer through several unfortunate events leading up to their suicide. Many factors play a part in their decision to take their lives. This led people to spark a debate about who is truly to blame for their deaths. Some point the blame to Lord Capulet, while others may blame Romeo himself. And although they may play a role in their deaths, the person most to blame is Friar Lawrence. To begin with, Friar Lawrence's agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet in secret

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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence should be blamed because he was the one who married the couple after only knowing each other for like an hour. But what the Friar was thinking was a really good idea about marrying the two to maybe end the feud between the families. Then the Friar would be famous for the one who ended the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. The Friar Lawrence should be blamed for the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. If the Friar would have never

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    As a Franciscan monk, Friar Lawrence is a priest who is able to conduct religious ceremonies, along with being able to hear confession and forgive sins. Throughout the play, he gives advice to Romeo and later to Juliet, developing risky plans. Even though Friar Lawrence appears responsible and mature in comparison to other adults in Verona, Friar deceives, plots, misleads, and maliciously sanctions (Sauer). In the beginning, he represents a religious man chosen by God but is also influenced by earthly

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    The play Romeo and Juliet has a tragic ending and someone always was the blame someone for the death of Juliet and Romeo. Friar Lawrence is the priest figure in the story Romeo and Juliet. He is a common character in the story. Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet. He give Juliet a potion so she can nap for awhile. People wanna through Friar Lawrence in jail. Friar Lawrence is innocent. Yes, he did marry Romeo and Juliet without the parents permission, but back then parents permission wasn't

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    Throughout Romeo and Juliet’s lives, there were many problems revolving around their true love. In all, i think Friar lawrence was to blame for many obvious, yet overlooked reasons. If you were in his position, would you have made those terrible decisions? The first bad decision he made, was to secretly marry the two children, knowing their parents were not okay with it. Having Romeo and Juliet married caused only problems. A bond between them was created through marriage. “For by your leaves

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    Friar Lawrence is a character that has a hand in most events in his story. He is a character in Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. I will be explaining what events the Friar affects by making decisions based on emotion. The Friar did not ask or tell anyone about him marrying Romeo and Juliet. Romeo had come to see the Friar and tell him of how he has fallen in love with a Capulet girl. The Friar was upset with Romeo because not too long ago, Romeo was in love with Rosaline. The Friar told Romeo

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