In one of the most greatest and most tragic love stories in the world named Romeo and Juliet was created and written by William Shakespeare or what he was referred to as the ( Bard ). And basically it explains how two of the most richest families, in the city of Verona, battle with each other because of both wealth, and dominance over the land. And that the anger of both families will live on for the rest of their lives. Until one day that all changed, because of two of the families children named Romeo and Juliet had a “ love at first sight “, and that they loved each other so much that they refused that their parents had an opinion over their love. However after both families grew more angrier, and were filled with rage, because of the deaths of many of their family members, they banished one of the lovers which caused a lot obstacles in the lover's path which also lead to the death of both of them. Even though the parents couldn’t stop their kids own demised they instead made peace with each other and tried to give a better life for both of their families. So that they couldn’t make the same
Despite the fact that the marriage of Romeo and Juliet become worse and worse the friar still agreed and had faith in them to fix this because without them it would be impossible for the Montague and Capulets to make peace rather than war. However, this whole entire problem would be avoided by simply not letting Romeo and Juliet get secretly married, Although the friar tried his best on ignoring the negative things around him, and focus more on the positive. He still couldn’t ignore the fact that because of his actions both families had to face that many of their members
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare, where a boy and a girl fall in love with each other during a party hosted by Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet. The two teenager decide to get marry, despite their family's hate for each other and only meeting each other a few hours ago. However, the Montagues (Romeo’s Parents) and the Capulets end their feud after they discover that their children killed themselves. Romeo and Juliet’s death was caused by Juliet’s parents, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence.
This however pulls the Friar away from our typical noble holy man, whose job is to only lead people in the right directions in life. Moreover, the friar marries of Romeo and Juliet without their parent’s consent. This shows a very dark and ambiguous character of the friar. On stage he is used as device, particularly a catalyst as speeds up the marriage and death of both Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Laurence’s decision to marry Romeo and Juliet in hopes of mending the ancient feud between the Capulets and Montagues has me torn apart. Part of my thinking states that marrying Romeo and Juliet would/should fix this problem, but another part states that Friar should not have married them [in secret], for something gone wrong with his plan would have destroyed hopes of solving the ancient feud between the Capulets and Montagues. If I were Friar Laurence, I would have told Romeo and Juliet’s parents, so they would know and actually consider solving the ancient feud without having Romeo and Juliet to die. A tragedy should not have solved the feud, it should have been logical reasoning between the Capulets and the
The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about a forbidden love between two hateful households which tragically ends in death. It begins with Romeo’s broken heart from a dainty lady and a lively masquerade where two lone souls come together. However, their love for one another was doomed at birth for both households had a constant hatred for one another. Infatuation, rage, and sadness contribute to an unhealthy relationship between Romeo and Juliet.
The Friar is portrayed as an innocent person, who has committed no wrong doings, but this is not the case. The Friars biggest mistake was to marry Romeo and Juliet without their parents consent. Although this is not a crime, it is morally wrong. The friar also committed a crime by trying to make Romeo and Juliet run away, but this plan ultimately leads to doom. He also abandoned Juliet when he heard that the watch were coming, and let her kill herself. Although the reason why he committed these wrong doings was to unite a family and save a couples life, what he did was wrong.
“Romeo and Juliet”, a play composed by William Shakespeare, is about a boy and a girl who are fall in love with each other at first sight, but soon find out that they have fallen in love with the child of their parents enemy. Seeing fate is not on their side due to the ongoing feud between their parents, they are willing to do anything to be together, which unfortunately leads to both of their demise. Many people question if the love between Romeo and Juliet was true. The love between the two was not true because they fell in love with each other’s appearances, they didn’t know each other long enough to actually figure out each other, and they were hardly thinking straight during the relationship.
”(II.vi.35-37). The Friar marries the two in hopes “to turn [their] households rancor to pure love”(II.iii.99). The Friar is the binding power between Romeo and Juliet, by helping them be together. Without the Friar, Romeo and Juliet would have a difficult time trying to meet in secret with each other, but because of him, they are able to get married. Ultimately, the Friar’s wishes of ending the feud between the Montagues and Capulets are fulfilled, but the reason for their reconciliation is the death of their children.
Friar Laurence’s tragic flaw is being too overconfidence over his actions he planned. When Romeo comes over to friar’s cell for advice, he should’ve never tried to solve conflict between Capulet Family and Montague family. His plan was to change two families madness to love by marring Romeo, son of Montague and Juliet, daughter
According to Dalai Lama, “ Our prime purpose in this life is to help others and if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” Meaning, it’s great to be helpful but if it isn’t possible then don’t make it worse, tell the truth that you cannot help. In Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, Friar Laurence marries the daughter of the Capulets and the son of the Montagues. The two families despise eachother and constantly fight. Many problems occur and they have to keep their love a secret. Romeo and Juliet keep going back to the Friar for advice and plans and he delivers. He describes a devious plan that eventually backfires and ends in tragedy. Although
First of all, the dishonesty of Friar Lawrence, who married Romeo and Juliet, foreshadows the probability of his continuity to take even more insincere measures in manipulating the consequences faced by the young lovers. The Friar carries out an erroneous act of secretly marrying them under the church’s license without manifesting it in the public and encourages them to deceive their parents by keeping their relationship to themselves. He then agrees to marry Juliet and Paris, a county, and plans on faking her death, in order to avoid the marriage instead of revealing the truth about Romeo and Juliet right away. “I hear thou must, and nothing may prorogue it,/On Thursday next be married to this County.” (4.1.49-50) In short, various incidents in the lives of Romeo and Juliet, controlled by Friar Lawrence’s cowardice result in undesirable circumstances.
First of all, the Friar unwisely agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet, even though he knows it will cause later problems. In the beginning, the Friar thinks that ".this alliance may so happily prove/ To turn your households' rancor to pure love." (II iv 91-92) This shows that the Friar has a slight hope of their marriage possibly working. Therefore, he decides to marry the two lovers.
One of the main reasons that Friar Laurence was held accountable for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is because he married them. First of all, this marriage was done without the consent of the parents. Secondly, he could have tried to support their relationship instead of marrying them and not telling anyone. He speaks of how these two will become one in marriage; “For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone / Till holy church incorporate two in one” (Shakespeare 47).Friar Laurence thought that marrying these two lovers w...
Ultimately`, William Shakespeare shows in many different ways throughout the play, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, that love is the more powerful force than hate. The readers see how the characters continuously forgive one another, even when the conditions are tough. The friendships between specific characters display a loving bond that cannot be broken with hate. Shakespeare demonstrates that Romeo and Juliet’s love can overpower the hate of many events in the play. He shows that their love can even overpower the death of one of their own family members. Romeo and Juliet’s love brings friendship between their feuding families. This story is a true example of how love can conquer all.
Throughout the years, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been celebrated as one of the great tragedies of all time. William Shakespeare is an English playwright born in Stratford upon Avon during the 1500’s. Two innocent young hearts are caught in the middle of an everlasting conflict. How is the most romantic love story of all time also the most tragic? Is it the burning passion that the two lovers share? Or is it the pure hatred that their families have for each other? A force more powerful than love is expressed in this timeless tale. That force is chaos.
Romeo and Juliet, the tragic play by William Shakespeare, centers around the love story between Romeo, the young heir of the Montagues, and Juliet, the daughter of the house of Capulet. This story starts off with two opposing families of royalty, the Montagues and the Capulets. These families have a deep seeded hatred for one another that traces way back into their family’s history. Shakespeare takes his audience though a heart churning tale of two star crossed lovers. From the start Romeo and Juliet’s love seemed to be an uphill battle that they would never win even with help. The relationship of Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story of two star crossed lovers trying to find a way to love each other.