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Friar Laurence and his role in Romeo and Juliet
Friar Laurence and his role in Romeo and Juliet
Friar Laurence and his role in Romeo and Juliet
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In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence deserves the most blame for things ending the way they do. First, Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet. At first he was doing the right thing, by questioning Romeo about how he used to ‘love’ Rosaline. Then he gave into romeo and agreed to marry them. Even though he knows the Capulets and the Montagues have bad history.“For doting, not for loving, pupil mine…. O, she knows well Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell. But came, young waverer, come go with me. In one respect i’ll they assistant be…..” (2.3-95.100-1031At first he was doing the right thing, by questioning Romeo about how he used to ‘love’ Rosaline. After Romeo talked about Rosaline not loving him back Friar laurence started to tell him that Rosaline didn't give him her love because she knew his love was not true. Then he gave into romeo and agreed to marry them. Even though he knows the Capulets and the Montagues have bad history, and that he only just met Juliet a day ago, not even.Secondly, Friar laurence made Juliet a potion“Friar Laurence: If rather than to marry County Paris. Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, Then is it likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death himself to scape from it. …show more content…
And if thou darest, i’ll give thee remedy.” (4.1-79.80-1074)Juliet went to Friar Laurence to look for advice about how to not get married to County Paris.
Friar Laurence then responded by saying that he was not sure how she could avoid marrying him. Then, Juliet exclaimed that she would rather send herself to her own death bed then marry him, and if Friar wouldn't help her she would do it. Friar Laurence then gave in and made her a sleeping potion that would make her fall asleep for forty two hours and then Romeo will be there with her when she wakes up.Lastly, Friar laurence abandones Juliet in the tomb after she sees that romeo has died.“....Friar Laurence: Come i’ll dispose of
thee Among a sisterhood of holy nuns…. Juliet: Go get thee hence, for I will not away….”(5.2-34.37)The plan that Friar laurence has is that Juliet will be in the tomb and Romeo will be there waiting for Juliet to wake up. However Romeo has no idea about the plan and he goes to Juliet's tomb and he kills himself. Friar Laurence comes in and sees Romeo lying there and he sees Juliet starting to wake up. He stands her up to get her to wake up faster, but that's when he hears the watch coming and he does not want to get in trouble so he says Juliet come with me i will bring you to live with a sisterhood of holy nuns where you can live till i figure things out. But then she looks down and sees Romeo's lifeless body and she deneys his offer. Friar Laurence then abandons her in her time of need, so that he does not get in trouble for what he has helped do. Juliet then kills herself with Romeo's Dagger.In conclusion, Friar Laurence tends to give in a lot which causes many problems for Romeo and Juliet. I personally believe he should be forgiven because it's not totally his fault, but most of the blame is on him for keeping everything a secret. In the end I think Friar Laurence does regret his actions because he tells the truth about what happens and comes clean.
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...
I think that Friar Laurence was to a large extent responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. However, several other factors contributed. and we can not solely blame one person. The circumstances, time period and characters need to be taken into consideration. & nbsp
Friar Laurence’s involvement in the marriage of Romeo and Juliet has caused a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet thought that they fell in love, but the Friar should have known that they were just kids and they were really rushing into things. In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence says, “These violent delights have violent ends. Is loathsome in his own deliciousness, and in the taste confounds the appetite: Therefore love moderately: long love doth so, too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” When he says this, he is giving Romeo a warnin. Also, Friar Lawrence should have known at the time, that Romeo was loving with his eyes and not with his heart. For example, Romeo was in a relationship with Rosaline, before marrying Julliet. Inonclusion , the Friar did not have the expierence to know that they were kids.
With Friar Laurence being so quick with his thoughts, he married Romeo and Juliet. This was a mistake and is the main reason for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In Act 2 Scene 6 when Romeo takes Juliet to see Friar Laurence to get married, Friar Laurence
Friar Laurence's immature actions made him part of the tragedy. For one, he married Romeo and Juliet. When told that Romeo loves Juliet, Friar replies, "Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, so soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies not truly in the hearts, but in their eyes," (II, III, lines 66-69).
When he says this, he is stating he will assist Romeo by marring the two, because through the marriage their families may learn to love each other; therefore ending the fight. Friar Laurence only married the two lovers because he thought it would have a positive impact on the families’ feud. However, he should of thought about the consequences and how since the head of the families were unaware, the marriage could only have negative affects. Also, they were never m...
Friar Laurence was once looked up to by both Romeo and Juliet, constantly telling them to act with more caution and restraint. Despite this, he doesn't wait long to marry these lovebirds. It has broken many hearts of the citizens of Verona and left many others in shock. At one point, Friar Laurence admitted to agreeing to marry the couple, knowing Romeo only loves Juliet due to her appearance. "
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
While trying to help Juliet, the Friar gives Juliet a sleeping potion and says, “Let not the nurse lie with thee in thy chamber./ Take thou this vial, being in bed,/ And this distilling liquor drink thou off;” (IV.i.92-94). Friar Lawrence gives Juliet the sleeping potion in hopes it looks as though she is dead to get out of the upcoming marriage with County Paris. He tells Juliet to take the potion while in her room with no one watching and it will slow down her heart rate for forty-two hours. Days following, Juliet will awaken and Romeo will be there to come take her to run away. The Friar hopes for the best in the situation, but does not consider the drawbacks that could and will suddenly occur in his plan. He continuously tells Juliet what she wants to hear in this situation because she sees him as a fatherly figure and he sees her as his daughter. Before Juliet leaves the Friar, he tells her, “ ‘Thou hast the strength of will to sly thyself,/ Then is it likely thou wilt undertake/ A thing like death to chide away this shame,’ ” (Mackenzie 1). The Friar says that Juliet’s only option to get out of marrying the County Paris is to kill herself. His encouragement invokes the idea to Juliet to drink the potion. Trusting Juliet with a sleeping potion and the idea of killing herself showcases his rashness
Despite his conscience, Friar Lawrence reveals a potion that will put Juliet to a false death, in the “Potion Plan” scene. His motivation was caused by the weeping and tears of Juliet who was in the hands of a twisted marriage against her will. She had already been married to her love, but now that promise was in danger of being broken. From the few lines that the friar speaks, the audience realizes that this friar is certainly not the stereotype friar that goes around trying to live an impossible life of perfection.
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.
While weeping over what Juliet would think of him after finding out he killed Tybalt, he was relieved to know that Juliet still loved him, “Go before, Nurse commend me to thy lady,/ And bid her hasten all the house to bed,/ Which heavy sorrows make the apt unto./Romeo is coming” (Shakespeare 3.3.155). Friar knew about Romeo and Juliet’s secret romance from the beginning, but he did not do anything to stop it, in fact, it was Friar who married the two. Friar Lawrence knew what could happen, but his only advice was to take slow. In addition, Friar Lawrence also gave Juliet the potion to put her into a fake death so she could avoid marrying Paris. After putting in serious consideration about drinking the potion Juliet decided to take the chance. “Take this vial, being then in bed,/ And this distilling liquor thou off,/ When presently through all thy veins shall run/ A cold drowsy humour” (4.1.90-91). Friar gave Juliet the potion because she said she would rather kill herself than marry Paris and after saying that Friar came up with the
With all the conflict arising between Juliet’s family, Friar Lawrence creates a plan that unfortunately does not succeed. His plan for Juliet is to tell her father she will marry Paris, then go to bed with no one, not even the nurse. After, she will drink a potion to make her seem dead for forty two hours and then have a messenger tell Romeo about it. He will have her put in a vault to wait for Friar to bring her out so she and Romeo can elope. The plan was perfect until tragedy occurs, Benvolio sees Juliet dead and immediately tells Romeo about it.
The start of Friar Laurence’s impulsive actions begins when he proposed a secret marriage of Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Laurence, through his lack of good judgment, is largely responsible for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Rather than being supportive of them and helping them disclose their loving situation, Friar Laurence took the “easy” way out. He succumbed to their desire to elope. He secretly married Romeo and Juliet instead of standing behind them and encouraging them to confront their families with the facts about their commitment to and love for each other. As a result, an even stronger bond between them was created through marriage: "For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone / Till holy church incorporate two in one" (2.6.36-37). Friar Laurence married Romeo and Juliet, hoping that their union would bring an end to the constant feuding between their two families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Though the friar’s intentions were good and above reproach, they were certainly missteps along a pathway to tragedy. None of the tragedies would have occurred if Romeo and Juliet were not married. When Tybalt challenged Romeo...