In every tragic situation, people want to find a scapegoat -- a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others. Most people do not want to be accused and try to find a way out, but karma always gets to them. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers attempt to be together despite being from enemy households. With Capulet trying to get Juliet to marry Paris and Romeo’s banishment from Verona, the two lovers create plans with Friar Laurence to stay together which resulted in their deaths. However, their deaths could have been prevented and people argue who is the most to blame for it. Friar Laurence is the most to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
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Laurence’s plans were not well-thought out and backfires. When Romeo asks Friar Laurence to marry Juliet and him together, Friar Laurence found an opportunity to unite the enemy household together. “For this alliance may so happy prove / To turn your households' rancor to pure love” (II, iii, 91-92). This quote shows that Friar Laurence does not think of Romeo when he agreed to marry them, but thought of only himself. He saw the opportunity and took it. When Juliet was lying in the tomb, pretending to be dead, Friar Laurence was supposed to send a letter to Romeo, but he gave the letter to someone else to deliver and never mentions the importance of it. “Friar Laurence: Who bare my letter, then, to Romeo? Friar John: I could not send it—here it is again . . . Friar Laurence: Unhappy fortune! By my brotherhood, / The letter was not nice but full of charge” (V, ii, 13-18). The lines between two Friars show how Friar Laurence had full responsible for the letter not reaching its destination. Friar John did not know how important the letter was because Friar Laurence never mentioned it. It shows how Friar Laurence’s plan with Juliet was going downhill. Friar Laurence should have thought of his plan better, especially when giving a little girl a vital that makes her act dead. “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” (IV, i, 93-96). THis quote show how Friar Laurence did not think about everything correctly, especially with the fact he was trusting a young girl with it. It shows how the variables of what could happen to Juliet is out of Friar Laurence’s control. He is unable to know what could happen when she takes it and the problems that might happen. Plans that are not well-thoughts and backfires could lead to something worse than before the plan was enacted. In addition, Friar Laurence put his actions and words in front before he could realize what he was doing. Friar Laurence got scared when something happened in the tomb and left Juliet immediately when she asks him to go. He admitted to the Prince, “She wakes, and I entreated her to come forth, / And bear this work of heaven with patience. / But then a noise did scare me from the tomb, / And she, too desperate, would not go with me, / But, as it seems, did violence on herself” (V, iii, 260-264). The dialogues where Friar Laurence is admitting what happened to Juliet show that Friar Laurence is selfish. He did not ask Juliet to go with him but left when she asks him to leave because he was afraid. The blame is then onto him because there is a small chance, Friar Laurence could have stopped the girl, but he does not. Friar Laurence could have stopped the elopement between Juliet and Romeo, but he did not. He said to himself, “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast” (II, iii, 94), but he did not follow what he said. Friar Laurence often create advices and say them to himself, but he never follows his advice. In his plan with Juliet, he did not realize that someone could find out about Juliet and tells Romeo, causing him to come, not knowing the full truth. Friar Laurence walked in the tomb where Juliet was sleeping and saw the scene in front of him, surprised, and says, “Romeo! O, pale!—Who else? What, Paris too? / And steeped in blood?—Ah, what an unkind hour / Is guilty of this lamentable chance! / The lady stirs” (V, iii, 156-159). This quote shows how surprised Friar Laurence is when he walked into the tomb. It shows Friar Laurence was irresponsible to not realize the biggest flaw in his plan -- Romeo finding out without knowing the truth. The writer shows how worried Friar Laurence is because Friar Laurence knew the two kids would die for each other. He was irresponsible enough to not see it coming. Being irresponsible for important things leads into things that could have been prevented in the first place. Friar Laurence is the most to blame, but many people believe Capulet is the most to blame for the tragedy.
When Capulet changed the date, people believe Capulet made it too early, resulting in the change in plans with Juliet and Friar Laurence. The date was Thursday, but however, Capulet changes it to “I’ll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning [Wednesday]” (IV, iii, 24). Some readers could believe that Capulet messes up the plan by changing the date. However, Friar Laurence could have resent the letter and gone to Juliet afterward. Another reason when many people believe Capulet is the blame is when he decided to let Romeo stay at the party. “Tybalt: Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, / A villain that is hither come in spite / To scorn at our solemnity this night . . . Capulet: Content thee, gentle coz. Let him alone. . . Therefore be patient. Take no note of him” (I, v, 59-69). This quote shows how easy Capulet allow Romeo to stay at the party and how he allowed Romeo to meet Juliet. Friar Laurence is still at fault, especially with this. Lastly, Capulet set up Juliet and Paris’ wedding without Juliet’s permission and tells Paris, “Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender / Of my child’s love. I think she will be ruled” (III, iv, 12-13). This quote shows Capulet think of Juliet, a girl who follows her father’s words. Friar Laurence is also at blame for this because he could had stopped the wedding from happening. He knows about the wedding, yet still, offer Juliet the plan of the vital. He could have told the families about the marriage and try to stop the marriage with Paris but does not. Friar Laurence is more to blame then
Capulet. For every tragic situation, there is always a blame. Anyone can take the blame for something, but sometimes there is more than one blame. The one with the most blame is the person who done the most damage to something or the situation. It is unfair for passing the blame to the person who done the least damage, but some people have done so much damage that they refuse to take the blame. They are selfish and karma would likely get to them. There is a chance they will confess about what they had done and takes the full responsible of what happens.
In the classic play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence plays a major part. Romeo and Juliet trusted him entirely as he was the priest of their town. They turned to the Friar for help and advice at a few crucial points in the play. Little did these two lovers know that their decision to turn to Friar Laurence for help would eventually lead to their deaths. Friar Laurence was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he married Romeo and Juliet, he was afraid of committing a sin, and because of his faulty plan for saving Juliet from a marriage to Paris.
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
The Friar thought that this marriage will end an ancient grudge of two prominent families, when it will only separate them even more. Friar Laurence was helping Capulet and Lady Capulet mourn over Tybalt’s death. Paris says, "With these times of woe afford no time to woo!" . If everything was thought about clearly and not rushed through then none of this would have happened and Romeo and Juliet would not have died such a tragic death. Another example of the Friar lying is by not telling Montague and Lady Montague of Romeo and Juliet’s elopement. This only made matters worse, and now both Romeo and Juliet are dead. The Friar made this marriage a huge mistake, and he could have stopped the whole thing right there and then by just saying no.
"Romeo and Juliet," a famous love story about two star-crossed lovers who take their lives in order to be together. Their deaths are at the fault of one Friar Lawrence who, being an adult, a man of God and a trusted person in the community, betrayed that trust and attempted to cover up his wrong doings with a plan that ended in tragedy.
There are many reasons to the tragedy of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The tragedy, of Romeo and Juliet, involves a pair of ill- fated lovers who by their deaths will end the long and bitter feud that has been raging between their families for centuries. There are many incidents that occurred and many people could be blamed for the deaths of the two lovers. However, I believe that Friar Laurence is the one character most at fault for the tragedy that occurred.
(Act 2 Shakespeare) He wanted the Capulets and Montagues to reconcile, and believed Romeo and Juliet’s marriage would solve this. The Friar’s intentions were good, but other events were out of his control. He did not foresee Tybalt killing Mercutio and Romeo avenging Mercutio’s death resulting in Romeo’s banishment. When Lord Capulet decided Juliet was to marry Paris, the Friar complicated things more by devising a plan for Juliet to be with Romeo. Again, his plan failed. Romeo acted rashly, killing himself moments before Juliet wakes. When Juliet discovered Romeo, Friar Laurence made another error by leaving her in a suicidal state. Even though many may find fault with the Friar, he is really only guilty of trying to make things better for everyone and bring peace to Verona.
Youth and Age Should Friar Lawrence and the Nurse have been more careful about the way they encouraged Romeo and Juliet’s love? To what extent does Shakespeare present them as being to blame?
Throughout time, there have been many tragedies caused by romance. For example, the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is known for its romantic tragedy between two star-crossed lovers. With all the deaths, who is truly to blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths? Friar Laurence is most to blame for many obvious, yet overlooked, reasons. The forbidden wedding of Romeo and Juliet could not have happened without the Friar.
If Lord Capulet had not moved the wedding to the next day, then Romeo would have gotten the letter he was originally supposed to receive and Friar Laurence’s plan would have worked out effortlessly. In addition, the father would never allow Juliet to marry Romeo considering he is a Montague, the rival of their family. This made the plan for Juliet to marry Romeo even harder. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, many characters were to blame and some to be pardoned. Friar Laurence and Lord Capulet were the most responsible for the problems Romeo and Juliet face.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet goes back for centuries. It still captivates millions of readers every year. Is it the way Shakespeare always keeps people guessing? How about the theme of relying on fate? Maybe its because every time this wonderful piece of literature is read no one can decide exactly on who is blame? Is it really Juliet's fault for falling in love and taking chances? Is it their parent’s faults for fighting in the first place? Yes, but no. Friar Lawrence is the one to blame for the death of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. Lawrence is the one who marries them, gives Juliet a sketchy potion, and does not live up to his promise at the end of the play. Friar Lawrence may be a wise, truthful, friendly human being, however that means nothing when it comes to the fact that he killed the pair of star crossed lovers.
There is a lot of blame to go around in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare but in the end, Friar Laurence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death. He agrees to marry them, which Romeo took as an act of approval for his and Juliet’s relationship. He also mapped out risky plans that he could have taken more caution when executing. Lastly, he was too wrapped up in the fact that their relationship could bring the Montagues and the Capulets together after too many years of conflict to see that the relationship would bring many dangers and that he should have at least attempted to slow it down.
I love people think that Mercutio is responsible for most of the deaths in the famous play Romeo and Juliet people also commonly think that it could be Romeo spot too. In my opinion it was all the fires fault. The fire was doing the right thing at first when Romeo first confronted the fire about Mary and Juliet. The fire turn Romeo down saying that it was a crazy idea. He was right to say that because Romeo was just in love with Rosaline less than 24 hours before that. But unfortunately it doesn't stop there. The fire it's an idea. He thinks they're from you and Juliet get married then maybe the two households. She didn't come together for the power of true love. His idea eventually did work, but under different circumstances. The first is to Romeo to
WHO IS THE BLAME? Good afternoon, my fellow audience. I am here today to persuade you on who I believe to be the character most responsible for the death of the two main characters in the play, Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is almost an ironic play because of its open and easily known ending, but yet its ending raises the controversial question, WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THE DEATH OF ROMEO AND JULIET? I believe every character in the book contributed to their deaths, even Romeo and Juliet themselves, but Friar Lawrence bears a monumental deal of the blame because he was the principle and most reliable adult that could have steered the ‘inexperienced’ couple, but his incompetency led Romeo and Juliet to a violent death.
In Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence has a major role. As a member of the Order of St. Francis, a group of wise and generous priests, Romeo and Juliet trusted Friar Laurence completely, turning to him for advice, and solutions. He was there throughout Romeo’s and Juliet's lives; he married them, came up with a plan to keep them together, and was a friend throughout their tragedies. However, Friar Laurence’s rash action in marrying Romeo and Juliet, his shortsighted plan for rescuing Juliet from an unwanted marriage to Paris, and his fear of committing sin all contributed to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet two young lovers lost their lives when hate and love collided. From the Montagues came Romeo and from the Capulets was Juliet. The two families were feuding and Romeo and Juliet could not stand being without each other. They both killed themselves because they thought life was not worth living without the other. Though there are many who can be blamed for this tragic ending, there are three that are the most responsible. Mercutio, The Nurse, and Friar Laurence are the three that deserve the most blame.