In the story Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there is one evident character that is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The character that is responsible for these deaths is Friar Lawrence. The first reason that Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is because he didn’t give Romeo the letter in time so he didn’t know that Juliet wasn’t actually dead, she had just drank an anesthesia. Friar Lawrence gave the letter to Friar John but he never gave it to Romeo, which made him think Juliet was dead so he drank the poison that killed him.“Who bare my letter, then, to Romeo?” said Friar Lawrence. “I could not send it—here it is again—(gives FRIAR LAWRENCE a letter) Nor get a messenger to bring it thee,So
fearful were they of infection.” said Friar John. This is the conversation they had about the letter. When Juliet woke up she saw that Romeo was dead, so she stabbed herself with Romeo’s dagger. If the letter would have got to Romeo this would have never happened. Friar Lawrence should have just gave the letter to Romeo himself. This shows that Friar Lawrence was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Another reason that Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is because he only wanted them to get married so that the two families wouldn’t fight anymore, and he didn’t take into consideration that they were still young and they were rushing things. He also lied to the capulets and said that Juliet was dead. “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.” Friar Lawrence married them despite their background and rushed the marriage. They were too young to know what love is. Friar Lawrence was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he never gave the letter to Romeo, and he also rushed the marriage just so the families wouldn’t fight and he didn’t take into consideration that they were still so young.
In the story of “Romeo and Juliet” it ends with both of them dying. The question is, who is to blame? Friar Lawrence should immediately be punished by the Prince for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. He should be punished because Friar kept secrets from everyone but Romeo and Juliet, he planned Juliet's death, and he planned Romeo and Juliet's runaway.
Although some believe that Friar Lawrence is to blame for the death because he came up with the plan for Juliet to drink a liquid so she can be with Romeo, Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, is all to blame and is the reason the drama has happened. Friar Lawrence told Juliet, when in the chamber, “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilling liquor drink thou off,” (IV.i.93-94). Friar Lawrence wants Juliet to take this while in bed so that it looks like she collapsed and died. Although he wanted her take this, there was no other option, other than suicide. People of Verona thought she was dead, as did Romeo. Romeo wanted to be with Juliet, so he slain himself. Although all of this is true, Tybalt is still to blame for many reasons. Tybalt got Romeo banished from Verona from fighting. Tybalt started the fight. The Prince made an announcement,”And for that offense immediately we do exile him hence,” (III.i.185-186). Since the Prince banished Romeo, he can’t see Juliet anymore. Juliet came up with the plan with Friar Lawrence because of Tybalt causing this.
The attempt that Friar Lawrence had made to fix up his wrong doings was a mistake and took a huge role in leading up to the two deaths. He had a second chance to come clean and tell the families the truth, but he chose to ignore that opportunity and came up with a plan that resulted in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. After Romeo had been banished, the plan that the Friar conjured up was for Juliet to take a potion which would make her appear dead.
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Failing to uphold his end of the plan, causing the plan to fail and resulting with both Romeo and Juliet dying. Friar Laurence admits to being responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence made a huge mistake that he could have avoided himself, if only he had thought out his plan better. He trusted Juliet an unstable fourteen-year-old with a potion to make her appear dead just so she would not have to marry Paris. Resulting in the death of herself, Friar Lawrence had even said, "If…thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself…take thou this vial…no warmth, no breath shall testify the livest." He should have been more careful, Friar Laurence's idea for Juliet was very risky and because of his own ignorance has ended up in tragedy. He also admits that he left the tomb and left Juliet there. The Friar knew that Juliet had previously threatened to kill herself, yet he still abandoned her with Romeo's knife. If the Friar truly cared about her safety, he would have forced her to come with him or stayed to prevent her from making any irresponsible
Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s stronger affections for each other because he married them and therefore binding their love. Friar Lawrence also came up with a risky solution to get Romeo and Juliet together for the rest of their lives without anyone knowing. However, it consisted of faking Juliet’s death and Romeo did not know she was not actually dead, but alive. Friar Lawrence’s messenger did not tell Romeo the plan in time because Romeo had already heard of Juliet’s death and had gone to her tomb to die with her. Friar Lawrence is responsible for the star-crossed lovers’ death because of his miscalculated
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Friar Lawrence should be blamed for the Tradegy of Romeo and Juliet because he acted to quickly. The Friar arranges for Romeo and Juliet to be married in secret, without thinking of the consequences of his actions. For instance, Friar hurriedly says ““…come, come with me, and we will make short work.””(2:4:101) Not only does Friar Lawrence marry Romeo and Juliet but he rushes their marriage. Although earlier he wisely states “wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.” (2:3:101) Friar tells Romeo that slower is wiser, yet he rushes their wedding. Furthermore, the Friar is hiding Romeo after he has ki...
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.
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His advice to Juliet to fake her own death is a result of her love for Romeo, and the fact that the Friar can’t stop her from marrying Paris, will lead her to the violent act of killing herself. Friar Lawrence’s character is a representation of the idea that love can lead to irrational decisions and violent actions. In conclusion, Friar Lawrence is obligatory to the action, character development, and themes of Romeo and Juliet. Without Friar Lawrence, the steps leading up to the tragedy at the end of the story would not have been possible, along with the strong characterization of Romeo.
The corresponding syllabi.... ... middle of paper ... ... Also, the Friar failed to send word to Romeo that Juliet wasn’t really dead and by the time he got to the tomb, it was too late and Romeo and Juliet were dead. Friar Lawrence was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he was a coward, secretive, and had a lack of communication with the other characters.
I have taken a potion that Friar Lawrence gave me that will make me sleep for 42 hours. Even though I am worried that this potion will kill me, I decided to take it any ways so I can be with you. If I wake up tomorrow morning, I will have to kill myself or else my parents will make me marry Paris. My parents will think I have died so they will host a funeral for me and place me in the ancient vault with the other Capulets that have died. At the end of the 42 hours you and Friar Lawrence will wait in the vault until I wake up. When I wake up we can run away and be together like we wanted. Just please be there when I wake up. I am scared that if I stay in the vault to long, the screaming of the ghosts might make me lose my mind. What if I see