Friar Lawrence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet are in love but end up dying because of Friar Lawrence's risky acts. If Friar Laurence did not take huge risks and took a safe and reliable way, deaths could have been avoided. If it were not for the hazardous acts of Friar Laurence, Romeo and Juliet would not have died.
One reason why Friar Laurence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is because he gives Juliet the poison to fake her death. When Juliet tells Friar Laurence that there must be a way for her to escape marriage with Paris and be able to marry Romeo the Friar grabs a vial of poison and instructs her to:“Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilling liquor drink thou off;”(4.1.93-94). Here the Friar is telling Juliet to take the poison that will make her appear dead causing her family to think that she is dead and call off the wedding. When Juliet took the poison ,that Friar Laurence supplied her with, Romeo believed she was actually dead and he killed himself. Juliet saw that Romeo was dead and believed she had no …show more content…

For example, Friar Laurence asks Friar John:“Who bare my letter, then, to Romeo?” (5.3.13-14). Here Friar Laurence is asking Friar John who could take the letter to Romeo. If the letter was really important Friar Laurence would have been responsible and taken the letter himself to ensure that Romeo received the letter. Since Friar Laurence failed his task Romeo really thought that Juliet was dead and decided to take his own life. As a result, Juliet saw that Romeo was dead and thought she would be unable to live without the love of her life and decided to kill herself with Romeo's dagger. Friar Laurence's failure caused a chain of reactions that led to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, therefore making Friar Laurence

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