Friar Lawrence In The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet

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All of the troubles in “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” have been caused by many people but one person in particular. The person who caused the most trouble in this play is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence is the one to blame for all of these tragedies because he married Romeo and Juliet and he gave Juliet a potion that made Romeo believe that she was dead. If Friar Lawrence would have not of done these things many of the tragedies in this play would of not happened.
Friar Lawrence made the decision to marry Romeo and Juliet which caused a lot of the tragedies throughout the play. Friar Lawrence wedding Romeo and Juliet caused the families to fight. It also caused Romeo and juliet to go into secrecy which caused a lot of deaths in their families. The marriage also caused Juliet to take potion that would put her in a death like trance that would cause Romeos death. “Come, come with me, and we will make short work, for, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone till Holy Church incorporate two in one” (Shakespeare 420). This quote shows that the marriage of Romeo and Juliet had to be kept a secret. The Friar knew that the families should not be married because it would cause lots of trouble between the two families. “He …show more content…

Juliet taking the potion caused everyone to think she was dead which made Romeo want to go and see her. When Romeo saw that Juliet dead, he knew that he could not live without her which resulted in him killing himself. When Juliet's potion wore off and she woke up she saw Romeo she knew she could not live without him so she killed herself as well. “Here’s to my love! (drinks) O true apothecary!” (Shakespeare 473). “Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger!” (Shakespeare 475). These quotes show that the potion that Juliet took was the cause of Romeos death that lead to the cause of Juliet's

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