Often in a haste people move at a pace without considering the place they're in and causing waves of problems and soon you could find yourself in a daze not knowing how to face the case you're in. In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet it shows us how when people move without thinking and processing the situation there they could cause more problems to arise and it could end up badly for the person and also having stress upon your shoulders. Although many may blame Capulet for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet (counter-reason), what is more important is that Friar Lawrence and Romeo are to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because they were unable to think through the process which caused more reckless action towards them because they never stopped to think about the …show more content…
For instance, when Romeo came up to Friar Lawrence because he wanted to get married to Juliet and had forgotten about Rosaline Friar said, “If e'er thou wast thyself and these woes thine,/ Thou and these woes were all for Rosaline./ And art thou changed?” (Shakespeare 2.3, 77-79). In other words, we could tell that Romeo is not taking the love that he has for the person and even Friar is asserting this, but Romeo keeps on insisting on getting married to Juliet and Friar gives into the pressure without thinking. Also, when Romeo gets mad because Tybalt killed Mercutio, Romeo says this to Tybalt, “Either thou or I, or both, must go with him.” (Shakespeare 3.1, 91). We could infer from this quote that Romeo made things worse by killing Tybalt, which made him a worse enemy against the Capulets and made the situation more difficult. This reason clearly shows that Romeo is playing around with love and letting his emotions just take over him and him not controlling his emotions can actually lead to a wrong
Friar Laurence’s interference in the families of Romeo and Juliet set much of the fighting, rage and death of these characters into motion. Romeo and Juliet is the title of a great tragedy. This tragedy has been caused by Friar Laurence’s involvement in the marriage of Romeo and Juliet, the Friar’s lying to Capulet and his family, and his involvement in the false death of Juliet.
"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.
Impatience kills In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, two very young people fall in love but cannot be with each other because of the feud between their families. The feud ends when Romeo and Juliet both kill themselves because of heartbreak over the other. The minor characters Mercutio, Tybalt, and Friar Lawrence serve as foils to Romeo, to help support the theme of patience. While Romeo is impatient and makes rash and hasty decisions, Friar Lawrence is careful and takes time to consider his actions. First Romeo thinks that he is in love with a nun named Rosaline, but a couple hours later he is asking the Friar to marry him to another girl she had just met.
Love can be very righteous and beneficial if done moderately and adequately. When ones love life takes over his or her life in reality it can prove to be highly dangerous and injurious both mentally and physically. In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare advises the importance of moderate love. Unfortunately though this tragic play ends in two devastating and dreadful deaths of both young lovers. However they are not totally to blame, the ones to blame for the death of these two lovers are Friar Lawrence, the nurse, and the Capulets themselves.
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?
Responsibility means being held accountable or to blame for an act. In many tragedies, there is one character to be held responsible for the unhappy end. In the case of the drama Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, Friar Laurence is responsible for the deaths of the titular characters. Friar Laurence’s cowardice, unreliability, and impulsivity lead to the unfortunate deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet had many incidents where they did not think of their actions’ consequences on themselves or the people around them. “The sweetest honey Is loathsome in his own deliciousness And in the taste confounds the appetite.” (Rom.II.vi.11-13) Friar Lawrence makes a reference that loving too fast compares to the sweetest honey and justifies that if you love too fast things will turn out dissatisfactory. Friar Lawrence is interpreting that too much honey is delicious but gives you a stomach ache. He attempts to explain that marrying Juliet hurriedly is like too much flavorful honey and that if they slow down their marriage it will work out more agreeable. Romeo and Juliet rush into their love faster than they can handle, and they do not think of the consequences. “Mercutio’s soul Is but a little way above our heads, Staying for thine to keep him company.” (Rom.III.i.89-90) Romeo’s emotions towards Mercutio’s death drove him to kill Tybalt. Romeo let his emotions take over his common sense. Romeo did not think of these consequences as he killed Tybalt, but he loved Mercutio. The anger caused him to act quickly without thinking. This unwise choice caused Romeo to be banished, and made it harder for him to see Juliet. “Here’s to my love! (drinks the poison) O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” (Rom.V.iii.129-131) Romeo kills himself because he thinks Juliet died, but the readers know that she is not dead and will wake up in due time. The dramatic effect of him seeing Juliet dead caused him to act suddenly and kill himself. What is ironic though, is that the readers know that Juliet is not actually dead and if he had been patient, they could have lived happy together. Romeo should have thought before his suicide over a fairly new relationship. Romeo could have
A hero is described as someone who, in the opinion of others, has "special qualities and is perceived as a role model.” In the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence fits this definition of a hero. Friar Lawrence is a selfless character who is always trying to help others and make people happy. In the play, the Friar does heroic acts, such as marrying Romeo and Juliet and by doing that hoping to end the feud between the Capulet and Montague families. Also, he comes up with a plan for Juliet not to kill herself and have her escape to be with Romeo, and finally he admits to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. All three of these deeds deem The Friar as the hero in Romeo and Juliet. The author, William Shakespeare uses literary
Friar Lawrence once said, "May the heavens be happy with this holy act of marriage, so nothing unfortunate happens later to make us regret it." Friar Lawrence was foreshadowing that something bad was going to happen with this marriage. Based on this information, we can see how optimistic and irresponsible Friar Lawrence is, which led to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet, but Tybalt and Romeo himself also played a big role in leading to the deaths because of how naive they are. Friar Lawrence, during almost any scene, was looking on the bright side, never seeing how absolutely everything could go wrong. And Romeo never thought anything through.
Maddyson Walkwitz 3-10-23 English 9b Wallace Romeo and Juliet persuasive essay Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a well-known play, book, and movie, but have you ever thought about who the real killer is? Some people believe Romeo and Juliet’s tragic ending was their own fault because they were in love. Romeo and Juliet did it to themselves, but Friar Laurence is most at fault for helping them kill themselves. Friar Laurence is at fault because he gave Juliet a potion to make her look dead, helped them get married in secret, and made a risky plan for them to leave and run away. All of those key moments add up to why Friar Laurence is at fault for the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare. A tragedy for sure, a story about two star crossed lovers who were doomed from the start. Romeo and Juliet fall in love and after many, many complications and miscommunications, they inevitably kill themselves in the end. However, who is to blame for these miscommunications that lead to the tragic end of these kids? Many people have many different opinions on the matter and that's because everyone does have fault in this.
To be or not to be? That is the question of the day. To be or not to be, would you be willing to risk it all, even yourself? Would you be able to fight every obstacle, even if it means going against your family’s values just for a person you deeply love? Will you be naive enough to hope for a better outcome despite the flawed choices you made?
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.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy- but it did not have to be. Romeo and Juliet is the tragic story of two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who are the son and daughter of two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Written by the famed playwright Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet take place in the 14-15 century in the cities of Verona and Mantua, cities in northern Italy. After a series of events that involves Romeo getting banished from Verona and Juliet getting forced to marry a count, Paris, they kill themselves. It has been argued for centuries about who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. But, once reading the book thoroughly and consulting several sources, it is obvious who is solely to blame- Friar Lawrence. Because of the actions of Friar Lawrence, the play ended with two grieving families instead of two happy newlyweds. Although many characters contributed to their deaths, only Friar Lawrence was solely responsible for them. Friar Lawrence’s cowardice, secrecy, and miscommunication led directly to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
The typical family extinction Introduction: In the book Brave New World, Aldous Huxley describes the life in a dystopian futuristic society in which poverty, hunger, war and diseases exist. A lot of important aspects in the actual society (like family life, marriage, art, literature, religion, etc.) have been removed in order to make this possible. In the family and marriage side, the book says that families make people weaker because they have emotional relationships that makes them be instable and commitment is seen as bad (promiscuity is what’s good in the World State). Huxley implies that the lack of families in the World State is actually a regression rather than a progression.