Any individual with at least a small amount of common understanding should be capable of identifying whether an idea is good or bad before making it a reality. In William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, wreckless ideas become a reality left and right throughout the play. Although Romeo and Juliet did commit suicide, Friar Laurence is ultimately to blame for their death. Friar Laurence allowed his mind to get to him and decided to let his reckless, nonsensical ideas into the real world. Friar Laurence conversed with Juliet and Romeo at separate times about parts of his genius strategy to fix the conflict between the houses. His ideas could have been wiser and better thought out. After Romeo demands that the Friar marry him and Juliet, Friar Laurence …show more content…
This proves that Friar Laurence was easily influenced and needed to think more thoroughly about the problems that may come with this decision. However, his "genius" ideas do not just stop there. As Friar Laurence is communicating his plan with Juliet, he idiotically suggests, "Take thou this vial being then in bed,/ And this distilled liquor drink thou off" (IV.I.93-94), showing that his ideas are strange and risky. Yet, he decides to go through with it anyway. His idea was not well thought about, considering this event would directly lead to Juliet stabbing herself. Since the Friar was so blinded in believing that his potion plan would work, he somehow failed to recall the number of continuous events necessary to go right for this to succeed. While the story nears the end, Friar Laurence has the terrible idea of trusting another man and asking him to complete a task he knows precisely how to do. As Friar John spoke to Friar Laurence, he fearfully stated, "I could not send it here it is again/ Nor get a messenger to bring it thee/ So fearful were they of infection"
Some people make decisions for a good cause but they usually fail. This is what happens with Friar Laurence in William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet". Friar Laurence's well-intentioned actions made for Romeo and Juliet cause problems in the story's plot.
Friar Laurence’s involvement in the marriage of Romeo and Juliet has caused a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet thought that they fell in love, but the Friar should have known that they were just kids and they were really rushing into things. In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence says, “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.” When he says this, he is giving Romeo a warnin. Also, Friar Lawrence should have known at the time, that Romeo was loving with his eyes and not with his heart. For example, Romeo was in a relationship with Rosaline, before marrying Julliet. Inonclusion , the Friar did not have the expierence to know that they were kids.
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.
Friar Laurence's immature actions make him part of the tragedy. For one, he married Romeo and Juliet. When told that Romeo loves Juliet, Friar replies, "Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! /Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, /so soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies/ not truly in the hearts, but in their eyes," (II, III, lines 66-69). In these lines, Friar admits that Romeo is only lusting for Juliet. Being the adult, Friar shouldn't have married Romeo until he found true love. However, the Friar was immature and married them anyways. Then, Friar came up with the idea for Juliet to fake death. Juliet is distressed about Romeo being banished so Friar comes up with the plan saying, "Hold, then. Go home, be merry, give consent/ to marry Paris. Wednesday is tomorrow,” Juliet is then suppose to "Take thou this vial, being then in bed/ And this distilling liquor drink thou off." After being buried and awakened, "Shall Romeo bear thee hence to Mantua." (IV, I, Lines 90-119). This bad advise, to give a girl a drink like death and tells her to run away, is only one of many immature actions Friar takes. Finally, Friar did not stay with Juliet after she frantically woke up, in a tomb, next other diseased husband who was supposed to run away with her to Mantua. Inste...
Friar Laurence, a father figure to many citizens and one of the holiest and most admired men in Verona. He held many responsibilities in the city and enforced several of the laws. Well, that is what everybody thought. Friar Laurence is now being held for trial for committing multiple felonies and breaking the law in his very own city of Verona. He not only conspired against the Capulet and Montague families but ultimately played an important role in the suicide of Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Laurence’s tragic flaw is being too overconfidence over his actions he planned. When Romeo comes over to friar’s cell for advice, he should’ve never tried to solve conflict between Capulet Family and Montague family. His plan was to change two families madness to love by marring Romeo, son of Montague and Juliet, daughter
While trying to help Juliet, the Friar gives Juliet a sleeping potion and says, “Let not the nurse lie with thee in thy chamber./ Take thou this vial, being in bed,/ And this distilling liquor drink thou off;” (IV.i.92-94). Friar Lawrence gives Juliet the sleeping potion in hopes it looks as though she is dead to get out of the upcoming marriage with County Paris. He tells Juliet to take the potion while in her room with no one watching and it will slow down her heart rate for forty-two hours. Days following, Juliet will awaken and Romeo will be there to come take her to run away. The Friar hopes for the best in the situation, but does not consider the drawbacks that could and will suddenly occur in his plan. He continuously tells Juliet what she wants to hear in this situation because she sees him as a fatherly figure and he sees her as his daughter. Before Juliet leaves the Friar, he tells her, “ ‘Thou hast the strength of will to sly thyself,/ Then is it likely thou wilt undertake/ A thing like death to chide away this shame,’ ” (Mackenzie 1). The Friar says that Juliet’s only option to get out of marrying the County Paris is to kill herself. His encouragement invokes the idea to Juliet to drink the potion. Trusting Juliet with a sleeping potion and the idea of killing herself showcases his rashness
When he says "Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift, / and hither shall he come; and he and I/ shall watch thy waking, and that very night/ shall Romeo bear thee to Mantua" (IV.i.116-119), his intention is clearly to comfort and reassure Juliet. Unfortunately, for all his good intentions, the play still ends in tragedy. Friar Lawrence is a man who is not afraid to take risks to help someone; as, in Act 2, Scene 6, when he marries Romeo and Juliet, he is risking his reputation as a Friar, so he can help the two lovers. Also, when he says, "Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / and this distilled liquor drink thou off" (IV.i.95-96), he is suggesting that Juliet drink a potion so that she might feign her own death and avoid marrying Paris.
Despite his conscience, Friar Lawrence reveals a potion that will put Juliet to a false death, in the “Potion Plan” scene. His motivation was caused by the weeping and tears of Juliet who was in the hands of a twisted marriage against her will. She had already been married to her love, but now that promise was in danger of being broken. From the few lines that the friar speaks, the audience realizes that this friar is certainly not the stereotype friar that goes around trying to live an impossible life of perfection.
While weeping over what Juliet would think of him after finding out he killed Tybalt, he was relieved to know that Juliet still loved him, “Go before, Nurse commend me to thy lady,/ And bid her hasten all the house to bed,/ Which heavy sorrows make the apt unto./Romeo is coming” (Shakespeare 3.3.155). Friar knew about Romeo and Juliet’s secret romance from the beginning, but he did not do anything to stop it, in fact, it was Friar who married the two. Friar Lawrence knew what could happen, but his only advice was to take slow. In addition, Friar Lawrence also gave Juliet the potion to put her into a fake death so she could avoid marrying Paris. After putting in serious consideration about drinking the potion Juliet decided to take the chance. “Take this vial, being then in bed,/ And this distilling liquor thou off,/ When presently through all thy veins shall run/ A cold drowsy humour” (4.1.90-91). Friar gave Juliet the potion because she said she would rather kill herself than marry Paris and after saying that Friar came up with the
He tried to please everyone so nobody would point a finger towards him. He gave Juliet the potion even when he knew it could kill her, either way he would be safe. If Juliet died there would be no sign that is was his fault… nobody would find out about how he secretly married Romeo and Juliet. Also, if the plan worked Juliet and Romeo would be happy and thankful for the Friar. He let Juliet take the potion even when he knew the risk, “Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, Then is it likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death to chide away this shame, That cop’st with death himself to scape from it; And, if thou darest, I’ll give thee remedy,” (Shakespeare 452). He was only ever out for himself in the
This statement is important as it shows the Friar does not truly believe in the affection between the two lovers and that he believes Romeo cares only about the looks of Juliet. The Friar claims, "This alliance may so happily prove/To turn [their] households' rancour to pure love"(2.4.90-93) yet he denies his responsibilities by failing to notify anyone of the large secret he holds. It is obvious that Fr. Laurence is not simply ignorant of the potential disaster being created, but plainly disregarding it when he states, "These violent delights have violent ends/ And in their triumphs die, like fire and powder"(2.6.9-10).
In the world, rashness is a very widespread issue and is possessed by millions of hasty thinkers. In William Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence adapts inimical impulsiveness while helping the young lovers. Romeo and Juliet come to the Friar in search of help in uniting their love, and Laurence impels them very quickly to solve their problems. Although the Friar does act for the good, he does not think over his actions well enough for them to succeed. The supposedly dubious character, Friar Laurence, is ultimately to blame for the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet due to his consistent rashness throughout the book.
To Kill a Finch As the mad dog laid dead on the ground, the true character of Atticus Finch began to shine. What does blood do to the purest man in Maycomb County? Other than that fact that he is seen to kill a dog, his character is still a leading example for the people of Maycomb to follow. This example especially has an impression on his two children, Jeremy “Jem” Finch, and Jean Louise “Scout” Finch.
Friar Lawrence knowingly gave Juliet a potion that was filled with poison meant to temporarily kill her, which is an extremely immoral thing to do. He practically murdered Juliet just for an unethical plan to go through, and put poor Juliet in countless uncomfortable situations. At Friar Lawrence’s confession, he claimed he gave her a liquid which he described as, “A sleeping potion, which so took effect / As I intended, for it wrought on her / The form of death” (5.3.266-268). By describing the poison he gave Juliet as a “sleeping potion” he tried to make his actions seem much less dangerous than they were. Poison is not something you give a person when simply trying to put them to sleep as there are so many consequences such as actual death.