Friar Lawrence To Blame In Romeo And Juliet

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Who is to blame?
Couples who are too similar to each other are not likely to last. This leads you to believe that couples that are completely different would last forever. This is usually true, except for the case of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet come from different families; the Capulets and the Montagues. Both families resent each other. However, Romeo and Juliet fall in love with one another despite the fact that their families hate each other. Ultimately, this leads to the death of these lovers. The tragic ending of Romeo and Juliet was caused by the lack of communication, as well as the actions of Tybalt and Friar Lawrence.
I believe that Friar Lawrence is one to blame for the untimely death of Romeo and Juliet. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is the one who marries them. The tragedy and death revealed in the following scenes of the play may have been avoided if Friar Lawrence had just declined to marrying them, and or talk to Romeo and Juliet's parents. “Come, come …show more content…

If everyone in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet had communicated, then none of this tragedy would have happened. If Friar Lawrence had delivered the letter by hand to Romeo then none of this would have occurred. “I brought my master news of Juliet’s death, and then in post he came from Mantua”(V.iii.87-88). Another case that shows the lack of communication in this play is when Balthasar delivers an incorrect message to Romeo. Balthasar did not know any better because, no one thought it would be a good idea to inform him that it was all apart of a plan. However, it was also up to Romeo to tell someone that he had Balthasar bringing him news. This lack of communication led to Romeo storming off to Juliet's catacomb where she lies ‘dead’ and drinks a vial of poison so that he can die next to

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