Friar Lawrence To Blame In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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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. First off, Friar Laurence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because he gave Juliet a potion to …show more content…

He gave Juliet the potion without Romeo even knowing the plan and without knowing if the letter would get to him in time. Friar Laurence shouldn’t have given her the position without having a foolproof plan that nothing could go wrong. Another reason Friar Laurence is at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is because he made Romeo and Juliet husband and wife. Friar knew Juliet had plans to marry Paris, but decided to go ahead and go against her parents’ wishes. If Juliet had also married Paris, she would’ve been married to two people because her parents didn’t know she was married. Juliet also died married to her family’s enemy’s son, which again they didn’t know, so Friar Laurence was keeping a lot of important secrets from their parents. Friar Laurence was doing what the kids thought was right and he’s a good man for that, but it also caused lots of confusion and problems. Regardless of this information, some readers still argue that Romeo and Juliet are at fault for their own deaths because they killed themselves. Romeo and Juliet weren’t murdered, they did it to

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