Trust and loyalty is what you would look for in a good friendship. We can only love someone we trust. For our ¨star-crossed lovers¨ They should be able to trust each other. But, do they? In Romeo and Juliet there's many characters that you would question if you should trust them or not, but everyone would have to say Paris is one of the most loyal people in the book.
A kinsman of the Prince, and the suitor of Juliet most preferred by Capulet. Once Capulet has promised him he can marry Juliet, he behaves very presumptuous , toward her, acting as if they are already married. Paris is very loyal towards Juliet throughout the book. He is told to look at other girls, which he does in respect but he says that he knows Juliet's the one he wants to
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marry no matter who he lays his eyes on. Paris says how there isn't another girl as special as Juliet at the party. Paris sticks to Juliet's families rules no matter what. "Poor soul, thy face is much abused with tears" (4.1.30) That quote he was showing how he cares about her crying over “Tybalt”. Another character that is supportive and loyal is Mercutio. A kinsman to the Prince, and Romeo’s close friend.
One of the most extraordinary characters in all of Shakespeare’s plays that I have looked through, Mercutio overflows with imagination, wit, and, at times, a strange, biting satire and brooding behavior. He can be quite hotheaded, and hates people who are affected or obsessed with the latest fashions. He finds Romeo’s romanticized ideas about love tiresome, and tries to convince Romeo to view love as a simple matter of sexual appetite. If there was someone to trust pick Mercutio. ¨Romeo, Humors! Madman! Passion! Lover! Appear thou in the likeness of a sigh, Speak but one rhyme and I am satisfied. (II.1.7-9). Disloyalty is also very common in this turning …show more content…
tale. Friend to both Romeo and Juliet.
Kind, civic-minded, and always ready with a plan rather good or bad, Friar Lawrence secretly marries Romeo and Juliet and hopes that the marriage would eventually bring peace to Verona. As well as being a Catholic holy man, Friar Lawrence is also an expert in the use of seemingly mystical potions which you will learn at the end of the play. Friar Lawrence is trusty to some but others, not so much. At the end of the play Friar tries to throw everyone else under the bus so he doesn't get into trouble. Friar seems loyal at the beginning, someone Romeo can trust about him and Juliet. Line 270 in act 5 scene 3 Friar says ¨ Miscarriaged by my fault, let my old life be my sacrificed some hour before his time unto the rigour of severest law¨. Saying that he is explaining how even if they try to punish him he´ll die before they have the chance of old age. He is trying to avoid death. A character that reminds me of him is
Nurse. Nurse is just like Friar because the main characters think they can trust them but they learn that there not what they thought. At one point in the book Juliet was telling Nurse about how much she cares about Romeo, the Nurse just kept talking bad about Romeo. Also she just suggested that Juliet marry Paris instead of going through the pain of marrying Romeo. After all the Nurse has been through with Juliet including raising her like her own, she dishonors her. Her main purpose is a go-between for Romeo and Juliet and is the only other person besides Friar Lawrence to know about their marriage. She may not be in the actual family but she considers Juliet as her own. She was kind of honest. In Act 3 Scene 5 Nurse says” O’ Paris is a lovely gentleman. Romeo’s dishclout compared to him”. She was talking bad about him and trying to make he think differently of Romeo by doing so.
Friar Lawrence is a humble and holy who is respected by the other characters. Figurative language and dramatic conventions give a well-grounded understanding of his motives, traits and values. His main motive is peace between the families he “All I had wanted to achieve was peace.” As a friar he respects the Montague’s and Capulet’s. The quote represents his motive that he wanted the feuding to stop. When he married Romeo and Juliet he wished for more then their happiness. He hoped that the marriage would bring families together. When witnessing the deaths he says in sorrow, “I’m a friar holy and peaceful.” “Oh lord the poor deaths that lie in front of me. Are due to my greed to resolve the feud.” The term friar represents his traits, being
The Friar was supposed to be a responsible adult and a man of God. This means that people would have come to him to confess their sins. Romeo and Juliet were young and naive and Friar Lawrence understood that very well. He also understood their personalities and circumstances, but still chose to marry them in hope that it would end the feud between the two families. As an adult he was also supposed to be a lot smarter ands wiser. Neither of those qualities were shown in any of his decision making.
In the story,Friar caused many reasons for the death of Romeo and Juliet. He starts by making her drink the potion and marrying them thinking he was going to help but it made matters worse he too did not help Juliet when she was dying he just left. Friar Lawrence is a good friend of the Montagues. He was an advisor and friend to Romeo, and when they asked him to marry them, at first he denied them,but soon after that he accepted their mariage because it was going to be a pure marriage, But the marriage made the situation worse because they were rival families and of course they won't accept the marriage between the two rival families.
Throughout Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet” we learn of the string bond Romeo has with his two friends, Benvolio and Mercutio. However, Benvolio proves himself time and time again to be there better of friends to Romeo. Benvolio is honest, loyal, and cares deeply for Romeo, all of which are excellent characteristics which make a great friend.
In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is the antagonist as seen in his “mistakes” of marrying children from two feuding, noble households, giving the desperate Juliet the sleeping potion, and leaving Juliet at her tomb to kill herself. He schemes and has the characters believe it is out of his love for Romeo and Juliet; as in their eyes, he is a fatherly figure. He is an older man who should be out to help the citizenry of Verona, but being egotistical, he uses Romeo and Juliet for his personal desires to end the feud between the families. Being egocentric has the Friar make rash decisions in situations that he had not planned for. When the Capulets and the Montagues come together after the death of their children, Friar Lawrence says, “Her nurse is privy; and if aught in this/ Miscarried by my fault, let my old life/ Be sacrificed some hour before his time/
It is Friar Laurence’s good intentions, his willingness to take risks and his shortsightedness that lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence does not have very much time on stage, but the time he does have is crucial to the plot line. Through his words, Friar Lawrence demonstrates that he is well intentioned, yet sometimes shortsighted, and is not afraid to take risks to help others. He may do something out of the ordinary, if he thinks the outcome will help someone for whom he cares. For example, when he says "In one respect I'll thy assistant be;/ for this alliance may so happy prove, / to turn your households rancor to pure love" (II.iii.97-99), he is saying that the only reason he will marry Romeo and Juliet is that he hopes that the marriage will end the hostilities between the two houses.
When forced to marry Paris, Juliet responds, “It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, Rather than Paris,”(Shakespeare 442). Juliet would rather marry her “enemy” Romeo, than marry Paris. By saying this, she establishes her disinterest for Paris and her,yet unknown, unrequited love for Romeo. Once again, Romeo is the exact opposite. According to Juliet’s dialogue,”My only love sprung from my only hate...”. Juliet is in love with Romeo after having met him. She openly admits that ,although her love is her enemy, she loves him nonetheless. The exchange of feelings between the foils and Juliet are another factor that sets them
Friar Lawrence is a fallacious mentor. This is seen when he agrees to secretly marry Romeo and Juliet. “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.”(2.2.35-37) This was an ill-conceived decision because the families are unaware of this so it will not actually break the tension between the two rival families. This creates dishonesty and unfaithfulness to their families which evidently ends tragically. When Friar Lawrence married Romeo and Juliet he inferred that the feud between the families would end; however, this was not the case because they kept it a secret. “This shall determine that.” (3.1.28) Romeo challenges Tybalt to a fight to the death even though Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin and they are married. This proves that Friar’s plan was faulty and unsuccessful because there is still great conflict between the two rival families. Friar’s unhelpful mentoring is shown when he agrees to secretly marry Romeo and Juliet and when he wrongly infers that the feud between the families would
Friar Lawrence didn’t think of what was lawfully right, but of the destiny of two people, that were very important to him. He cared for them, and wished Romeo and Juliet well. He valued them as his own children. It goes to show that Friar Lawrence was human, also, and not perfect, since no one can be perfect.
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the views of love held by the character Romeo contrast sharply with the views of Mercutio. Romeo's character seems to suffer from a type of manic depression. He is in love with his sadness, quickly enraptured and easily crushed again on a passionate roller coaster of emotion. Mercutio, by contrast is much more practical and level headed. His perceptions are clear and quick, characterized by precise thought and careful evaluation. Romeo, true to his character begins his appearance in the play by wallowing in his depression over Rosaline who does not return his love:
In Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence plays a dominate role in the eventual death of Romeo and Juliet even though he is not on stage for most of the play. There are basically three major parts that lead to the tragedy; the marriage, the plan, and the inevitable deaths in all which Friar Lawrence plays a vital role.Friar Lawrence plays an essential role in the marriage of young Romeo and Juliet. At Romeo’s request Friar Lawrence states, "In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households to pure love" (Act 2 Scene 3.) Friar Lawrence believes that this holy marriage would bring the Capulet family and Montuague family closer together, for he anticipates that the families will stop hating each other and be peaceful. His attempts to make the marriage of Romeo and Juliet are admirable but poorly planned.
His advice to Juliet to fake her own death is a result of her love for Romeo, and the fact that the Friar can’t stop her from marrying Paris, will lead her to the violent act of killing herself. Friar Lawrence’s character is a representation of the idea that love can lead to irrational decisions and violent actions. In conclusion, Friar Lawrence is obligatory to the action, character development, and themes of Romeo and Juliet. Without Friar Lawrence, the steps leading up to the tragedy at the end of the story would not have been possible, along with the strong characterization of Romeo.
Although Capulet wanted the best for Juliet, he didn't give a thought on how she felt and had forced her to marry Paris which had caused problems that led to her tragic end. She didn't want to marry someone who she did not love and wanted to escape this marriage. Her method of escape was death. Capulet's controlling actions appeared as early as Act I Scene 2, when he was arranging Juliet's marriage to Paris without her consent. Paris wondered if Juliet would like him and Capulet responded with, "Of my child's love: I think she will be ruled. In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not." (IV, 3, ln. 13-14). stating that he doesn't just think Juliet will like him but that he knows she will like him. When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, he shouted, "To go with Paris to Saint Peter's Church, Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither." (V, 3, ln. 154-155). making her agree to go to the church. Although she did agree to go, her thought of, "I'll to the friar, to know his remedy; If all else fail, myself have power to die." (V, 3, ln. 241-242). showed that she did not plan on marrying Paris and that she would die first. Juliet's arrangement to Paris had brought her death because it had resulted in the potion plan which had caused Romeo and Juliet to die. If Capulet had never forced Juliet to marry Paris, she would have been living happily with Romeo.
In contrast to common characteristics of a cleric, conformist and conservative, Friar Lawrence advocates freedom over following rules in society and always try to solve issues using the most risky methods. This is illustrated when he plans out Juliet’s death, “then as the manner of manner of our country is, in thy best robes, uncover’d on the bier, thou shalt be borne to that same ancient vault where all the Capulet lie.” (IV.ii.109-113). He indirectly plays an influence to the tragic ending even though his primal motive intends to unite the lovers and offer citizens a peaceful town. As opposed to playing their ordinary roles in society, Friar Lawrence devises plans and encourages Romeo and Juliet to pursue forbidden love under a risky circumstance in order to turn his notions into reality. Friar Lawrence’s dialogue informs Juliet of the plan illustrates his part in causing the tragedy, “Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, then it is likely thou wilt under a thing like death to chide away this shame,” (IV.i.72-74). From secretly marrying the them to sending Romeo to take Juliet’s virginity, he is informed about Romeo’s approaching banishment and the notorious reputation which will follow Juliet permanently. However,he continues to cover the mistake by creating the facade of Juliet’s death. This is illustrated in “All this is I know, and to the marriage he nurse is privy,” (V.iii.265-266). Friar Lawrence challenges conformism to pursue liberty, serves to liberate the forbidden love of two youngsters from opposing families but only earns a tragic fruition for his
The idea of star crossed lovers have been present in literature frequently, but do you know where this theme originated? William Shakespeare brought the idea of star crossed lovers to literature in the late 1500’s with his tragic play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. His unique story amazed many and started a revolution that resulted in similar storylines ever since. One copy of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Iis Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 movie called William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet. Both stories are great examples of the star crossed lovers theme, but the approaches are very different. Luhrmann’s modern twist on Shakespeare’s original story gives the audience a new perspective and shows that Romeo and Juliet’s story is still a good topic