Romeo And Juliet Analysis

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare introduces an immense amount of diverse characters, the Nurse and Friar Lawrence being two of many. Both these characters react to Romeo and Juliet’s situation out of the goodness of their hearts. For the Nurse, helping Romeo and Juliet meant that “her child” (in a sense since she raised Juliet since birth) would be happy and that’s all she could ever want. However, for Friar Lawrence, helping Romeo and Juliet with their marriage meant that he could help end the feud between both the Montague and Capulet families. Although, they both had good intentions, these goals could not be accomplished without the suffering of consequences. Furthermore, much controversy is seen throughout the play. Friar Lawrence and the Nurse both begin to contradict their original feelings towards helping Romeo and Juliet as they find themselves in difficult predicaments. Therefore, Friar Lawrence and the Nurse did not do the right thing as issues came about: the Nurse tells Juliet to marry Paris after hooking her and Romeo up, Friar marries Romeo and Juliet, and Friar leaves Juliet’s tomb when he hears trouble.

First and foremost, Nurse agrees to Romeo and Juliet marrying but then goes back on her word after being attacked by the Father of Juliet. This hints that the littlest situation that could backfire on the Nurse, easily changes her mind and makes her momentarily“forget” of the “right” thing she was doing for Juliet.“Hie to your chamber. I’ll find Romeo To comfort you. I wot well where he is. Hark ye, your Romeo will be here at night. I’ll to him. He is hid at Lawrence’ cell. (Act 3, Scene 2) Here, Nurse complies with Juliet’s desire to be with Romeo even though she knows of all consequences Jul...

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... still did it. Throughout the play, Friar Lawrence did what he thought was "right" for himself. His "right" actions only proved to be wrong for everyone including Romeo and Juliet.

In conclusion, Friar Lawrence and the Nurse did not do the "right" thing in their relationships with Romeo and Juliet. They may have helped Romeo and Juliet finalize their love but any chance they found to keep trouble from their own lives, they took it. If they both hadn't encouraged the love of Romeo and Juliet, they would have still survived through the whole play. Friar Lawrence and the Nurse are both essential characters but at the same time they are conflicted and contradictional. They knew they were very influential to Romeo and Juliet's decisions and abused that priveiege. Overall, the Nurse and the Friar did the absolute worse thing in their relationships with Romeo and Juliet.