Love, not everyone can agree that love is wonderful, but is it worth everything? Should one sacrifice their all for love? Many people have concluded that the central theme of Romeo and Juliet is love. Love drives the play as the prologue introduces the audience to, “A pair of star-crossed lovers” (Romeo & Juliet. Prologue. Chores. 6). Romeo and Juliet starts with two families feuding, the Montague family and the Capulet family. Early on in the story our two protagonists Romeo a Montague and Juliet a Capulet instantly fall in love with each other knowing that their love is forbidden. After this point in the play, events escalade between the two families because a duel ending with casualties from both families. Juliet sees that she can’t live …show more content…
without Romeo, fakes her death, but Romeo thinks his true love has died.
In this instant, Romeo takes poison to join his star struck lover, but soon Juliet wakes up to find Romeo dead. So, she kills herself to join Romeo. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Laurence, is to blame because of his lack of good judgment. He is responsible for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Instead of Friar Laurence helping Romeo and Juliet with their love situation, Friar Laurence took the easier route. He secretly married Romeo and Juliet instead of helping them face their families. He encouraged the two to confront their families stating that they are committed to each other and married. This only made Romeo and Juliet’s love stronger for one another. “For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone/Till Holy Church incorporate two in one” (Romeo & Juliet. Act 2. Scene 6. 36-37). This shows Friar Laurence married the two, hoping to end the family feuding. Even though Friar Laurence had some good intentions there were defiantly some errors that happened along the way. So, it can also be seen if the two weren’t married the tragedies wouldn’t have happened. When Tybalt challenged Romeo to a fight, since Romeo was related to Tybalt, he refused to fight him and said, “Tybalt,
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the reason that I have to love thee/Doth much excuse the appertaining rage/To such a greeting…” (Romeo & Juliet. Act 3. Scene 1. 57-59). This shows that this is another example of Friar Laurence making the mistake to marry Romeo and Juliet. By Romeo not fighting it hurts his honor, and starts another fight that leads to his banishment and eventually death. After this turn of events Mercutio steps in to defend Romeo’s honor, but because Romeo and Tybalt are now related he tries to stop the fight. Romeo’s interference with the fight ends with Mercutio’s dying and Romeo soon to be banished for killing Tybalt. “Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm” (Romeo & Juliet. Act 3. Scene 1. 95-96). This is the last example that shows Romeo and Juliet’s marriage caused problems that lead to Romeo and Juliet’s death. It also leads to the tragedy of Tybalt and Mercutio deaths, and also Romeo’s banishment. It can be seen clearly that Friar Laurence was the main reason all these events happened the way they did, because he married Romeo and Juliet. Even after the death of Mercutio and the banishment of Romeo, Friar Laurence still didn’t see the events to come by Romeo and Juliet’s marriage.
Friar Laurence still continues at this point despite all the other problematic events that occurred because of the marriage, to keep the two together. The plan that was made was poorly though out, and risky. The plan was made quickly and in the desperation of Juliet, because she was going to commit suicide instead of marrying Pairs. “Unless thou tell me how I may prevent it/If, in thy wisdom thou canst give no help, /Do but call my resolution wise, /And with this knife I’ll help it presently” (Romeo & Juliet. Act 4. Scene 1. 51-54). This shows that the plan Friar Laurence made has a higher probability to go wrong because of his choices, and the outcome of those choices. Also, since Romeo is banished he has to get word of the plan leaving more to go wrong. The plan was made so that Juliet would take a potion, and fake her death to get out of marrying Pairs. A letter would be sent to Romeo saying to meet at the graveyard to take Juliet away and be happy for the rest of their lives, but the letter never reaches him. “I could not send it-here it is again-/Nor get a messenger to bring it thee” (Romeo & Juliet. Act 5. Scene 2. 14-15). This example is showing Friar Laurence’s plan fell through again, because the letter didn’t get to Romeo. It can be for see that, since the letter didn’t get to Romeo that it will cause confusion making
Romeo think she is actually dead. “Then she is well, and nothing can be ill/ Her body sleeps in Capel’s monument” (Romeo and Juliet. Act 5. Scene 1. 17-18). This shows a cause and effect relationship. It is showing this relationship because of Friar Laurence, making a plan and trying to keep the two lovers together only sent them to their doom. Since Romeo didn’t get the letter saying the death is a hoax he thinks Juliet is dead, so he kills himself. When Juliet awakes, she sees Romeo dead, so she decides to kill herself. However, Balthasar could have delivered the letter, but he was unable to, so Friar Laurence is to blame for the death of the two lovers. In conclusion, it can be seen that Friar Laurence is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Threw the examples given Friar Laurence had good intentions, but his intentions were not very well thought-out. Thus, causing the death of Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt, and Mercutio. In Friar Laurence’s case, it can be seen a possible moral that no good deed goes unpunished. The reason this could be a moral for him is because he went to great lengths to try and save the marriage, but in the end, they both die. Also, as stated before love in the play can be seen as the theme because Romeo and Juliet are willing to die if they can’t be together, since their love is so strong for each other.
In the classic play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence plays a major part. Romeo and Juliet trusted him entirely as he was the priest of their town. They turned to the Friar for help and advice at a few crucial points in the play. Little did these two lovers know that their decision to turn to Friar Laurence for help would eventually lead to their deaths. Friar Laurence was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he married Romeo and Juliet, he was afraid of committing a sin, and because of his faulty plan for saving Juliet from a marriage to Paris.
I think that Friar Laurence was to a large extent responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. However, several other factors contributed. and we can not solely blame one person. The circumstances, time period and characters need to be taken into consideration. & nbsp
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.
With Friar Laurence being so quick with his thoughts, he married Romeo and Juliet. This was a mistake and is the main reason for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In Act 2 Scene 6 when Romeo takes Juliet to see Friar Laurence to get married, Friar Laurence
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...
Unfortunately, their love comes to an end, along with their lives, because of a misunderstanding and a persistent feud between their families. Although there are many characters in this play that have contributed to Romeo and Juliet’s death, Friar Laurence is the person most to blame. Friar Laurence’s actions throughout the play resulted in the two star crossed lovers’ death. He assisted the two when they wanted to get married, which began the disastrous events in the play. Friar Laurence says to Romeo:
In conclusion, Friar Laurence is responsible for the deaths of the titular characters in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet because he makes fatal decisions involving cowardice, unreliability, and impulsivity. Friar Laurence’s decisions such as, choosing to abandon Juliet in the Capulet tomb, failing to emphasize the importance of his letter to Friar John, giving Juliet a sleeping potion, and marrying Romeo and Juliet proved to be fatal, as they lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The decisions Friar Laurence makes throughout the drama make him responsible for the acts of Romeo and Juliet’s suicides.
Throughout time, there have been many tragedies caused by romance. For example, the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is known for its romantic tragedy between two star-crossed lovers. With all the deaths, who is truly to blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths? Friar Laurence is most to blame for many obvious, yet overlooked, reasons. The forbidden wedding of Romeo and Juliet could not have happened without the Friar.
This is not say that Friar Laurence does not feel responsible for Romeo and Juliet's deaths, he recounts his tale to the Prince and offer his life as a sacrifice if their deaths are his fault (5.3.228-68). In every step of deceiving Romeo and Juliet's parents, the government, and everyone who thought Juliet to be dead, Friar Laurence was attempting to: end a great feud between two families, help Juliet keep her marriage vows (by helping her out of marrying Paris), keeping Juliet alive, keeping Romeo safe from imprisonment or death, and ultimately, protecting the lovers' love from outside influences. He sees his acts as acts that are working for the greater good, and therefore they are just.
Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the two lovers make their own personal choices that impact both their lives in a very tragic way. While the readers are hoping that Romeo and Juliet will end up together, their impulsive behaviors lead to death. Juliet's impulsive behavior to fake her own death without clarification that Romeo had received the friar's letter caused Romeo to kill himself.
In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, it is clear that Friar Laurence causes Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. First, the Friar was not as responsible as Romeo needed him to be especially when he agreed to marry him and Juliet without thinking it through. Secondly, he put Romeo and Juliet, among others, in danger with his uncertain plans. Lastly, he had other priorities when he married Romeo and Juliet which caused poor judgment to cloud his decision. While he did not plan to kill them, his actions landed them dead. In conclusion, if he had not acted so rash and irresponsibly, Romeo and Juliet would still be alive along with others who died in the destructive pathway that was Romeo and Juliet’s relationship.
Friar Laurence made many poor and irresponsible choices throughout the play, and these choices ended up being fatal for Romeo and Juliet. By making these decisions, he is the single person that was most responsible for the tragic outcome of the play. The reasons Friar Laurence is the one who should be blamed for Romeo and Juliet’s death is because he gave a potion to Juliet to make her act dead, he did not deliver a letter of great significance and importance to Romeo, and he fled when Juliet was in the most danger at the Capulet’s tomb. These are the three significant mistakes that caused the deaths of two of literature’s most famous lovers.
The main people that can be blamed for the death of Romeo and Juliet are Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Romeo. Juliet is one of the main people to blame for Romeo’s death. In Act 5, Scene 3, Romeo states, “Thy drugs are quick. This with a kiss I die.” This reveals that he killed himself to be with her, not knowing that she was faking her death to avoid marrying Paris.
Friar Laurence, through his lack of good judgment, is largely responsible for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Rather than being supportive of them and helping them disclose their loving situation, Friar Laurence took the “easy” way out. He succumbed to their desire to elope. He secretly married Romeo and Juliet instead of standing behind them and encouraging them to confront their families with the facts about their commitment to and love for each other. As a result, an even stronger bond between them was created through marriage: "For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone / Till holy church incorporate two in one" (2.6.36-37). Friar Laurence married Romeo and Juliet, hoping that their union would bring an end to the constant feuding between their two families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Though the friar’s intentions were good and above reproach, they were certainly missteps along a pathway to tragedy. None of the tragedies would have occurred if Romeo and Juliet were not married. When Tybalt challenged Romeo...
Throughout time, there have been numerous tragedies stemming from one of the most basic human instinct: love. For example, the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is infamous for it’s romantic tragedy between two young lovers. Who is really at fault for all the tragic deaths? Friar Laurence is most to blame, due to his extremely unwise decisions. First of all, he was the one who agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet.