Friar John should be pardoned because he did not know that he would be quarantined. Friar John a messenger for Friar Lawrence, first appearance in ACT 5 when he went to deliver a letter from friar to Romeo in Mantua but couldn't due to being quarantined in a house. Furthermore, He reported to Friar Lawrence with some bad news that“the searchers of the town,suspecting that we both were in a house where the infectious pestilence did reign, Sealed up the doors and would not let us forth”(5.2).In other words Friar John just went to get help from another Friar who he didn't know was sick and gets quarantined from the town health officials were afraid of an infection getting out. So now Friar John is trapped in a house unable to deliver Friar Lawrence's message to Romeo in Mantua. At this point in the play in the play, Friar John has come back to …show more content…
tell Friar Lawrence the bad news about the letter.
This makes it clear to friar that Romeo has not gotten the important news and is worried about Romeo, this leads to Friar Lawrence trying to wake up Juliet and try to fix the plan. Friar John ’s actions should be pardoned because in both cases he seems as though he wasn't the actual cause for the death of Romeo and Juliet since it wasn't his fault for getting quarantined for the most part. Although it was his choice to get help from another Friar, he didn't know that the friar was sick at that time. Therefore Friar John should be pardoned for the unfortunate events that happened. It is clear to say that it wasn't his decision to be quarantined and it didn't factor a part in Romeo's departure.To add on Friar john was not aware of what was in friar's letter as said by Friar Lawrence “Unhappy fortune! By my brotherhood, the letter was not nice but full of charge,Of dear import, and the neglecting it may do much danger. Friar John, go hence.Get me an iron crow and bring it
straight unto my cell”(5.2). Friar John does not Know about what is in the letter this is clearly told by Friar Lawrence who has not told Friar John what was in the letter. and after hearing what Friar Lawrence Said Friar John suggest to go give the letter to Romeo in a hurry so clearly he is worried about Romeo also. He was not aware that his actions would affect Romeo. because he did not know of the plan that friar and Juliet put together. he should be forgiven for his actions and the part he played in the deaths in Verona.
The Friar frequently encourages Romeo and Juliet to lie and sneak around. However, as a religious leader, Friar Lawrence should be teaching Romeo and Juliet about honesty and obedience. When Romeo is banished, the Prince tells him to leave Verona right away, but instead of leaving, he visits the Friar. When Romeo is crying about his punishment, Friar suggests that Romeo stays in Verona until the sun rises when he says, “Go, get thee to thy love, as was decreed. Ascend her chamber. Hence and comfort her”(151). In this instance, Friar Lawrence is not only encouraging but telling Romeo that he should lie and go against the rules. As a religious leader, or even just as a human being, Friar Lawrence shouldn’t be telling Romeo to break the law. After
The first reason Friar Lawrence should be punished is because, Friar kept secrets from everyone but Romeo and Juliet. One of the secrets that he kept from everyone was when he married them. “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.”(I.vi.35-37) In other words, Friar is telling Juliet that she needs to go so then he will come up with another plan for things, for what he desires them to do
Friar Lawrence plays a very important role in the play between Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare has presented Friar Lawrence with much to blame for the horrific ending of their lives. Not only was Friar Lawrence the brains behind the plan of getting them together after his banishment, he was also the man who agreed to the marriage in the first place. ‘for doting, not loving, pupil mine’ Romeo holds a lot of respect for Friar Lawrence and he is a father figure towards him in the play. Friar Lawrence’s opinions therefore are considered by Romeo, so therefore he should have been more careful in his decisions of marriage.
This not only proves Friar Lawrence’s loyalty and trustworthiness, but also gives the audience a glimpse into his selflessly compassionate lifestyle. Romeo chooses to communicate his intentions with Juliet to Friar Lawrence, telling his lover, “Hence will I to my ghostly friar’s close cell,/His help to crave and my dear hap to tell” (2.2.188-89). Instead of going to his family, or even his close friends, Romeo confides in Friar Lawrence because of the dear priest’s considerable record of altruistic deeds. Friar Lawrence is always able to tell how Romeo feels in at any given moment, and is connected to him in a father-son type of relationship. Due to this relation, Friar Lawrence is perfectly accepting of the couple’s conflicts, and puts forth his best effort in solving
Those actions were associated with the death of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence is known for being a man of wisdom, but during this period of five days he helped Romeo do everything he wasn’t supposed to do. Even more so to marry a Capulet! Friar Lawrence was an accomplice in the secret romance of Romeo Montague, and Juliet Capulet. After Romeo slaughtered Tybalt and was banished from Verona, he went to Mantua, where only The Nurse and Friar Lawrence knew where he was.
Friar John is culpable for Romeo and Juliet’s demise. Friar John didn’t deliver Juliet’s letter to Romeo informing him of her “death”. This prevailed to Romeo being misinformed and the play having a tragic ending. Another reason to blame Friar John is that he shouldn’t have stayed with the family, he was trusted to deliver the letter, but didn’t do his job. Friar John could have given the letter to someone else and given orders to hand it over to Romeo.
Friar Lawrence showed that he was impatient when he rushed everything and didn’t wait to see if Romeo received the letter, instead he gave her the potion. When she drank the potion and Romeo came to see her, he assumed she was dead and drank a poison and fell dead at her side, after awakening Juliet sees Romeo dead beside her and takes his dagger and says “O happy dagger, this is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.” And plunges the dagger into her stomach and too falls dead with her beloved Romeo. If Friar Lawrence hadn’t been so sympathetic with marrying the two and hadn’t been impatient when it came to the letter, Romeo wouldn’t have drunken the poison and Juliet would have never stabbed herself. In conclusion, the tragic death of young Romeo and Juliet can be blamed on their family and friends.
His respected place in society creates within him a god complex. Friar Lawrence chooses to ignore the negative social consequences of his actions, and marries Romeo and Juliet in secrecy, saying, “So smile the heavens upon this holy act” (2.6.1). Contrary to his statement, the Friar's secrecy only hinders the lives of those around him, notably the lives of both Romeo and Juliet, increasing their hardships. Friar Lawrence creates an illusion of himself as a fair man, although his actions show him to think of himself before everyone else. The Friar’s god complex is additionally seen through his willingness to have Juliet disappear, as he tells her, “Hold, get you gone, be strong and prosperous” (4.1.122). The Friar is primarily concerned with himself. The most effective solution to keep his reputation is to have Juliet leave quietly. His selfishness prevents him from seeing the the haste and thoughtlessness of his plan. Therefore, when faced with the aftermath of the situation he helped create, he exclaims, “Or in my cell there she would kill herself./ Then I gave her [...]/ A sleeping potion, which took effect” (5.3.242-44). Even after playing a key role in multiple deaths, Friar Lawrence tries to downplay the severity of his actions, attempting to maintain the illusion that his actions were simply an attempt to preserve Juliet’s life. He attempts to remove his responsibility in the deaths and pretend he was forced
Throughout the next few lines spoken, is where I believe the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is initiated, for if Romeo had not trusted and spoken of his love with an enemy; saying “I have been feasting with mine enemy “Juliet, Romeo also explains that Juliet feels the same for him. Then Friar Lawrence would not have felt the responsibility to try and reunite and mend the strife between the Montague’s and Capulet’s. In the final scene of this act Romeo, then asks the priest to bless their love and join them in marriage. Friar Lawrence, does question the true feelings of Romeo and doesn’t light -heartedly make a quick conclusion to marry them, asking Romeo” Holy Saint Francis what change is here?... ...
In the drama Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence is a kind, knowledgeable, peacekeeping, and wise character. He also acts as a foil to the Montaques, Capulets, and the nurse. He is a priest to both the Montaque and Capulet houses. He is a well-liked person in the town of Verona. The Friar is a positive figure in the community and serves as a good role model for the children of Verona.
He also tells Juliet that "Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift, and hither shall hem come; and he and I shall watch thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee to Mantua" (Act 4, Scene 1.) Unforeseen to neither the Friar nor Juliet that an error such as the one of Friar John’s would prove to be deadly. Poor Romeo was not able to receive the letter. Friar Lawrence plays a significant role in the plan for Juliet to "sleep."Friar Lawrence plays an important rule in the actual deaths of Romeo, Juliet, And Paris. Friar Lawrence is unable to reach Romeo with the news of Juliet’s "death." Romeo, thinking Juliet is dead rushes to Verona, but not before buying some fast poison.
...a little earlier or even later, Friar John could have avoided getting caught up with the plague. This could have led to Romeo receiving the letter, and him ending up with Juliet. Also the timing of the plague is very unfortunate. The chances of a plague being at the exact time Friar John was delivering the letter to Romeo are very low. Second of all, if Balthasar saw Juliet any later than he did, the Friar could have gotten to Romeo before him. The timing of these two events are very unfortunate, and readers only have it to blame
The Friar’s rashness led to him making numerous mistakes that impacted the outcome of the story. A huge mistake the friar makes is marrying Romeo and Juliet without the consent of their families, which breaks church law (Bryant 65). This drastic mistake would ultimately lead to more mistakes to be made. Thus Juliet comes to Friar Lawrence for help to avoid the marriage with Paris, so the friar gives Juliet a potion to fake her death (Brenner 69). Friar Lawrence sent Friar John to alert Romeo of Juliet’s fake death, but Friar John was sent alone, which caused Friar John to be detained (Cardullo 62).
Since the Friar was so blinded in believing that his potion plan would work, he somehow failed to recall the number of continuous events necessary to go right for this to succeed. While the story nears the end, Friar Laurence has the terrible idea of trusting another man and asking him to complete a task he knows precisely how to do. As Friar John spoke to Friar Laurence, he fearfully stated, "I could not send it here it is again/ Nor get a messenger to bring it thee/ So fearful were they of infection"
There is a huge risk that John will find a companion that has to be quarantined due to the sickness, which is the case in the story. Kriegel announces regarding the Friar’s impulsiveness, “Had Friar John left the city immediately in the company of a “safe” member of his order, he would never have been delayed and would have been able to send the letter to Romeo.” Now, the Friar is mindful that his plan is destroyed and he needs to do everything he can to repair his fault. In Shakespeare's tragedy, John explains to the Friar how he was unable to deliver the letter, and Friar Laurence replies, “Unhappy fortune! By my brotherhood/