William Shakespeare writes the tale of the love of two teenagers, Romeo and Juliet. The novel takes place during the mists of the 1300’s in Verona, Italy during a civil feud, the Montagues vs. the Capulets. Romeo and Juliet were on opposing sides. The tale ends with the tragic death of the two characters. Their deaths are a direct result of the negligent actions of the Friar, while misfortune and ill timing play minor roles.
The prohibited wedding of Romeo and Juliet is facilitated by the Friar. While the Friars intentions when marrying the two is pure and done to end a violent feud, they are also naive. During the opening of Act II Scene II, the Friar says “...how much salt water thrown away in waste. To season love that of it doth not taste!” (II iv 71-72) The Friar is
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saying your tears are still present from crying over your last “love”, you have barely gotten over Rosaline and now you want to marry someone else. He knows this wedding is haste and irrationally but continues in marrying them. He believes "...this alliance may so happy prove/To turn your households' rancor to pure love." (II iv 91-92) The Friar believes that by bringing the two together it will unite their families. It will show them how love is able to fester and thrive in spite of hatred. However in contrast he later states, “These violent delights have violent ends.”(II iv 9) The Friar subconsciously knows this wedding will end in tragedy but out of blind hope he is able to believe it will result in the opposite. This demonstration of blindness to the likelihood of this resulting in a tragedy in contrast with his hope of the wedding having a beneficial ending, shows negligence on his behalf and his refusal to use reason to see clearly. The Friars blindness has direct correlation to the death of the young couple. Not only is the Friar responsible for starting the domino effect that will result in the deaths of the two protagonist.
He also continues to facilitate more events that continue to implicate him in the matter. For example, he comes up with a plan to get Juliet out of marrying Paris. Capulet and Lady Capulet believe that their daughter is crying over the death of Tybalt rather than the real reason, Romeo's banishment. They believe by speeding up the wedding it will help her move past the death, but what they do not know she is already married. In order to cover up what The Friar has done he comes up with a hail to marry plan, “And this distillèd liquor drink thou off, When presently through all thy veins shall run, A cold and drowsy humor, for no pulse.” (Act 4 iv 97-99) His plan is to give her a poison that makes her appear dead so she can escape with Romeo. While the plan is good in theory there are too many variables to compensate for to make it successful. One variable is entrusting a potentially deadly potion with an unstable 13 year old girl. Readers see a recurring theme at this point of the novel, the Friar being blind to reality and refusing to seek more rational and less rash
solutions. In addition, the Friar fails in the most important aspect of his plan. He is unable to deliver the message to Romeo in time and alert him to the situation at hand. He entrusts Friar John to deliver the message to Romeo, who is later detained due to an outbreak of the black death, this again is an example of misfortune and ill timing. Similar to his earlier decisions in the novel, he completely misjudges the situation. After being confronted by the Prince he even admits his guilt, “I am the greatest, able to do least, Yet most suspected, as the time and place. Doth make against me, of this direful murder. And here I stand, both to impeach and purge. Myself condemnèd and myself excused.” (Act 5 iv 240-243) This confession of guilt furthers the point that the Friar acted negligently. Supporting the idea that all along he was unable to clearly see the affects of his actions and he knew what he was doing was wrong. If the Friar was able to fess up to his actions and clearly see the results of his actions Romeo and Juliet would not have died. Through the course of the play we see the Friar continuously making bad decisions. He is blind to the bigger picture and is unable to think clearly. Although it may be argued that he was acting out of love for them both and with the hope of ending a violent feud, there is no denying his actions directly result in the death of Romeo and Juliet. However, there are still many what ifs, what if Friar John got there in time or what if Tybalt never died. Ultimately the actions of the Friar resulted in the suicide of the two star crossed lovers.
The Friar thought that this marriage will end an ancient grudge of two prominent families, when it will only separate them even more. Friar Laurence was helping Capulet and Lady Capulet mourn over Tybalt’s death. Paris says, "With these times of woe afford no time to woo!" . If everything was thought about clearly and not rushed through then none of this would have happened and Romeo and Juliet would not have died such a tragic death. Another example of the Friar lying is by not telling Montague and Lady Montague of Romeo and Juliet’s elopement. This only made matters worse, and now both Romeo and Juliet are dead. The Friar made this marriage a huge mistake, and he could have stopped the whole thing right there and then by just saying no.
Who is Most Responsible for the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Romantic love stories often end with a tragedy, because of the loss of passion or a loved one. These tragedies are often the result of one person’s actions that ended someone’s life or love. In the Romeo and Juliet play written by William Shakespeare, two citizens of Verona come together and fall deeply in love.
(Act 2 Shakespeare) He wanted the Capulets and Montagues to reconcile, and believed Romeo and Juliet’s marriage would solve this. The Friar’s intentions were good, but other events were out of his control. He did not foresee Tybalt killing Mercutio and Romeo avenging Mercutio’s death resulting in Romeo’s banishment. When Lord Capulet decided Juliet was to marry Paris, the Friar complicated things more by devising a plan for Juliet to be with Romeo. Again, his plan failed. Romeo acted rashly, killing himself moments before Juliet wakes. When Juliet discovered Romeo, Friar Laurence made another error by leaving her in a suicidal state. Even though many may find fault with the Friar, he is really only guilty of trying to make things better for everyone and bring peace to Verona.
When Romeo and Juliet realize they can’t be together, and Juliet is expected to marry Paris, she needs an escape plan. Juliet pays a visit to the Friar, who creates a plan for Juliet to fake her death with a sleeping potion. When Juliet asks the Friar to help her break free from her wedding with Paris, he replies that: If, rather than to marry County Paris, Thou has the strength of will to slay thyself; Then it is likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death to elude away this shame, That cop'st with death himself to scrape from it; And, if thou darest, I'll give thee remedy. IV i 71-76. Therefore, for the second time, the Friar acts unwisely and agrees to give Juliet this deadly potion.
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a love story based in Verona in the 1500s. Romeo and Juliet’s families have been in a feud for years, despite that they still fall in love. Romeo and Juliet hide their love from their families and this destroys them in the end. Romeo is protagonist and tragic hero in this play. He is an passionate and impulsive character that makes him perfect for his part.
Romeo as an Irrational and Impulsive Young Man "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in 1592. The. It is set in Verona, where a bitter feud between two rivals. families, the Montague's and Capulet's. The main characters, Romeo and Juliet, are the children of the two rivals, who meet and fall in love.
The Friar married the two without the families consent; setting it all in motion. Friar also came up with all the plans for the marriage and Juliet's fake death. The friar predicted his fate when he said, "May the heavens be happy with this holy act of marriage so nothing unfortunate happens later to make us regret it." (2.6.1-2). The marriage would result in the death of the lovers. Friar purposely kept the wedding a secret, and told Romeo he would, "help you with your secret marriage" (2.3.89-90). If they had never been married they would both still be alive. Friar married Romeo and Juliet which made the wedding to Paris an even greater pressure for Juliet, and eventually leading to their deaths.
Romeo and Juliet is a famous tragedy written by Shakespeare. The plot is based on an Italian tale but Shakespeare makes it more dramatic by developing specific characters, such as the Nurse and Mercutio. The plot is set in Verona in the sixteenth century. The Montagues and the Capulets are two distinguished families in Verona; however, they see each other as enemies. They are fighting all the time. Romeo and Juliet, who respectively are Montague and Capulet, fall in love at their first sight. In the end, two star-crossed lovers are dead. The Montagues and the Capulets reconciled by their children’s death and end the feud which has lasted generations.
The forbidden wedding of Romeo and Juliet could not have happened without the Friar. First of all, the Friar impulsively agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet, even though he knows it will cause later problems. In the beginning, the Friar thinks that "...this alliance may so happy prove; To turn your households' rancor to pure love." (II iv 91-92) Which shows that the Friar has a slight hope of their marriage possibly working. Consequently, at first, he shows no reluctance to marry the two controversial lovers. However, as time moves on, the Friar lets on that he has regrets about the marriage. The Friar feels that "Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow." (II vi 15) In other words, the Friar means that he senses that this whole wedding is happening too fast and he radiates a feeling of second thought. If the Friar had thought this crucial decision through he may have prevented many future tragedies. Accordingly, the Friar knows all along that "These violent delights have violent ends" (II vi 9) The Friar knows that this is an impossible situation, which if made possible by himself will without a doubt end up in tragedy in one way or another. Under these conditions, as the Friar predicts, Romeo sinks into a deep depression, as a result of the fact that he cannot see his wife. Romeo has a one-track mind that is focused on something he cannot have. Similarly, Juliet becomes depressed and is grieving over the reality of her and Romeo's separation. Without the Friar the two lovers would not have been married, which would have prevented both of these depressions and future problems to come.
I love people think that Mercutio is responsible for most of the deaths in the famous play Romeo and Juliet people also commonly think that it could be Romeo spot too. In my opinion it was all the fires fault. The fire was doing the right thing at first when Romeo first confronted the fire about Mary and Juliet. The fire turn Romeo down saying that it was a crazy idea. He was right to say that because Romeo was just in love with Rosaline less than 24 hours before that. But unfortunately it doesn't stop there. The fire it's an idea. He thinks they're from you and Juliet get married then maybe the two households. She didn't come together for the power of true love. His idea eventually did work, but under different circumstances. The first is to Romeo to
He tries to warn Romeo of the temporary state of infatuation and persuades him out of his rage upon hearing his verdict of banishment. The Friar was a leaning stone for Juliet to turn to while her parents forced her to marry Paris, while the nurse betrayed her by compelling her to marry Paris. His words and belief, that the couple’s marriage would solve the family feud, was also astonishing and showed a sense of belief but also doltishness which he held. But his words have no weight, they are like water in a shattered bucket, because although he speaks in magnifying and brilliant wisdom, his actions undermine them.
In reality, the Friar’s good intentions are the exact opposite. The hostility between the Montagues and Capulets only increases and before the play is over Tybalt, Mercutio, Paris, Romeo, and Juliet all die as a result of their secret marriage.... ... middle of paper ... ...
The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet published in 1597 by William Shakespeare is a suspenseful and romantic story about two lovers whose love cannot part them from their feuding families. Although they were responsible for killing themselves, there are certain individuals who influenced them to commit suicide. Those who are most responsible for the unfortunate deaths of Romeo and Juliet include Friar Lawrence, for his selfish desire to be a hero, Capulet, for imposing an ultimatum and his disconnection from his daughter, and the Nurse, for her irresponsibility and betrayal to Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare, where a boy and a girl fall in love with each other during a party hosted by Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet. The two teenager decide to get marry, despite their family's hate for each other and only meeting each other a few hours ago. However, the Montagues (Romeo’s Parents) and the Capulets end their feud after they discover that their children killed themselves. Romeo and Juliet’s death was caused by Juliet’s parents, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy- but it did not have to be. Romeo and Juliet is the tragic story of two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who are the son and daughter of two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Written by the famed playwright Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet takes place in the 14-15 century in the cities of Verona and Mantua, cities in northern Italy. After a series of events that involves Romeo getting banished from Verona and Juliet getting forced to marry a count, Paris, they kill themselves. It has been argued for centuries about who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.