An Analysis Of Friar Lawrence Is To Blame For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet

To kill yourself for love could be considered the greatest sin of them all. Now who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most perplex questions one can ever ask themselves. Lady Capulet was an overbearing mother whom controlled Juliet's life. Friar Lawrence married Romeo and Juliet without their parents consent. The two star-crossed lovers also have no other to blame but themselves for killing each other.

First and foremost Lady Capulet was an overbearing mother to Juliet. She believed in things that Juliet did not and also forced a certain lifestyle onto her. Lady Capulet always viewed love differently than what Juliet did.The mother and daughter could never agree on anything either. “Ay, sir; but she will none, she gives you thanks. I would the fool were married to her grave” (Act 3 scene 5) She believed that the tradition marriage should be arranged by parents was the correct way of love. Juliet did not believe in that at all. Lady Capulet had said, “talk to me not, for I'll not speak a word: Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee” (Act 3, scene 5). The words expressed by Lady Capulet just show that she

He married Romeo and Juliet without their parents' consent, although he did offer them advice. "Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast." (Act 2 ,scene 3), meaning “Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall”, since Romeo was in a rush to marry Juliet Friar told him to not rush to it. Before this Friar Lawrence had agreed to help Romeo and Juliet with their secret wedding. Friar Lawrence also had a letter for Romeo. “Who bare my letter, then, to Romeo?”(Act 5, Scene 2) If Friar never depended on someone to take the letter with important information it could have gotten to Romeo to. If he was to never help the two lovers they would have never gotten married. In the end, Friar Lawrence blamed himself and offered to sacrifice his