Friar Lawernce Is To Blame In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

“Romeo and Juliet” was written by William Shakespeare. In the story, there was a feud between the Montague and Capulet families. Romeo was a Montague, while Juliet was a Capulet. They met at a Capulet party, and later into the night, they decided to secretly get married. Later on, Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, killed Romeo's best friend, Mercutio. Acting out of anger, Romeo proceeded to kill Tybalt. The prince then banished Romeo from Verna. Juliet's mom was forcing her to marry Paris, but she did not want to. As a result of this, Juliet sought help from Friar Lawernce, who gave her the plan to fake her death. Romeo saw Juliet’s “dead” body and drank poison, resulting in his death. When Juliet woke up and realized he was dead, she killed herself.

In Act 4 Scene 1, Friar said to Juliet, “ Go home, be cheerful, and tell them you agree to marry Paris. When you are in bed, take this vial.” This quote shows that he was confident and believed his plan would really work. Because of his confidence, he stated, “This plan will free you from the shameful situation that troubles you now as long as you don't change your mind, or become scared like a silly woman and ruin your brave effort.” The part, “...as long as you don't change your mind or become scared…” shows that he thought the plan would work as long as she didn’t back out. Although, the plan ended up not working because of his own mistake. Friar Lawernce is to blame for the ending of “Romeo and Juliet” because his plan did not

As of then, Romeo was under the impression that Juliet was dead. Friar tried to send a letter to Romeo to explain to him she was alive. In Act 5 scene 1, Romeo asked Balthasar, “ Don’t you have a letter from the Friar?” Balthasar replied, “ No, my good lord.” This quote shows that Friar did not get the letter to Romeo in time, which caused Romeo to start panicking. In Act 5 scene 2, Friar John told Friar Lawrence, “They quarantined the house, sealed up the doors, and refused to let us go there.” Friar Lawrence asked, “ Then who took my letter to Romeo?” Friar John stated, “I couldn't send it. Here it is.” These quotes show that if Friar Lawrence sent the letter sooner they could have avoided the plague, and Romeo would have had the letter. Friar Lawrence is at fault for the ending of “Romeo and Juliet” because he didn’t get the letter to Romeo in