In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare tells the tragic tale of the deaths of Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet. Various characters interact with Romeo and Juliet throughout the play in ways that result in their suicides. One such character, Friar Laurence, consistently encourages the irrational actions of these primary characters throughout the novel. The actions he insists that Romeo and Juliet carry out often prove to result in negative consequences. His involvement in their lives influences their actions the most, ultimately resulting in Romeo and Juliet’s deaths.
Friar Lawrence had good intentions for his scheme but it failed to go as planned causing Romeo and Juliet to kill
Friar Lawrence is to blame because his plan backfired. In the tragic play romeo and juliet, by william shakespear, romeo montague and juliet capulet Commit suicide. In fair verona they died because their families never got along. Friar Lawrence is the most responsible for the tragic death of juliet.
Friar Lawrence is most to blame for all the deaths in Romeo and Juliet. Because of the choices that Friar Lawrence made and his negligence to Romeo and Juliet's haste, many of the characters died. When Romeo first came to the Friar and asked him to marry himself and Juliet, the Friar new that doing so would only be encouraging a hasty decision, however he acted anyway. Friar Lawrence himself even said “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast” (2.4.102) This shows that even though he new that marrying the young couple would be a hasty decision that would lead to tragedy, he did so anyway.
What if the death of Romeo and Julet wasn't their fault?Even though Romeo and Juliet killed themselves, many characters such as Friar Lawrence and the feud had a big impact in the tragic death of the two lovers. While Romeo and Juliet physically committed the acts that ended their own lives, the feud and friar Lawrence should be blamed for their deaths. The death of Romeo and Juliet was because of Friar Laurence and all of his plans. Friar Lawrence said,“Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell.
In Romeo and Juliet a play by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet were unable to marry due to feuding families, so they turned to Friar Lawrence to be wed. Friar Lawrence decided to marry the two, because he desired to end the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. Through the Friar’s plan to get Romeo and Juliet away from Verona, Romeo thought Juliet had died, and he killed himself, then Juliet took her life as well. This essay will go through Friar Lawrence’s role in the play, and will show that Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, due to his decision of marrying the two young lovers, his reasoning for his plan was selfish, and that the marriage also leads to the death of Paris. Friar Lawrence does not
Friar Lawrence is a key piece in the ending of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and it is a constant debate whether he should be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence’s character can be seen as revolving around the theme of intention versus result. Although his intentions were pure in the action of marrying Romeo and Juliet, the result was fatal, as it ended in the death of the two lovers. Friar Lawrence's reaction to the idea of Romeo and Juliet getting married could be interpreted as him thinking the idea was sudden and impulsive, but after thinking it through, he saw that the marriage could do more good than bad. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar
Imagine being held accountable for the deaths of two “star-struck” lovers. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, one of the many questions asked is who is most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Personally I believe that the deaths cannot just be placed on one person. First off Mercutio can be at blame for the introduction of Juliet in to Romeo's Life. Secondly Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their own deaths because of there irrational decisions.
The average everyday person fails to plan out many things throughout their life, but not many of them cost someone's life. But in Friar Lawrence’s case that is exactly what happened. Friar Laurence is one of the main characters in the play, Romeo and Juliet. After all, he is the one who marries them, but that does mean he was helpful. He created many problems for Romeo and Juliet.
Davidovich 1 Jesse J. Davidovich Mrs. Rudolph English 9-7 25 April 2023 Lawrence did it! Friar Lawrence's poorly put together plan, as well as his cowardly and untrustworthy actions, were ultimately the sole cause of Romeo and Juilets deaths. “The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a Tragedy play in which two young lovers in a 15th century Verona fall in love, but must keep it a secret because they both come from two warring families. Friar Lawrence in the end is responsible for the suicides of both Romeo and Juliet, who were both greatly influenced by him, making him more responsible for their deaths than anyone else in the tragedy.
In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet, I think that every character in the play is liable to be blamed for the death of Romeo and Juliet. However, I think Friar Lawrence is most to blame for the deaths of both lovers. He is the only character that has been involved or had an effect on every aspect of the story. He agreed to marry Juliet and Romeo against her family's wishes then when it came time for her to marry Paris, Friar Lawrence gave Juliet a poison that would make her look dead. Also, he was supposed to tell Romeo the plan, but he gave the letter to an untrustworthy source, which got intercepted.
“Oh happy dagger!” (Shakespeare, p. 1141, 2012) Juliet exclaimed as she plunged a dagger into her chest, ending her life. Just moments previous, Romeo had done likewise by drinking a powerful poison which was said to kill twenty men. Both deaths were tragic losses for the fair community of Verona, a medieval city used by William Shakespeare to stage his story of the two lovers of Verona, in a play called Romeo and Juliet.
When a death occurs, people panic, actions are regretted, and mysteries are thought about throughout the day. Unfortunately, it is impossible to change anything, and the only choice is to cope with the loss. At times, people that look guilty are excused, but it's the least guilty looking people that may have been responsible for contributing to the death of a loved one. Romeo and Juliet is a play written by WIlliam Shakespeare who did an excellent job of proving that many different characters can be responsible in different ways for contributing to a death. So in the end, Romeo and Juliet may have been the ones that triggered each other to commit death due to their unique and intense situation, but Friar Lawrence allowed that situation to occur
Romeo and Juliet both died by suicide but it is not Romeo’s or Juliet’s fault for both of their death. The death of both was their fate which is mentioned in the chorus. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths can still be blamed on other characters. Especially Friar Laurence, who tried to help Romeo and Juliet but failed in the end.
Even when you think parents are always on their child’s side, some will find ways to make it so they have complete control over their kids. Romeo and Juliet is a popular play written by William Shakespeare that tells the story of two star crossed lovers who are forbidden to marry each other and find a way to be together forever in a gruesome way. While some people might think that Friar Lawrence was responsible for the deaths of Juliet and Romeo, because he sent them on the wrong path every time he made a plan. Lord and Lady Capulet are really the ones that caused the deaths because they attempted to force Juliet to marry Paris or else she would have to live on the streets and they didn’t think to keep Juliet away from Friar Lawrence.
