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Friar Lawrence Responsible For The Deaths Of Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet could have lived out their lives if Friar Lawrence had not done the things he did. Friar Lawrance meant well but the choices he made caused Romeo and Juliet's death. If he hadn't made the plans he did and told their parents instead maybe things could've been different. Instead, he agreed to marry them and he even admitted that he was guilty. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he married them, he admitted it was his fault, and he made unrealistic plans. The first way that Friar Lawrence is the reason for Romeo and Juliet's death is that he married them. In the quote shown Friar Lawrence is agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet. “In one respect ill thy assistant be;/ For this alliance may so happy …show more content…

If Friar Lawrence hadn't married them or at least told them to think it through then the whole thing would've never began. He could've just told them to wait and not jump right into marriage but instead, he just did it. Although he was saying that maybe it could bring the two families together he should've made them wait or go to a different person. If he wouldn't have married them this whole story could've been different in addition you can see that he even admits to this. If you didn't believe it was his fault before you will after this because he even admits it's his fault and he should be punished. In this quote, he is telling the prince that if anyone were to be punished it should be him because he believes that it's his fault. “All this I know, and to the marrige/ Her nurse is privy; and if aught in this/ Miscarried by my fault, let my old life/ Be sacrificed, some hour before this time,/ Unto the rigor of the severest law.”(Shakespeare 5.3. 265-269). You can tell that in the quote he is feeling guilty and that he believes he should be punished. If he thinks he should be punished why wouldn't everyone else? He wouldn't feel guilty if he wasn'tt at fault for all

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Friar Lawrence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he didn’t tell Friar John how important it was to deliver the letter to Romeo. Romeo didn’t know what was happening with Juliet and he thought she was dead. Friar Lawrence doesn’t make it to the Capulet’s Vault on time, so Romeo gets there before him and Friar couldn’t explain things to him and tell him what was happening with Juliet. When Friar got to the Vault, Romeo was already dead. “Romeo!

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In one respect i’ll thy assistant be For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (2.3. 96-99). Friar Lawrence was being unrealistic because he was agreeing to marry them, because he thought that it would end the feud between the Capultes and the Montagues. But the marriage wouldn’t end the feud, it would only make

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Friar Lawrence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death because he does not think things through, he does not come up with a good plan. He came up with all these three ideas, the potion, the message, and the marriage of them, and neither of them worked out correctly, or as he thought. Due to him not thinking things through enough, it resulted in both of them killing themselves. Friar Lawrence's idea of giving Juliet a potion to make her appear dead turned out to be a mistake as it was overly complicated and risky. Even though he wanted to help Juliet escape marrying Paris and be with Romeo, the plan relied too much on everything going perfectly.

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This ultimately resulted in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet at the fault of Friar Laurence. To begin, one way that the blame for the deaths of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet can be placed on Friar Lawrence is the fact that he is the one who officiated the marriage in the first place. Had he not done this, and simply went straight to their parents and reported them as he should have, it would be highly likely that they would have just separated since their parents knew about the relationship. This is shown with the quote, "Come, come with me, and we will make short work; / For, by your leaves, you shall stay not alone /

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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.

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Friar Lawrence is the one to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he married them, gave Juliet the potion, and promised Juliet that he and Romeo would be there when she awakes from her “death.” One good reason Friar Lawrence is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet is because he is the one who married Romeo and Juliet when he knew their families were enemies.

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Though it can be argued that Romeo is the main cause of Romeo and Juliet's death, Friar Lawrence could also be at fault for this tragedy because of his recklessness and involvement. However, Friar Lawrence ultimately is not the main cause of their deaths because it was Romeo's irrational thinking that got him and Juliet killed. Romeo makes many bad decisions that lead to his death. He kills Tybalt which results in him being banned from Verona. This results in him not knowing about the plan.

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