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Friar Lawrence utilizes Rhetorical Questions, Metaphors, and Repetition all to further help him redirect Romeo's angst, and also to "shame" Romeo into obedience. Romeo begins to question the value of his life after his banishment, and Friar Lawrence begins to go on a harsh, yet optimistic rant. This rant is filled with Rhetorical Devices, enabling Friar Lawrence to awaken Romeo to the immaturity of his actions and words. Friar questions Romeo's maturity when he asks "Art Thou a man?"(Shakespeare). This Rhetorical Question is designed to humiliate Romeo so that he may realize the wrong in his rash deed, and so that he may be inclined to "man up".
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!
William Shakespeare in the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet uses conflict between the Capulet and the Montagues to create drama. Throughout the play, Friar Laurence has a tendency to make the wrong decision when it comes to Romeo and Juliet. Which relates to the death and downfall of the star cross lovers. For example, Friar Laurence in Act 5, scene 3 lines 267-268 here is how: Friar Laurence states “Miscarried by my fault, let my old life/ Be sacrificed, some hour before his time,” meaning that he knows he made some bad decisions and that he is at fault. It follows that Friar Laurence is the ultimate cause of the tragedy because he made some bad choices.
In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the “star-crossed lovers” ultimately lose their lives because of the actions of Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence should be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because of his irresponsibility. He is the one that married Romeo and Juliet. If Friar Laurence had established a backup plan in the first place, Romeo could have gotten the news. If Friar Laurence just told Romeo and Juliet's parents in the first place, they would not have had to hide anything.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Friar is a liar… A Meddler…and irrational! That began the awful tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. We can say that Friar seems like an intelligent and reasonable man, however, have his actions prove otherwise! Friar is guilty because he married Romeo and Juliet in secret, thinking it would resolve the dispute between the two feuding families.
Friar Lawrence finds out about Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other, but does not tell the two families about this. In addition to this, he married Romeo and Juliet quickly without thinking. He then comes up with the plan to pretend that Juliet was dead, so she can get out of marrying Paris. Friar Lawrence also takes the blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet in the end. There were many people who had caused Romeo and Juliet’s death, but Friar Lawrence had caused most of the problems
In the book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet? These two lovers come from two families that have a deadly feud. Had there not been a feud, there would be no need for Romeo and Juliet to hide their love. Friar Lawrence would not have had to devise a plan to help the couple escape. If the Capulets and Montagues had resolved their differences Romeo and Juliet would have lived a happy life together.
Many people have different thought of who or what is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. While some people may think friar Laurence is to blame because he was the first to encourage their love for each other, Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were caused by their families and character flaws. Romeo and Juliet’s families were rivals to begin with and hated each other making their love for each other forbidden. The character flaw in Romeo is that believes in fate too much. Then there is Juliet’s inexperience on love, which may have made her fall in love too easily.
Shakespeare portrays both Friar Lawrence and Juliet as characters who make impulsive and hasty decisions throughout the book. Juliet is proven to be naive because she immediately falls for, and marries Romeo, and she agrees to an unintelligent plan that the Friar impulsively comes up with. Friar Laurence is proven to be idiotic countless times, he marries the two children, and to keep the secret, he comes up with a devious plan, which ends up killing Romeo and Juliet. Juliet and Friar Laurence's foolishness is eventually the bane of Romeo and Juliet, the two constantly make hasty decisions which have dire consequences which influence many character in Romeo and Juliet.
In the play “Romeo and Juliet” created by William Shakespeare, the two lovers die in a miserable and tragic way. The deaths of these 14 year olds could have prevented their deaths, but they did not change their destiny. Many tragic events happened throughout the play, even though many people are to be blamed for the lovers deaths, Friar Lawrence is the main character who made an impact in these lover’s death. Some people state that Romeo is responsible for his own death and Juliet's death, but Romeo only made a minor effect towards his death and Juliet's compare to the choices that Friar Lawrence made which caused a greater impact of the couple’s death.
The Failure of One, The Fall of Many Friar Lawrence, a holy man who does not stand to his title, betraying an oath of truth and dignity made by a supposive wise and generous priest. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the patriarch defies the laws of Verona’s Prince Escalus and the principles anyone should follow for personal morals. The votary betrayed the trust that was enlisted upon him by Romeo, Juliet, and every other citizen of Verona. The pontiff knew of the hazards that had been laid out throughout Romeo and Juliet’s story, yet constantly made risky choices that would show most negative consequences being put on others not including himself. Although he had made some well-intentioned decisions, they were made without complete or valid thought, and were not those of a rational adult.
Anita Brookner, a British award-winning writer of novels, wisely said, “The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.” In Act Three, Scene Three of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence, a Franciscan that plays the part of an adviser to Romeo and Juliet, sees Romeo crying over Romeo’s banishment and how Romeo cannot see Juliet as often anymore. In this monologue, Friar Laurence wants to stop Romeo from suiciding and being gloomy by using insults and bringing up Juliet; directly and indirectly. Friar Laurence attempts to settle down Romeo by name-calling. For example, afterwards, Friar Laurence shouts, “Unseemly women in a seeming man! /
Well the day has come and it is almost time for the feast that will start at 2pm. I have to give a lot of credit to Romeo for this one, he really did a great job helping me setup for this. My servants are all working very hard right now preparing the food and the band that I arranged is warming up in the other room. My wife is very excited for this feast because she hopes that this will make them a lot more approachable and friendly. My daughter, Juliet, is getting ready in the other room.
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