Romeo And Juliet: Why It Is Friar Laurence's Fault

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet: Why it is Friar Laurence’s Fault Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two lovers defying their parents expectations to be together. Because their families are enemies, Romeo and Juliet have to hide their love for each other, leading to their deaths. Friar Laurence’s actions do not line up with him being a pastor. Several times throughout the play, he offers advice that would not be considered proper “holy” guidance. An example of him giving seemingly “unholy” advice is when Juliet came to him for advice on her wish to marry Romeo. After voicing his concerns about their relationship moving at a quick pace, Friar Laurence wastes no time before selfishly offering to marry Romeo and Juliet himself, without

The plan is for Juliet to take a potion that will enter her into a deep sleep, convincing her family that she has passed away. She will be able to avoid Paris's proposed marriage, which her father had ordered her to accept, and, after Romeo is made aware of the situation, she will be able to depart for Mantua with her husband. She will be buried in the Capulet family crypt by her family, who will assume she has passed away. He sends a messenger to alert Romeo of the plan. There are many ways this plan could go wrong, but Friar Laurence did not do anything to prevent any misfortunes, thus resulting in the plans inevitable collapse. The event that directly led to the tragedy was Friar Laurence telling another Friar to deliver the note to Romeo, rather than doing it himself. The friar he had assigned the task to got stuck being quarantined in a plague infested house. It can be argued that it was fate that stopped Romeo from getting that note; but, regardless of fate, Romeo would likely have received that note if Friar Laurence had planned for things going wrong. Romeo had found out from someone else that Juliet was dead. Upon learning this, Romeo sets out to kill himself, unintentionally determining Juliet’s fate in the process. If Friar Laurence had provided back-up options, the message to Romeo would likely have reached him in time, and Romeo would have