The Consequences Of Friar Lawrence's Advice In Romeo And Juliet '

During act 2, scene 3, Friar Lawrence tells Romeo, “They stumble that runs fast.” Through the advice, Friar Lawrence advises Romeo to not be hasty and think with his head before acting on his impulses or else there will be unfavorable consequences. Due to Romeo’s stubbornness and youthful immaturity, he does not heed Friar Lawrence’s advice and this sets the stage for a tragedy. Friar Lawrence’s advice reverberates throughout the play as this foreshadows the outcome of one of Shakespeare’s greatest and most well known plays and even in today’s society this remains true. The advice told by Friar Lawrence concerns the many characters shown throughout the play and may very well be true in the audience’s life as we speak.
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In the last scene, Paris assumes Romeo to disturb the sanctuary. “And here is come to do some villainous shame/ To the dead bodies. I will apprehend him”(line 59-60). Not listening to what Romeo has to say, he dies by Romeo’s hands. If he had listened to Romeo, Paris could have left unscathed and lived as the kinsman to the prince. Yet another example is due to Lord Capulet’s haste with the marriage between Paris and Juliet. As a result, Lord Capulet is forced to bear the loss of his daughter. Juliet said to her mother, “I will not marry yet. And when I do, I swear/ It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate.”(3.5.121-122) She is not ready to marry but when she does she plans for her marriage partner to be Romeo. Lord Capulet does not like this news, so Juliet runs to Friar Lawrence to seek see a way to prevent the marriage. If Lord Capulet had waited and had not rushed the marriage, then Juliet would not have gone to Friar Lawrence and accept the dangerous plan. Shakespeare advises that haste decisions are not the best plan of action in any situation. Friar Lawrence advises us, the audience, to think and not to make impulsive decisions in our daily