Was The Friar Lawrence To Blame In Romeo And Juliet

Children should not have to make important life changing decisions at such a fertile and ripe age. In William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, The Friar Laurence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet's problems that led to their death. The friar Laurence secretly marrying them, kept it a secret from The Capulets and The Montagues. He agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet without thinking about the consequences; Friar Laurence decided to perform Romeo and Juliet's secret marriage ceremony despite knowing that their families were adversaries and that their marriage could exacerbate the conflict between the two households. He devised a hazardous strategy to reconcile the lovers: After Romeo was exiled from Verona, Friar Laurence devised a scheme to bring the lovers back together, which required Juliet feigning her own death. This strategy was exceedingly dangerous, relying on a sequence of unexpected events, such as Romeo getting the message of Juliet's purported death on time and without misunderstandings. He failed to ensure that Juliet's plan was communicated to Romeo: Friar Laurence sent a telegram to Romeo outlining Juliet's plan, but it never reached him due to circumstances. The Friar said “Who bare my letter, then, to Romeo?” (IIIII.ii.13). This

The Friar: “They stumble who run fast” (II.iii.101). It is strange that someone couldn't apply his own wisdom to his own activities. “Virtue itself becomes vice, being misspelled" (II.iii.17). Friar Laurence's advice would be best for him, as well as two young kids that were so deeply in love that they do not know what was best for them, instead of their parental figures that they trusted so very much forcing them to do the right thing such as coming forward to their parents, they took the way that was easiest for them. Giving a child that much power and voice to make life changing decisions is not the right thing to do in any right person's