The arguments of men in ancient times were solved by their religious leaders or elders, as was the feud for which Friar Lawrence has the biggest impact on ending between Montagues and Capulets. Friar Lawrence is the most responsible for ending the conflict and hate between the Capulets and Montagues due to his interaction between their houses and his influence on them and the story. Friar Lawrence had agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet and made sure they could keep together through this marriage no matter what. Act II Scene V lines 90-93 “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove to turn you households’ rancor to pure love”. Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence plans on the marriage to end the conflict …show more content…
“I am the greatest, able to do least, yet most suspected, as the time and place doth make against me of this direful murder; and here I stand, both to impeach and purge myself condemned and myself excused.” Friar Lawrence explained the suicide and what went wrong with the unfortunate couple. Without this explanation of the story, one can only assume that their suicide would have been misinterpreted or would have gone unexplained, therefore not having the same impact as the Friars did, which is Lord Capulet and Lord Montague coming to their senses about the tragedies and unneeded feud. An argument that has been that has been brought up, states that Romeo owns the most responsibility for ending the feud. This argument says that if Romeo had never fallen in such a deep love for Juliet, where he was willing to kill himself and marry Juliet on a days’ notice, nothing about the clashing houses would have changed. Though true, Romeo falling love for Juliet did not mean he could never have fallen in love with another Capulet girl and wooed her. Without Friar Lawrence, there would have been no marriage, no suicide in the optimal place, and no way to guide the story to feud ending