Friar Lawrence Responsibility

In a tragedy that results in death, one may think that many are at fault, however, in this story, one person stands out above all. There have been many aspects of this play that have been affected by the choices made by the characters. However, one person has made choices that affected the overall main events in this play. In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is most responsible, the Friar's actions have formed the unfortunate outcome of this tragedy.
The result of this unfortunate tragedy is caused by Friar Lawrence’s irresponsibility, in addition to his bad advice. He instantly supported helping two teenagers, who were acting on impulse, rather than to try reason with Romeo and Juliet, that their purpose was illogic. …show more content…
He even admitted to the fact that the result of Romeo and Juliet eloping would end in adversity, “These violent delights have violent ends,/And in their triumph die like fire and powder,” (2.6.9-10). He had foreseen that the consequences of the marriage result in disaster, however still married them regardless. He then devised a highly-flawed plan and assumed that it would be successful. He should have planned Juliet’s decision better. He then entrusted the letter to be delivered to Romeo by Friar John without any complications. However, he should have certain that it would be delivered without any problems. He could have brought the letter to Mantua himself if he truly was efficient. Finally, he is responsible for Juliet’s death due to him leaving the tomb. He should have persuaded her to leave the tomb, perhaps it would have been …show more content…
The Friar has done many things to establish the unfortunate fate of Romeo and Juliet. Nearly everything Friar Lawrence has done affected the outcome. The major decision of the Friar that started everything is agreeing to honour Romeo and Juliet's pleads, which was to marry them. This is a major event in the play that started everything, if they did not elope, then Romeo, Juliet, and Paris would not have died. If the Friar had made a more promising plan to prevent Juliet from marrying Paris, then Romeo and Juliet would still live. Juliet would have never faked her death, Romeo would not have had a breakdown due to grief and Paris would be alive as well. Perhaps Juliet would still live if she was convinced by the Friar to leave the tomb after she had found out about Romeo. Even after the Friar’s inadvertent mistakes, he could have improved the situation multiple times. “And if thou dar’st, I’ll give thee remedy.” (4.1.76) One could interpret the quote as the remedy potentially being unsuccessful, as the Friar stated that it’s