Most people would think Romeo and Juliet are to blame for their tragic death. Romeo and Juliet is a true Shakespearean tragedy in the way that both main characters die in the end with a downfall in society. However, have you ever considered the roll Friar Laurence played in this tragedy? The play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare tells the story of ‘a pair of star-crossed lovers’ and sends the reader into a whirlwind of love and passion of the timeless love story. Torn between the families, in what seems to be a never ending family feud Romeo and Juliet is one of the most romantic stories ever told, filled with forbidden and undeniable love. To prove the thesis that Friar Laurence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet death
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When Friar Laurence, who is an adult, decides it was right to marry them after less then 24 hours of meeting each other, he set in motion their untimely death. The part of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet that shows how Friar Laurence set their death in motion is when Romeo goes to the Friar to ask him to marry Juliet. At first, the Friar is against it but quickly agrees without making them tell their parents. The Friar states, “But come, young waverer, come, go with me, in one respect I’ll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households’ rancour to pure love.” (2.3. 89-92) This shows Friar Laurence whether he did not truly care about Romeo or he actually thought their love would end the prolonged feud of their families. This wrongdoing could be easily avoided. Romeo and Juliet are two young teenagers who had their minds fogged up with love and relied on the Friar’s …show more content…
They could have told their parents about their matrimony. Then, Juliet’s parents would’ve canceled her wedding to Paris seeing that she was already married. If this occurred, then Juliet wouldn’t have taken the potion, and her death would have been prevented, along with Romeo’s death. This would have also prevented the way her father wondered, “Doth she not count her blest, Unworthy as she is, that we have wrought so worthy of a gentleman to be her bride?” (3. 3. 144-146) Lord Capulet would not have said this if the Friar would not have no irrelevant. As seen, Friar Laurence aided more into the deaths of the star-crossed
When Friar Laurence, who is an adult, decides it was right to marry them after less then 24 hours of meeting each other, he set in motion their untimely death. The part of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet that shows how Friar Laurence set their death in motion is when Romeo goes to the Friar to ask him to marry Juliet. At first, the Friar is against it but quickly agrees without making them tell their parents. The Friar states, “But come, young waverer, come, go with me, in one respect I’ll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households’ rancour to pure love.” (2.3. 89-92) This shows Friar Laurence whether he did not truly care about Romeo or he actually thought their love would end the prolonged feud of their families. This wrongdoing could be easily avoided. Romeo and Juliet are two young teenagers who had their minds fogged up with love and relied on the Friar’s …show more content…
They could have told their parents about their matrimony. Then, Juliet’s parents would’ve canceled her wedding to Paris seeing that she was already married. If this occurred, then Juliet wouldn’t have taken the potion, and her death would have been prevented, along with Romeo’s death. This would have also prevented the way her father wondered, “Doth she not count her blest, Unworthy as she is, that we have wrought so worthy of a gentleman to be her bride?” (3. 3. 144-146) Lord Capulet would not have said this if the Friar would not have no irrelevant. As seen, Friar Laurence aided more into the deaths of the star-crossed