Loss Of Innocence In Romeo And Juliet

It all started with a mistake. Just a simple sentiment of how I could change something that began with horrific bloodshed into the beautiful feeling of love, but this complicated feeling later developed into severe foreshadowing events that even I couldn’t evade. Events that later spiraled into a feeling of doubt and insecurity that made the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet commit suicide. Despite this thought, I could not have escaped this path fate had made, so in return, I the Friar Lawrence, adjudicate myself as innocent from these acts performed. As confident as that thought was at the time, when you’re standing in the judgment hall of an almighty prince, you would look like nothing more than an ignorant child using those words. Hearing nothing more than the tapping of these dreary morning showers brought a solemn tone from the prince as he asked, “Lawrence, why must you have gone back on your word as Friar, by not guiding these two innocent souls?” In disrespect towards the future king, I uttered, “I did as much as I could by guiding these two children, it was their impatience and stubborn nature that killed them both.” “That is a deceitful lie and you know it, Lawrence!” Though as he spoke I could hear the faint shakiness in his voice, signalling doubt in his words. …show more content…
I only committed the sins of pride and blame, what have I committed in your eyes?” The prince chuckled darkly, “What you have done exalted no excuse, though Romeo had died Juliet could have still portrayed life. Instead, you left her, out of utter fear of being caught by the royal guardsmen, leading her to commit suicide.” Horrified at the statement I responded, “You fool, do you not understand that before hand I tried to have her leave, but due to her stubborn nature she stayed.” The prince’s smile darkened, “Guess you didn’t try hard after all since you couldn’t persuade her to forget the death of Romeo at the time and