People are always blamed and held accountable for both, tragedies and blessings. This doesn’t only happen in our day to day life, it also occurs in literature. In the play Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare portrays many characters to be at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Though, there is one character that is most at fault for the events that occurred to these star-crossed lovers. Friar Laurence is to blame for their deaths because he married Romeo and Juliet -with selfish reasons-, supplied Juliet with the potion and the plan to fake her death, he also trusted someone else to deliver the letter, and he also left Juliet alone in the cell.
From the first moment Friar Laurence was involved in Romeo and Juliet’s love, he caused nothing but trouble. The Friar first married Romeo and Juliet, knowing of their families on going feud, He decided to disregard that, …show more content…
The Friar was looking to end the Capulet's and Montague’s feud, and on top of that wanted the recognition for ending the feud. When Romeo went to the Friar’s cell to ask if he would marry them, the Friar’s response was “O, she knew well - Thy love did read by rote that could not spell. - But come, young waverer, come go with me, - In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; - For this alliance may be so happy prove - To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” (Act 2, Scene 3). In his last lines he says that the marriage may reunite the families from the raging feud they’re participating in. Not only does the Friar mention that the feud may be ended by their marriage, he also hints at the fact that he may get recognition for reuniting the Capulet’s and Montague’s. So, not only did the Friar start the spiral to Romeo and Juliet’s tragic deaths by marrying them, he also had a terrible motive behind doing so, and didn’t recognize the impact it could have. Friar Laurence also indirectly helped with Romeo and Juliet’s
From the first moment Friar Laurence was involved in Romeo and Juliet’s love, he caused nothing but trouble. The Friar first married Romeo and Juliet, knowing of their families on going feud, He decided to disregard that, …show more content…
The Friar was looking to end the Capulet's and Montague’s feud, and on top of that wanted the recognition for ending the feud. When Romeo went to the Friar’s cell to ask if he would marry them, the Friar’s response was “O, she knew well - Thy love did read by rote that could not spell. - But come, young waverer, come go with me, - In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; - For this alliance may be so happy prove - To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” (Act 2, Scene 3). In his last lines he says that the marriage may reunite the families from the raging feud they’re participating in. Not only does the Friar mention that the feud may be ended by their marriage, he also hints at the fact that he may get recognition for reuniting the Capulet’s and Montague’s. So, not only did the Friar start the spiral to Romeo and Juliet’s tragic deaths by marrying them, he also had a terrible motive behind doing so, and didn’t recognize the impact it could have. Friar Laurence also indirectly helped with Romeo and Juliet’s