The Death Of Friar Lawrence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

If life-changing moments such as a wedding or birth occurred, and no one except the party involved saw it, did it truly happen? In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, two young children of enemy families, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love at first sight. A connection is felt between the two, but due to their families, they are unable to be married publically. However, with the help of Friar Lawrence, the two are secretly wed. Only a few hours later, disaster strikes, which will ultimately in the end, lead to the death of the two young lovers. Although there are many characters that caused Romeo and Juliet’s death, the person that was most responsible is both Friars because he recommended Juliet to fake her death, which led to tragic events. Friar Laurence was being involved in the most major events of the story, the wedding, as well as the deaths of the two. If the Friars delivered the letters on time, Romeo and …show more content…
Friar Laurence could not think of another way of getting Juliet out of her arranged marriage so he told her one option he could think of. The Friar tells her, “Tale thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilling liquor drink thou off” (Shakespeare, 293). If Friar Laurence had not given Juliet the fake poison, she would have never been put in the position to kill herself. Trusting Friar John to send the letter to Romeo, without telling him that it was urgent, was Friar Laurence’s next big mistake. The mistake to send someone else to do it was blameworthy. If the Friar delivered the letter personally, the plan that he had in mind might have gone fluently. Friar Laurence’s decision making shows the lack of responsibility by choosing someone who is not worthy or even smart to handle delivering something as simple as a letter. Which results to the death of Juliet because he did not think through the situation and urgency and had no plan