Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet is a story of two teenagers from two rival families who fall in love. The play consists of many unfortunate events and tragic deaths that many characters could have played a part in. However, Friar Laurence is primarily to blame for the catastrophic deaths that take place in Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Laurence is at fault for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths by secretly getting them married. Friar Laurence believes the Montague and Capulet households, who have despised each other for quite a while, will reconcile because of the wedding, so he consents to marry Romeo and Juliet behind their families’ back. Friar Laurence agrees to get them married to each other when he says “But come, young …show more content…
Friar Laurence suggests Juliet should drink one of his potions he made so she will fall into a deep sleep for a while, making her family believe she is dead and unable to marry Paris. He also suggested that once Juliet wakes up, Romeo will be at the cemetery waiting for her so they can run away together. Friar Laurence is at fault when he says, “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilled liquor drink thou off…” (4.1.93-94) because he was so focused on the plan, he never thought about the negative consequences of his plan. He also should have found another way to inform Romeo about the fake death instead of sending him the letter, because then there wouldn’t be the misunderstanding that resulted in Romeo and Juliet killing …show more content…
After Romeo and Paris’ death, Juliet then awakens from the deep sleep and is absolutely devastated to hear the news. Friar Laurence attempts to console Juliet, but then he hears the guards arriving and urges Juliet to go with him. Juliet refuses to leave and Friar Laurence left the cemetery in a rush without a moment's hesitation. Friar Laurence tells Juliet “Stay not to question, for the watch is coming, come, go, good Juliet. I dare no longer stay” (5.3.158-159) Juliet then tells Friar Laurence, “Go, get thee hence, for I will not away.” (5.3.160) Soon after Juliet told him that, he fled. Friar Laurence is at fault because he could have convinced Juliet to leave with him instead of leaving in a rush. Even if Juliet still refused, he easily could have picked her up and brought her with him considering she is only 14 years old and petite. Because Friar Laurence left, no one was there to watch Juliet and she ended up killing
William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet is a story of two teenagers from two rival families who fall in love. The play consists of many unfortunate events and tragic deaths that many characters could have played a part in. However, Friar Laurence is primarily to blame for the catastrophic deaths that take place in Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Laurence is at fault for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths by secretly getting them married. Friar Laurence believes the Montague and Capulet households, who have despised each other for quite a while, will reconcile because of the wedding, so he consents to marry Romeo and Juliet behind their families’ back. Friar Laurence agrees to get them married to each other when he says “But come, young …show more content…
Friar Laurence suggests Juliet should drink one of his potions he made so she will fall into a deep sleep for a while, making her family believe she is dead and unable to marry Paris. He also suggested that once Juliet wakes up, Romeo will be at the cemetery waiting for her so they can run away together. Friar Laurence is at fault when he says, “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilled liquor drink thou off…” (4.1.93-94) because he was so focused on the plan, he never thought about the negative consequences of his plan. He also should have found another way to inform Romeo about the fake death instead of sending him the letter, because then there wouldn’t be the misunderstanding that resulted in Romeo and Juliet killing …show more content…
After Romeo and Paris’ death, Juliet then awakens from the deep sleep and is absolutely devastated to hear the news. Friar Laurence attempts to console Juliet, but then he hears the guards arriving and urges Juliet to go with him. Juliet refuses to leave and Friar Laurence left the cemetery in a rush without a moment's hesitation. Friar Laurence tells Juliet “Stay not to question, for the watch is coming, come, go, good Juliet. I dare no longer stay” (5.3.158-159) Juliet then tells Friar Laurence, “Go, get thee hence, for I will not away.” (5.3.160) Soon after Juliet told him that, he fled. Friar Laurence is at fault because he could have convinced Juliet to leave with him instead of leaving in a rush. Even if Juliet still refused, he easily could have picked her up and brought her with him considering she is only 14 years old and petite. Because Friar Laurence left, no one was there to watch Juliet and she ended up killing