Romeo and Juliet is a story about two star crossed lovers. Though these two lovers are bound to a tragic end. Through miscommunication the star crossed lover tragically die. Though the question is, was the Friar to blame? The Friar is one of the two only people who know about the love between the Capulet and Montague. He is the one to marry them and the one to end them. The Friar is the cause of the impossible marriage of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet's "death" plan, and both of their deaths. The wedding between Romeo the Montague and Juliet the Capulet would not have happened without the man of god ,the Friar. When Romeo first tells him that he wants to be married to juliet he acts impulsively. He gives it little thought because he believes that it could bring the two feuding families together. "...this alliance may so happy prove; To turn your households' rancor to pure love." (Shakespeare 91-92) Though as
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When Romeo and Juliet are are separated, Juliet is expected to marry Paris and she desperately wants to find a way out of it without being disowned. Juliet pays a visit to the Friar, who comes up with a plan for Juliet to fake her death with a sleeping poison. When Juliet asks the Friar to help her break free from her wedding with Paris, he replies that: "If, rather than to marry County Paris, Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself; Then it is likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death to elude away this shame, That cop'st with death himself to scrape from it; And, if thou darest, I'll give thee remedy." (Shakespeare 71-76) This is the second time that the Friar acts impulsively and agrees to give Juliet this illegal poison. The Friar is the main source of this entire plan. For his plan to work everything will take total perfection and cooperation on everyone's part to work effectively. If even the smallest thing goes wrong then there will be trouble. That is exactly what
When Romeo and Juliet are are separated, Juliet is expected to marry Paris and she desperately wants to find a way out of it without being disowned. Juliet pays a visit to the Friar, who comes up with a plan for Juliet to fake her death with a sleeping poison. When Juliet asks the Friar to help her break free from her wedding with Paris, he replies that: "If, rather than to marry County Paris, Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself; Then it is likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death to elude away this shame, That cop'st with death himself to scrape from it; And, if thou darest, I'll give thee remedy." (Shakespeare 71-76) This is the second time that the Friar acts impulsively and agrees to give Juliet this illegal poison. The Friar is the main source of this entire plan. For his plan to work everything will take total perfection and cooperation on everyone's part to work effectively. If even the smallest thing goes wrong then there will be trouble. That is exactly what