Friar Lawrence

There are many people in the play Romeo and Juliet who contribute to the deaths of the main characters. Though Shakespeare chooses to push most of the blame of the tragedy onto fate, Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Juliet’s families and Romeo and Juliet themselves stick out as candidates for the epic ending. Friar Lawrence is the one to first marry Romeo and Juliet. As well as this, he is also the person to administer the magic potion to Juliet. Even more so, he relies on someone else to deliver a…

herself in Juliet’s romantic life, keeping secrets and encouraging irresponsible behavior. Likewise, Friar Lawrence doesn’t allow himself the time to think about the future and only barely considers the immediate repercussions of his actions. Correspondingly, Capulet allows his haste for Juliet’s possible marriage change his attitudes and actions towards Juliet, regardless of how her life…

Many speculate Friar Lawrence, and some Lord Capulet. However, there is clear evidence that Romeo, Juliet’s husband, is ultimately at fault. The first of the many deaths was Romeo’s friend, Mercutio. As I had stated before, Mercutio had been killed in a fight. According…

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…

this by many people in their lives. Some people and family members were more involved than others. Based on many pieces of evidence and consideration, I believe Friar Laurence was most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. He makes multiple mistakes throughout the story that lead to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. To begin with, Friar Laurence gave Juliet a potion to make her sleep for 42 hours. Therefore, her family would she was dead, so she would not have to marry Paris. She could…

Friar Laurence is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. According to the text in Act 2, scene 4, Act 2, scene 6, Act 3, scene 3, Act 4, scene 1, Act 4, scene 5, and Act 5, scene 3. Friar Laurence knew that the Capulet’s and Montague’s were born right natural enemy’s and they kids should never be together instead of telling the family that their children are in love and want to get married. He decided to keep it all to himself and let them marry anyway. “In one respect I’ll thy assistant…

but it ends in tragedy when Juliet fakes her death, resulting in Romeo's death and her actual death. But who's to blame for their deaths? Is it Tybalt for killing Mercutio and starting more trouble between the families? Or perhaps the nurse and Friar Lawrence for marrying them in secret? The truth is, Juliet's parents are to blame for their deaths, they not were not only hardly involved in their daughter’s life, but Lady and Lord Capulet both treat their daughter terribly when she doesn't wish…

carry out in Verona. Friar Lawrence being the main problem since he is irresponsible, and does not think things through. Overall it can be said Friar Laurence was responsible for two lover’s death because first of all he kept Romeo and Juliet’s secrets to keep them together,…

Friar Lawrence is the blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he thought it would be a good idea to marry them, he helped Juliet fake her death to prevent her from marrying Paris, he also failed to deliver the message that Juliet was not actually dead. To begin with, Friar Lawrence is the blame because he knew that both households were rivalries, but decided to marry them thinking it would fix the issues both families had. This was a bad thing to do because Romeo and Juliet were both young…

ever considered the roll Friar Laurence played in this tragedy? The play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare tells the story of ‘a pair of star-crossed lovers’ and sends the reader into a whirlwind of love and passion of the timeless love story. Torn between the families, in what seems to be a never ending family feud Romeo and Juliet is one of the most romantic stories ever told, filled with forbidden and undeniable love. To prove the thesis that Friar Laurence is to blame…