An Ironically Guilty Man - Romeo and Juliet THE FRIAR DID IT! Now this may seem crazy. but in this essay undeniable evidence will show that this is true. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet the Friar serves as a mentor for the main characters Romeo and Juliet. Then one day he gives them a plan that leads to their suicide. The Friar’s decisions and advice throughout the play led to the death of Romeo and Juliet. The Friar’s mistakes started when he married Romeo and Juliet. If he had never married Romeo and Juliet, then Juliet would not have had a problem marrying Paris. During the marriage the Friar said, “May the heavens be happy with this holy act of marriage, so nothing unfortunate happens later to make us regret it.” This statement is extremely ironic, and hints that the Friar may have already had a plan to kill Romeo and Juliet hoping to end their families feud. …show more content…
No warmth, no breath shall testify thou livest.” This plan would have worked, but he never told Romeo about it. When Romeo heard the news that Juliet was “dead”, he freaked out and went to her tomb. He got there a few minutes before she would have woken up, had a mental breakdown, and killed himself. Juliet then woke up, right when the Friar got there, saw Romeo laying on the ground, and also had a mental breakdown and killed
I believe that Friar is responsible for the death of only Juliet. But i also believe that Mercutio is responsible for the death of Romeo. I believe this because Mercutio fought Tybalt and died, so Romeo decided to fight Tybalt for revenge and to avenge his cousin , Merctuio. Since Romeo was exiled to Mantua he did not know about the friars plan for Juliet to fake her death. Friar Lawrence helped Romeo and Juliet get married and keep a secret.
He made not just one, but four irresponsible mistakes that lead to the pair’s death. Marrying Romeo and Juliet was a recipe for disaster. Friar Laurence didn't have permission from either of the families to marry the two and was fully aware of the quarrel between the families. He was also fully aware of the plan to marry Paris and Juliet.
Some might argue that Friar Lawrence should take the blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, but he was only doing what they asked of him. The Friar was only trying to help people for the better. In Act 2, Scene 3, the Friar agrees to marrying Romeo and Juliet in hopes of ending the feud. He thinks that these two might have a chance at bringing the two families together and to stop the chaos. He was concerned on marrying them, but dreamed of what could happen in the end.
The friar according to the documents seem to be the real cause of their death, He is the one who gave the idea to marry romeo and juliet because he wanted peace between the Montagues and the Capulets, he also gives them the bad plan to take the potion and romeo also never got the letter due to a lot of pressure, but that is not the case. The friar was the secondary problem as the parents are seen before the resortion to the friar due to juliet's parents forcing her to marry paris in the first place. The friar agrees to help juliet according to document C titled “ I'll thy assistant be”. The friar agrees to give Juliet a remedy to make her seem dead so she won't have to marry Paris and then the Friar would send a letter off to Romeo informing him of the plan, which was never received. He assists in causing the death of romeo and juliet but he is not the real person to
Nevertheless The Friar still had the most appreciable impact on their tragedy. He has made the largest steps to the disastrous downfall of their love with his scheme of faking Juliet’s death to get out of a second marriage. “No warm, no breath, shall testify thou livest... ”(Shakespeare 453). This along with many other reasons are what make the Friar the clear suspect for the cause of this
Without the Friar, Romeo and Juliet would have never taken their own life, and the lives of many others would not have been lost. First of all, the Friar never should of married Romeo and Juliet without their parent’s consent. Even though the friar had good intentions, it was a bad idea. The Friar new it was a bad idea because he said, “But come, young waverer, come, go with me, In one respect I’ll thy assistant be…” This means that the friar will help Romeo with his secret wedding.
There are many people in “Romeo and Juliet” who attributed to their deaths. First, Friar John didn’t make it in time to give Romeo the letter. Second, Friar Lawrence gave Juliet a potion and went to the tomb when they both died. Third, The nurse advises Juliet to marry paris and then find her dead in her bed. In conclusion, The murders of Romeo and were caused by Friar John, Friar Lawrence, and the nurse.
If Friar didn’t marry them it would of not started the chain reactions of events that occur next. The play ends with three tragic deaths; those including being Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence is mostly to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet, because of he did things in secret, not communicating clearly, and not executing his plans. The first reason why Friar Laurence is to blame is because he married Romeo and Juliet.
At one point in the play, the Friar decides to turn a simple plan into something complicated that results in both Romeo and Juliet dying. When Juliet demands Friar give her a solution for her problem, he responds: “A thing like death to chide away this shame, / That cop’st with death himself to scape from it” (4.1.74-75). The friar could have taken the situation of Juliet wanting to die by telling her that death is not the solution and to talk with her parents and tell the truth. Instead, the Friar decided to take this simple situation and made it complicated by telling Juliet she needs to fake her own death. Then, when Romeo and the Nurse are concerned about Romeo and Juliet’s Marriage, the Friar thinks he can fix the situation by saying: “To blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends, / Beg pardon of the Prince, and call thee back” (3.3.151-152).
As they arrange a marriage behind everyone’s back, everything seems to be testing them; including a fight that broke out and ended in Tybalt’s murder and Romeo being banished from his hometown, Verona. Juliet could not go without being with her love, Romeo, and quickly had to find a way to be with him before her other marriage that her father arranged for her took place. As the friar arranges a plan for the two star-crossed lovers to reunite, things don’t work out the way they’re supposed to and end in the deaths of both characters. In Shakespeare’s, “Romeo and Juliet” Friar Laurence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because he is devious and has a poor planning ability.
In the play, Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, two star crossed lovers are forced to take their lives. A series of misfortunate events cause the young couple to commit suicide for each other, but who could had lead them to this breaking point? Clues in the story cause the reader to think that Friar Lawrence is the one to blame. Friar Lawrence is a hypocrite, and defied virtues of a friar.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Friar is a liar… A Meddler…and irrational! That began the awful tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. We can say that Friar seems like an intelligent and reasonable man, however, have his actions prove otherwise! Friar is guilty because he married Romeo and Juliet in secret, thinking it would resolve the dispute between the two feuding families.
After Juliet Threatens to kill herself, instead of telling the parents, the Friar resorts to giving terrible advice to Juliet, contributing to her death and failed plan. “Take thou this vial, being then in bed,And this distillèd liquor drink thou off,/When presently through all thy veins shall run/A cold and drowsy humor, for no pulse/Shall keep his native progress, but surcease./No warmth, no breath shall testify thou livest./The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade” (4.1.96-102) When the Friar offers one of his last pieces of advice, he once again dishes out terrible advice, instructing Juliet to literally fake her death, all for Romeo. After admitting that it was his fault for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, the Friar decides to also accept any punishments for killing them, actually doing something wise for once. “Her Nurse is privy. And if aught in this/Miscarried by my fault, let my old life/Be sacrificed some hour before his time/Unto the rigor of severest law.
Miscommunication in Romeo and Juliet Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society” (The Best Quotes About Lies and Lying). People in this world lie all the time because they think that they are helping instead of telling the truth. When the truth comes out in the society people are more hurt than if a person just told the truth instead of lying. In William Shakespeare's, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet die from miscommunication between the characters, not fate.
Sin in Romeo and Juliet Sin is like wildfire. It spreads/destroys all in its path. William Shakespeare reveals this to Romeo and Juliet. In this play, sin leads to decay in relationships.