In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakesphere there's a lot of blame to go around, and many characters can be blamed for the death of the two teens. From the pressure of marriage and total disregard for one's emotions to the irresponsibility of marrying the children's two mortal enemies, there are two characters who are the most responsible for the suicide of Juliet and her Romeo. The two characters that are the most responsible are Lord Capulet, and Friar Lawrence. The reasons that Lord Capulet is one of the characters is most responsible for the double suicide of Romeo and Juliet are both his kindness and his greed. First his kindness is when he lets Romeo stay at the party. He had no idea the boy's intentions, but trusted the …show more content…
First his lack of seriousness, this comes in the form of the sending of the letter to tell Romeo the plan. He just handed the letter to friar John, saying that it had to get to Romeo in Mantua, but he left out its urgency. So Friar John didn't leave immediately, he went to go get a friend to go with him this i ended up causing him to get stuck in verona. If Friar Lawrence had made it clear that this letter was urgent, and that it needed to be delivered immediately, Friar John would not have tarried. Because this letter was not delivered to Romeo, he had no idea of the plan that the Friar and Juliet made, though Romeo did not go to see the friar, Friar Lawrence is still the adult in this situation and should have made the importance of the letter clear. The second reason Friar Lawrence is one of the characters the most responsible for the double suicide of Romeo and Juliet is because married and condoned the meeting of the two children whos families are mortal enemies. He decided that marrying two children behind their parents' backs would become a virtue because it would end the fighting. This act was highly responsible, he even believed it was a terrible idea until the thought of an end to the fighting crossed his mind. These are two children acting under the impulse of what they believe is true love. But what would happen when the parents found out, they would most likely forbid Romeo and Juliet from seeing each other creating a larger divide and possibly more fighting for years until they learn to accept it. This is why Friar Lawrence is one of the characters most responsible of the double suicide of Romeo and
Friar Lawrence, through his subversive acts, is to blame for the deaths. The Friar is presented as a wise man whom Romeo and Juliet trust and rely on for help through conflict. In Shakespeares’ play, Romeo asks Friar to marry him and Juliet. Friar, anxious to help, agrees to marry them. “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, / For this alliance may so happy prove, / To turn your households rancor to pure love.”
James wisely Ms. Antle English 1 March 11 2023 Romeo and juliet deaths Romeo and friar Lawrence are to blame for the deaths of Romeo and juliet. Is this story they both make bad decisions that lead to the death for the both of them. Romeo wanted to marry juliet. Also friar Lawrenc wanted to get juliet poison to make it look like juliet died. In romeo and juliet by william shakespeare friar laurence and romeo are foils in the play because romeo is really impressive and easy played and fryer lawrence should have not have given them stuiped ideas to romeo and juliet and they both have a lot of bad ideas.
Shakespeare uses Friar Lawrence’s failed plans, to show that he is ultimately responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. One reason Frair Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is because of his selfishness to unite Capulet and Montagues. Romeo and Juliet are from rival families and won't even stand to talk to each other. When Friar finds out the two are a couple he marries them in a matter of days in hopes of uniting the two families. Friar knew this could end up poorly, as Friar says, “These violent delights have violent ends… /
Friar Lawrence is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet for a variety of reasons. Firstly, he agreed to marry them without their parents’ permission or knowledge. This was an important factor in the tragedy that followed since it led to Juliet being disowned by her father and banished from Verona. By marrying Romeo and Juliet behind their families’ backs, Friar Lawrence demonstrated a lack of concern for the consequences that this might have on both families which ultimately precipitated the couple’s death.
First, Friar Lawrence is the one to blame for the tragic ending because he married Romeo and Juliet in hopes that it would end the family's feud. If Friar Lawrence had never married the lovers then most of the events leading up to the ending would have never happened. Friar Lawrence married the two of them when they were too young to get married and he did not do his job as being a good role model for the young lovers. He didn’t hesitate to marry the lovers or even try to talk to them about the decision they were making. He should have told the parents about the secret marriage because both of the lovers were still minors.
In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, the tragedy is that the protagonists commit suicide. Their own rashness and impulsiveness lead them to their own destruction. Shakespeare blames the young couple for the outcome because the rushed everything and did not stop to think. However, as a reader, there are several other characters that are too blamed for Romeo and Juliet’s death. A character who could be easily blamed is friar Lawrence because he married the couple for the wrong reasons instead of stopping them and to guide them in the right direction.
Lord Capulet plays a big role in the death of these two. Lord Capulet is the father of Juliet, and the head of the Capulet family. He also has an ongoing feud with the Montague family, which Romeo is a part of. Capulet goes on to arrange a marriage between Juliet and Paris, which she wants nothing to do with. In Act 3 Scene 5, Lord Capulet states, “hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, for, by my soul, I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee”.
Davidovich 1 Jesse J. Davidovich Mrs. Rudolph English 9-7 25 April 2023 Lawrence did it! Friar Lawrence's poorly put together plan, as well as his cowardly and untrustworthy actions, were ultimately the sole cause of Romeo and Juilets deaths. “The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a Tragedy play in which two young lovers in a 15th century Verona fall in love, but must keep it a secret because they both come from two warring families. Friar Lawrence in the end is responsible for the suicides of both Romeo and Juliet, who were both greatly influenced by him, making him more responsible for their deaths than anyone else in the tragedy.
Who’s is to blame for the various deaths in the play of “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare? Friar Lawrence is to blame. Romeo and Juliet, teenage lovers, fell in love but their families hated each other. They got married in secret by Friar Lawrence. When Juliet didn’t want to married Paris, Friar Lawrence gave her poison to make her fate her death.
One reason Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is because he is unrealistic. At the time, both families were constantly brawling and neither family would approve of the marriage between Romeo and Juliet. But, that didn’t matter to either of them because Romeo came to Friar Lawrence, asking him to marry the two. Friar Lawrence tells Romeo, “But come young waverer, come, go with me.
Azim Ullah Ms. Bell ENG2DN January 18th 2023 Fate or fault? There are many characters who are adoring, but even those characters could be the cause of the difficulties in the lovely story about star-crossed lovers. In the Elizabethan tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, By William Shakespeare, there persists a question of who is to blame for the dreadful downfall in the play. Is it Capulet for his selfish desires and rash decisions? Or is it Friar Lawrence for his incapability to follow his own advice and extremely poor planning?
In the play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is to blame for the deaths of the young couple. Throughout the story, he shows secrecy and dishonesty in his plans, which are not befitting of someone in his position as a priest. His poor decisions lead to a tragic outcome. Friar Lawrence's choice to marry Romeo and Juliet in secret demonstrates his lack of foresight and the potential consequences of his actions.
Friar Lawrence then leaves without Juliet because he is too scared to face the consequences of his actions. This takes place just a day after Juliet threatened to kill herself if she couldn't be with Romeo and Lawrence still left her alone with his corpse. Though Juliet and Romeo killing themselves was their own decision and maybe their deaths were unavoidable. Throughout the play, Romeo is impulsive and unreliable and Juliet is too overwhelmed to know how to deal with her love and grief properly. Nevertheless, Friar Lawrence was supposed to be a knowledgeable adult and shouldn't have allowed Romeo and Juliet's love to grow.
Friar Lawrence is a key piece in the ending of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and it is a constant debate whether he should be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence’s character can be seen as revolving around the theme of intention versus result. Although his intentions were pure in the action of marrying Romeo and Juliet, the result was fatal, as it ended in the death of the two lovers. Friar Lawrence's reaction to the idea of Romeo and Juliet getting married could be interpreted as him thinking the idea was sudden and impulsive, but after thinking it through, he saw that the marriage could do more good than bad. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar
Friar Lawrence is most responsible for Juliet’s tragic death for multiple reasons including marrying them in secret which went against the feuding of both families and without their parents permission, this shows that Friar Lawrence did not cogitate of the consequences of this action