Friar Lawrence Responsible For The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet

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As most people know, the play written by William Shakespeare ends with the tragic deaths of Juliet and Romeo, the two starcrossed forbidden lovers. It begins with Romeo meeting Juliet at a Capulet’s party by order of the Prince. At that party, he sees Juliet and instantly falls in love. In a matter of only hours, they plan to get married the following day. Eventually, they get married with the help of Friar Lawrence. However, he only marries them in hopes that it would end the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. As the play progresses, Juliet’s father, Capulet, arranges a wedding for Juliet and Paris without the knowledge that Juliet is already falling in love and being married to Romeo. While many people may blame Friar Lawrence for the tragedy and his incompetence, he …show more content…

For example, when Tybalt kills Romeo’s friend, Mercutio, he avenges his death by killing Tybalt. In Act 3 Scene 2, the prince speaks about the fight and says, “Immediately we do exile him”. Due to Romeo’s actions, he gets banished from Verona to Mantua. This meant he would no longer be able to return to Verona, separating Romeo from Juliet. Later on, by the end of the play, Romeo acts impulsively because of Juliet and was unable to think clearly about the consequences. While seeing Juliet dead, he rashly decides to drink the vial of poison that he bought from some nearby apothecary. This occurs in Act 5 scene 3, “here’s to my love. O true Apothecary, thy drugs are quick, thus with a kiss I die”. It is here when Romeo's quick actions kill him. If he wasn't so quick to act and waited about a couple minutes or slept next to her “dead body”, he and Juliet would wake up together and have had a chance to live a long life. To summarize, Romeo himself concluded his part of the story as a tragedy by killing himself, leading to Juliet doing the same. He carried most of the responsibility for the tragedy of Romeo and

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