Friar Lawrence To Blame For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet

Mathew Chen
Ms. Bautista/Ms. Raeisi
English Period 7
23 February 2023
Romeo and Juliet Argumentative Essay Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a tragic play about two star-crossed lovers. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, a long-standing feud between two families causes the main characters Romeo and Juliet to love in secret. Romeo is a 16-year-old boy, in love with Juliet. Juliet is a 13-year-old girl, in love with Romeo. In the play, Romeo and Juliet are led to their death by lousy decision-making, bad luck, and the characters in the story. Romeo and Juliet getting married, Tybalt’s death, Romeo’s banishment, and the poisoning eventually killed Romeo and Juliet. While there are many characters in the story, Friar Lawrence stands out the most. Friar Lawrence is to blame because he decides to marry them both, left Juliet after she wakes up, and planned her fake death. Friar Lawrence is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he decides to marry Romeo and Juliet. During this point of the play, Romeo and Juliet have fallen in love and Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to marry him and Juliet. In act two scene three, Friar Lawrence states:
“But come, young waverer, come go with me. In one respect I’ll thy assistant be;
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This irrational decision causes their untimely death to occur due to the fact that it causes Romeo and Juliet to get closer through marriage and do things they wouldn’t have, due to their marital bond. This made them both kill themselves after seeing each other's dead bodies. Being so attached to each other causes many other things in the story, ultimately leading to their death. Some people argue that the Friar did it to end their families feud. While this may be true, it was a rash decision and he didn’t think about the consequences and how they would announce it, making them live a marriage in secrecy which led to their