In the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, there are two families. The families are the Montague’s and the Capulet’s. These two families did not like each other and often fought each other in the streets of Verona. Act One starts with a fight amongst the two families. After the fight the Prince orders that if there is anymore fighting then he would kill the ones responsible. Then Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio sneak into a Capulet party, and Romeo meets Juliet. They fall in love and are secretly married in Act Two by Friar Lawrence. In Act Three Mercutio is killed by a Capulet by the name of Tybalt. Then Tybalt is killed by Romeo seeking revenge. Romeo was banished by the Prince for killing Tybalt. Juliet’s parents, not knowing she’s already married Romeo, have her engaged to a man …show more content…
The controversy surrounds his actions that he took during the play that ultimately lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. To set off the chain of events Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet in secret. This would cause lots of problems in the future because Romeo is exiled. To reunite the couple Lawrence gives Juliet a poison that will make her appear dead so that Romeo can return, and take Juliet back to Mantua with him where they will live happily ever after. Since Romeo is in Mantua they have to send him a letter telling him about the plan. So Lawrence gives the letter to Friar John. Friar John however is quarantined in a house and is not able to deliver the letter to Romeo. Because John is quarantined Romeo doesn’t get the letter, and is told by Balthazar that Juliet is dead. Since Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead, he returns to Verona and kills himself after killing Paris. Then Juliet kills herself because Romeo is dead. However, a positive of his actions is that the Capulets and Montagues stop fighting, but at the cost of many
The Families are the first to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. If it were not for their feud Romeo and Juliet could have been together happily. When Lady Capulet, Juliet’s mother, asks Juliet how she feels about marriage, Juliet says she doesn’t think of it but her mother goes on to tell her she needs to think about marriage (Doc B). The Capulets were pushing Juliet towards marriage, forgetting to listen to her, and in that, pushing her away.
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 letter would’ve let Romeo know that Juliet wasn’t actually dead, but in a deep sleep for a few more hours. Friar Lawrence gave the letter to Friar John to give the letter to Romeo instead of delivering it himself (Shakespeare, 898-899). Then, Friar John couldn’t get the letter to Romeo, so Balthasar’s news all that Romeo could believe. (Shakespeare 916). Because of this, Romeo kills himself to be with Juliet, and when Juliet wakes up to Romeo being dead, she kills herself so she can be dead with Romeo (Shakespeare 924-926).
One of Friar Lawrence’s interventions which leads to the death of Romeo and Juliet again comes from his plan to help Juliet escape her wedding with Paris. Friar Lawrence’s plan is flawed in many ways, one such flaw is sending the letter to Romeo through Friar John. After he tells Juliet about the potion, the Friar explains the next part of the plan, he states, “In the meantime, against thou shalt awake,/ Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift/ And hither shall he come,...” (4.1.14-16). It is clear the letter plays a vital role in Friar Lawrence’s plan.
Friar Laurence did not emphasize the letter’s importance, exclaiming that “ . . . neglecting [the letter] [m]ay do much danger” (Shakespeare 1013). Romeo would have received the letter, debunking his reason to commit suicide. Likewise, Friar Laurence allows Juliet to commit suicide by leaving her alone with her dead husband (Shakespeare 1017-18). Friar Laurence heard a noise and left Juliet and the tomb (Shakespeare 1017).
In his play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare sets quite a high standard for romance and tragic novels after his time. The two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, have a secret, forbidden affair due to the fact that their families are long-time rivals. They seek Friar Lawrence to marry them. Shortly after their marriage, a brawl erupts between Romeo, Mercutio, and Tybalt with the final result of Mercutio being slain by Tybalt, who is then slain by Romeo. As a punishment, the Prince then publicly announces Romeo’s banishment.
In this play we discovered that Lord Capulet had some things to do with the deaths of Romeo and Juliet but it wasn’t just Lord Capulet who had something to do with the deaths but also Friar Lawrence had a lot to do with Juliet 's death like giving her that poison to fake her death. If the Montagues and the Capulets stopped fighting along time before this a lot of people could have not lost their lives because of this. So Friar saw an opportunity to fix this family feud and he married the two thinking it would help but it only made it worse. This is just like wars going on today in the world, we all don 't agree with each other and we fight and kill each other because we think it 's going to help our problems but it 's just going to make it all worse in
By help of Friar Lawrence, a peaceful priest. The Montague and Capulet family are in an ancient family feud, but no one knows their children are both married to each other. The family of Juliet pressures her to marry Paris, a kinsman to the prince. They do not realize Juliet is in love with their enemy Romeo,
“And this distilled liquor drink thou off; When presently through all thy veins shall run. A cold and drowsy humor, for no pulse,” (S.S, pg. 453). Friar Lawrence quoted that he would help Juliet fake her death. This is why Friar Lawrence is the one to blame for causing the most trouble in Romeo and Juliet. Yes, there are many other characters in the story to blame, but Friar Lawrence helped with a series of events that led to Juliet's death.
He was the one who married the two, hoping that the marriage would cause an end to the feuding. Romeo and Juliet getting married was banned and wouldn't be able to take place without Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence stupidly chose to marry Romeo and Juliet even though he knew that it would cause issues in the future. The Friar says in the beginning of the story "this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households' rancor to pure love." (II iv 91-92) This shows that the Friar has doubts and only has a small bit of hope that Romeo and Juliet's marriage will actually be successful.
Thus keeping their son alive. Romeo's parents almost always seem to know what to do. Thus showing that they thought through these situations thoroughly. Juliet's parents, on the other hand, haven't had any of their children live long enough to know what to do when someone wants to marry one of them. When Paris asks to marry Juliet a second time, the are quick to approve the
¨For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo¨. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a story of two lovers who take their life all because of a misunderstanding. However, who is to blame for their tragic demise? The parents who made the two lovers feel like outcasts must be to blame. The Capulets forced Juliet to marry Paris, the constant fighting made them want to keep the marriage secret, and made Romeo and Juliet to scared to say anything.
When people (especially children) commit suicide, people usually want an explanation. In Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers kill themselves in the name of love, and by the end of the play, Prince Escalus and the rest of the characters need sometime to blame. There are many people who could be blamed for their deaths including the Capulets’, the Montagues’, Friar Lawrence, and Fate. While both families and Fate had a part in the tragedy, Friar Lawrence is mostly to blame. Fate is part of the reason that Romeo and Juliet die.
Friar Lawrence rushes away from the monument without knowing what could happen when Juliet is their alone with Romeo’s dead body. Friar then says to Juliet, “Come go, good Juliet, I dare no longer stay” (5.3.159). From this scene, it indicates that he did not completely force her out because he only cared for himself not getting caught by the watchers. He did not want to cause and suspicion towards him. Therefore, not only did he leave her there to commit suicide because of the death of Romeo, but also because Romeo’s death is in his hands and so soon will Juliet’s.
Friar Lawrence sent a letter to Romeo Montague that she was not dead and that Romeo needs to meet Juliet in her tomb when she awakes. Romeo did not receive this letter and he truly thought Juliet died. Friar Lawrence gave the letter to Friar John. Friar John not realizing the importance of this letter calmly told Friar Laurence, “I could not send it,--here it is again,--/ Nor get a messenger to bring it thee,/” (Shakespeare 5.2.14-15).