The play Romeo and Juliet, which was written by William Shakespeare, is one of the most well-known love stories ever. Romeo and Juliet has many characters and all of them are crucial to the plot, however, one character in the story is very crucial. This character is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence helps Romeo and Juliet through their hard times, by being supportive about Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, knowledgeable about many topics, and caring about the families and their feuds. First of all, the friar is supportive of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, especially when they need help. An example of his helpfulness is when he marries the two. Obviously if he married them, he is supportive of them being together. Another example is when Paris …show more content…
This quote shows how the friar quickly thinks of a solution to Juliet’s problem. The friar is knowledgeable about this potion that will help Juliet not marry Paris. Finally, Fair Lawrence is also caring about Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. For example, when Romeo is banished, the friar tries to send him a message. This message would have united Romeo with his lover. Doing this was very dangerous, because Romeo was banished and the friar could've been in a lot of trouble if he was found with him. The friar did it anyway because he is very caring of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. Friar Lawrence was a key component of helping the relationship between Romeo and Juliet thrive. Without him the couple would never have made it this far. The friar is supportive, knowledgeable and caring through all that happened through the events of the play. The friar was one of the key characters of the play and he did many things for the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence helps Romeo and Juliet through their hard times, by being supportive of their relationship, knowledgeable about many topics, and caring about the families and their
Once the scheme gets too big and Romeo is banished from Verona, the Friar proposed a plan that will eventually resulted in the death of the lovers. The Friar decided to write to Romeo instead of going to Romeo himself or alerting Balthasar of the situation. Had he done that, the situation would have not gotten out of hand like it did.
Friar Laurence is a key piece in the story of Romeo and Juliet. He is like a father figure to Romeo, proven by the fact that he’s the first person Romeo goes to whenever he is seeking advice. The two star crossed lovers trust the Friar very much, most likely because of his title. Friar Laurence took an irreplaceable role in Romeo and Juliet’s lives that he did not fully live up to. Friar Laurence’s actions sequentially killed Romeo 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.
Friar Lawrence first comes to know of the couple through the hot headed Romeo. Friar Lawrence, being a citizen Verona, knows too well of the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. The Friar sees Romeo's feelings for Juliet as a possible way to end the feud. While this is righteous thing to do, and would indeed benefit all parties, Friar Lawrence does show to be a bit self interested at times. His hasty and radical methods, including having Juliet play dead, are done so as opposed to more conservative methods all in the hopes of ending the feud and the possible rewards to his reputation and his spiritual afterlife.
He was so preoccupied that he never got his letter to Romeo about how Juliet’s death was fake. He was unprepared and never spoke of how import the letter was to be delivered, “The letter was not nice but full of charge, of dear import and the neglecting it may do much danger. ”(5, 2, 18-20). The letter that was supposed to be sent to Romeo never got to him and that is why he went and killed himself by Juliet's fake grave. Overall it is Friar Lawrence’s choice to not make the sending of the letter an important
In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is to blame for the death of Romeo Montague. Friar shows a lack of wisdom when it comes to giving advice to Romeo on his wish to marry Juliet. He knows that Romeo was previously in love with Rosaline and, within one day, he has fallen in love with another girl. Instead of telling Romeo he needs to take time to get to know Juliet, Friar agrees to marry them that day.
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.
Before this Friar Lawrence had agreed to help Romeo and Juliet with their secret wedding. Friar Lawrence also had a letter for Romeo. “Who bare my letter, then, to Romeo?”(Act 5, Scene 2) If Friar never depended on someone to take the letter with important information it could have gotten to Romeo to. If he was to never help the two lovers they would have never gotten married.
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is widely considered to be one of the greatest literary works of all time. For centuries, it has captivated the audience, enchanting them with the good of the love and the bad of the tragedy. It also features powerful, underlying suggestions of the nature of man. Through Friar Lawrence's belief in doing the best, his inconsiderate decisions, and his plans ruined by things out of his control, Shakespeare suggests that man always thinks he is doing good, but whether he is doing good depends on outside forces and individuals. Friar Lawrence constantly demonstrates his belief in doing the best from his point of view.
Friar Lawrence provides misguided advice as a mentor, initiating the demise of Romeo and Juliet by encouraging their marriage. Romeo is sorrowful following his change of heart with Rosaline, which causes Friar to question Romeo and Juliet’s marriage due to his quick shift in relationships, but he encourages it anyways. This causes Friar Lawrence to think, “Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! / Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, / So soon forsaken?” (II.iii.65-67).
Among both of these young lovers is the respected and well know Friar Lawrence. The Friar is a kind man who lived a life modeled on the Gospel and advocating penance. Friars during the Elizabethan time period were well respected and were looked up to for advice and guidance. Friar Lawrence is a figure that both Romeo and Juliet can look up to during times of need. He is there for Romeo and Juliet when they need a favor or advice and he gives them whatever he can, but sometimes it doesn't always go the way he plans it.
Alarmed that she is preparing to kill herself, the Friar rushes to make a perilous potion. This was a bad idea since Romeo was uninformed and does not receive the letter from Friar John. Sending Friar John to deliver the letter by himself is a rash decision, when he should remember as Brian Gibbons points out that, “the rule of the Franciscan order forbade Friar John to travel without the company of another Friar.” If Friar Lawrence had simply gotten someone to accompany Friar John, the letter would get to Romeo, changing the end of the play's tragedy
Romeos and Juliets Death Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play about two love-struck teens that eventually falls in love. They have to face obstacles just to find a way to be together and eventually have to secrednize their marriage. The characters Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Lord, Lady Capulet are primarily responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. They all have things they did that leads to Romeo and Juliet’s departness. Also, the decisions they made and the problems they caused such as ruining true love.
If not the Friar, no one would have been present to marry Romeo to Juliet. They would have been forced to stay separated by their feuding families, and the short-lived marriage would not have come into play. The Friar himself even acknowledged that the love would be over quickly: “These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder…” (DBQ Project: Who’s to Blame, Document C), calling Romeo a “young waverer”(DBQ Project: Who’s to Blame, Document C) as well, meaning that his focus on women changed easily. Still, Friar Lawrence agreed to marry them, hoping “To turn your households’ rancour to pure love,”(DBQ Project: Who’s to Blame, Document C). In addition, he provided the drug and the plan for Juliet to fake her death.
Friar Lawrence was depended on by Romeo and Juliet with their secrets even though he was the only adult trusted in this situation other than the nurse. Friar Lawrence made rash decisions without thinking of a back-up plan. Friar Lawrence is to blame for their death. The friar was the mastermind behind the plan to let Juliet run away with Romeo, and did not consider how faulted it was.