Highest and Dearest Prince Escalus of Verona and his noble high court,
I would firstly like to thank you for giving me the opportunity of writing to such an honourable man like yourself. As a citizen of Verona, the most supreme city on earth, I, Friar Laurence write to you to meekly plead for your clemency for foolishly marrying the pair, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, keeping their marriage a secret from their parents and giving the daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet, Juliet Montague the sleeping potion; which made everyone believe she was dead and caused mourning and grief for an event that had not happened. As you are aware, I Friar Laurence, a Veronese citizen, stand accused of foolishly initiating the deaths of the only offspring of Lord and Lady Capulet and Montague. As the admirable Prince that you are, I beg that you first read my remorseful story.
I have been accused of the murderers of the two juveniles because I not only encouraged the short relationship but engaged in their marriage by marrying the pair. I also selfishly kept their marriage a secret from their parents and anyone else, and gave Juliet Montague a sleeping potion that was supposed to make everybody believe she was dead so that she
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Despite the fact that my actions heavily impacted the lives of many of your city, I plead you, most honourable sir, to see me as the noble Friar I am and always be and accept my mistake, I beg for your consideration towards my situation, thus giving me a lesser penalty. I pledge I will continue to be a loyal servant, bring comfort to the citizens of the city and eternally have good of the people in mind, like you. Thank you for your service towards this city, your wisdom, and, I compassionately hope, your
Kaylin Landrian-Shrewsbury Mr. Tallman R & J Argument Essay March 31, 2023 In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespere, the main person to blame is Friar Laurence since he had enough wisdom and didn’t have to go along with Romeo wanting to get married to Juliet. Everyone trusted him to tell the truth but he lied to the Capulets about Juliet and her relationship with Romeo. He was a mentor to Romeo and could have told him to move on and find a new girl, instead he went along with what Romeo wanted to do.
Friar Laurence is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. He shall be convicted for the deaths of these young children because there is strong evidence and overwhelming support to blame Friar. Friar is a secretive snake who married a thirteen year old girl to a sixteen year old boy. He told them during the occasion that they “shall not stay alone till Holy Church incorporate two in one” (2.6.36-37).
The tragic death of Romeo and Juliet ends the story of William Shakespeare’s 1597 play Romeo and Juliet. But one question that is the most debatable is, who shall be blamed for the death of Romeo and Juliet? Many believe that Friar Lawrence should pay the cost of the loving couples death. But this essay disagrees Friars involvement in the death of the two and supports why he shouldn’t receive a punishment. Friar married them together, so the family feud would come to a conclusion, Friar was attached to the relationship between the two and couldn’t find an escape and, the tragedy was caused by Romeo’s mistake.
Romeo and Juliet is a play about star-crossed lovers. Romeo is apart of a high class Montague family; their rival is the Capulet family. Romeo falls in love with the daughter of Lord Capulet. They want to get married but they know that this will not be approved between their family feud. This is why they secretly ask Friar Laurence to marry them in secret.
William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” discusses how people have both a monstrous and honorable side. Shakespeare demonstrates this by using syntax and figurative language in the soliloquy, “Romeo and Juliet”. In the soliloquy, a monk by the name Friar Laurence, talks about how everybody has a guilty and innocent side. In the story, the Montague and Capulet family are fierce rivals. The rivalry shows the dark side while the love of Romeo and Juliet shows light side of both families.
In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, there are several acts of impetuosity shown through several characters. Impetuous means marked by impulsive vehemence or passion which Romeo, Juliet, and the friar all display. The three of them believe they are doing what is best for their situations, but in reality they are adding to the plot of the demise of the two lovers. In the play, the three characters Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence act on impetuosity, which leads to the final tragedy of the play.
Friar Laurence is to blame because of his devious and secretive nature. First, Friar Laurence agrees to perform a forbidden marriage without Romeo and Juliet’s family’s approval. Friar Laurence states, “In one respect, I’ll thy assistant to be; For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your household’s rancor to pure love” (Shakespeare 1031). This quote displays Friar Laurence’s devious nature because he had agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet, thinking that it would solve the rivalry between the two families even though it was against who he was, his morals, and his religion. In addition to him simply agreeing to marry the two, Friar Laurence
“Impulsiveness is the enemy of all deep thought”-Anonymous. Throughout Romeo and Juliet, this quote is implemented, as the characters are driven by their strong emotions. Shakespeare institutes this theme of strong emotions leading to impulsiveness, in order to showcase the lack of maturity present in Shakespeare’s society. He does so by way of both Lord Capulet and the Friar’s actions, as well as the Prince’s threats and punishments. Shakespeare utilizes Lord Capulet’s impulsive decisions driven by strong emotions, which in turn exhibits obvious immaturity.
/ If, in thy wisdom thou canst give no help, / Do but call my resolution wise, / And with this knife I 'll help it presently" (4.1.51-54). To appease Juliet, Friar Laurence gave her a potion to consume that would enable her to feign death, thereby averting marriage to Paris.
Friar Laurence When facing a menacing situation, how does one respond? If the two star-crossed lovers in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet commit suicide by choice, how could someone else be responsible for their deaths? A legendary example is Friar Laurence, a respected holy man who is known as the mentor and trustworthy friend of Romeo. However, this is not who The Friar really is. Although he was completely aware of his actions and could have prevented events that led up to the two deaths, Friar Laurence's negligence and poor decision-making ultimately costs Romeo and Juliet their lives.
Around 1594 Shakespeare wrote the romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. This story has an intricate plot line; the two lovers prevail from rivaling families, after falling in love they marry and intend to run away to live together. From thereafter a series of actions taken by a number of the characters leads to their deaths. Despite the Nurse helping Juliet on numerous occasions, Friar Lawrence was at fault because he didn’t succeed in telling Romeo about the details of Juliet’s plan, created the plans that causes their deaths, and married the couple.
Furthermore, I also believe that Friar Laurence is guilty because, He went and married Romeo and Juliet in secret. In act 2 scene 6 is where he marries Juliet to Romeo. He knew that they just only met the night before. Even though his intentions were good he acted to hastily. He hoped by marrying the Romeo and Juliet he could end all the fighting.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Friar is a liar… A Meddler…and irrational! That began the awful tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. We can say that Friar seems like an intelligent and reasonable man, however, have his actions prove otherwise! Friar is guilty because he married Romeo and Juliet in secret, thinking it would resolve the dispute between the two feuding families.
The death of Romeo and Juliet in william shakespeare’s play are both hate and love. Although much could have been done to prevent their suicides, these “star-crossed lovers” ultimately are not able to avoid their destiny. A series of unfortunate circumstances result in disaster, and even though many people could blame for their death, Lady Capulet, Friar Laurence 's, and Capulet play a particularly integral role. While some believe that juliet is responsible for Romeo and Juliet death, this is not the case. Upon further investigation Lady Capulet should receive the blame.
The friar should be convicted of involuntary manslaughter for both Romeo and Juliet. The friar married both Romeo and Juliet hoping to end the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets, while this may have worked, it also caused many deaths. So that