...of the deaths in the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare? To narrow it down to just one person, you would have to look at the big picture. Who brought Romeo and Juliet together and united them? Friar Lawrence is the culprit. Friar Lawrence is most responsible for their deaths, because he married the two star crossed lovers. He kept their union a secret, and tried to cover up his mistake by giving Juliet a sleeping potion . Friar Lawrence was “mixing oil and water” when he married Romeo and Juliet. The two teen lovers came from families that had been feuding with each other for generations and generations. Friar Lawrence knew that these families had grudges towards each other, therefore he was aware that he was potentially creating problems by marrying the two star crossed lovers. The Friar's original plan was to bring the two feuding families together. Yet he did not let the families in on the union. By not telling either family, he just kept Romeo and Juliet's love a secret. The Friar should have told the two young lovers to get consent from their parents or refuse to marry them at all....
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...Friar Lawrence directs the desperate lovers to their demise by permitting his desires to overcome his logic. Romeo consults with the Friar and informs him of the affair from the night before confessing his love for Juliet, and persuades the Friar to marry them. The Friar denies him at first because of Romeo’s recent heartache, and because he falls in love too easily. Nonetheless, he soon he realizes binding the two families under marriage will force them to end their feud, which has injured the people of Verona for the past decades. The Friar finally grants Romeo’s wish when he says, “But come, young waverer, come, go with me. In one respect I'll thy assistant be, for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love.” (2.3.89-92) When Romeo is banished, Juliet experiences the need to take her own life....
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...No plan is perfect, no matter how hard and how much you think about it. A successful, plan consists of having a back up. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence hastily thought of a plan to reunite Romeo and Juliet. Unfortunately, for Friar Lawrence plan didn’t go the way he wanted it to. “These violents delights have violent ends” (109). Friar Lawrence is trying to stop Romeo and Juliet from getting married. In other words, he tries to warn Romeo and Juliet by saying that what starts violently often has an intense end; he says this because of the fact that Tybalt kills Mercutio, and Romeo killed Tybalt (Juliet’s cousin). In brief, Friar Lawrence warns Romeo and Juliet about their tragedy ending. “For this alliance...
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...Both Romeo and Juliet loved one another. they both do not see this coming in their expected lives together. their parents were to influencing towards their marriage. each side had a dislike for one another because of a feud they have had. once they realize they grown fond of each other the hate grew stronger. so the love of romeo and Juliet had to be hidden. Although a couple of each pardon knew what was going on, one of which is Friar Lawrence. He himself knew romeo loved Juliet but knew he lived his old beloved Rosaline. Though he knew he caused al lot of mishap between the two. He created a plan that utterly failed in the end causing both to die, because the family was in a feud he thought this would break it. The case may being the most influential person was friar Lawrence in his way of breaking a feud of two families. in the text he tried to send a message to romeo of Juliets' death but the message was never received. If that may be because of this romeo had no clue that it was a setup for them to live happily married. but the overall out come was that romeo had to go to the burial of Juliet so she can awake out of the potion she had taken....
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...The main person responsible for the death of the two lovers is Friar Lawrence. His clumsiness, irresponsibility, and his unrevised intellect cost the lovers life, but he didn't do it intentionally he still let them marry even though he knew the circumstance, he created a plan that ultimately failed, and loved Romeo to much. Firstly, Friar Lawrence agreed to the marriage even though he knew the circumstances. The Friar, at first, was reluctant and refused the idea of marriage, but agreed anyway for the sake to end the feud between both families shown by the lines: “ In one respect I’ll thy assistant be / For this alliance may so happy prove / To turn your households’ rancor to pure love”( Shakespeare 2.3.90-93). In addition, this show...
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...Friar Laurence, proposes a dangerous plan to Juliet. Friar expresses his disapproval of the wedding plans, telling Paris that he does not know Juliet well enough to get married to her. Once alone, Juliet and the Friar talk about what can be done to save Juliet from the fate of becoming the wife of two men. He has a potion that will make her look dead when she drinks it, and it will keep her the lifeless state for forty-two hours. Juliet excitedly approves of the plan and then she goes home to drink the potion. Capulet and his Lady are busy making wedding arrangements.They are indeed planning a big event - Capulet orders 'twenty cunning cooks'.Juliet comes into the main hall to talk with her father. He is cheerful and his inner being are further...
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...In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, the deaths of the two title characters are both tragic and regrettable. Much could have been done to prevent their suicides, but these “star-crossed lovers’ ultimately are not able to avoid their destiny. A series of unfortunate circumstances result in disaster, and although many people could be to blame for their deaths Friar lawrence plays a particularly integral role. Friar Lawrence is the most to blame because he married Romeo and Juliet. If he had not married Romeo and Juliet, there wouldn’t be so many problems. Befor he married Romeo and Juliet he should have went to Lord Montague and Lord Capulet and talked to them about Romeo and Juliet wanting to marry. Another reason Friar Lawrence is at fault is...
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...William Shakespeare: Love and Tragedy The Elizabethan era (1500-1600) was a great age fro poets, artists, and writers to become illustrious around the country and be fortunate enough to entertain Queen Elizabeth. A man from a family of farmers and glove makers didn’t know that his entertain plays for Elizabeth I would one day become a masterpiece in English literature. It was in the 1500 when the Renaissance was in its initiation. The entire world was going through this moment where the rebirth of cultural ideas such as the study of literature and ancient values brought interest to the people living in this era. William Shakespeare became one of the most respected playwrights for his famous plays such as Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth among other respected and famous works. (www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9376718, www.britannica.com/shakespeare) Born the 23rd of April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, Shakespeare has captivated reader’s hearts by his romantic, humerous, and historic plays. During the 1500s, the Renaissance was a massive curiosity for everyone. Renaissance era was a period where everyone was interested in the affairs of the Greek and Roman cultures and when William Shakespeare was born. Being the middle brother of the Shakespeare’s, William son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden was interested in writing since he was a child. Baptized in the Holy Trinity Church, William was raised in a family of seven children in the town of...
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...In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Romeo ostensibly are to blame for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. All three come into this context more than other character’s because they started everything from the beginning. Without Romeo and Juliet falling in love so quickly and then wanting to get married so early, none of the conflict would have happened. The Friar, on the other half, was middling with this idea and did not think to put an end to it. Juliet, Friar Lawrence and Romeo all are selfish and caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because Juliet had ended up trying everything just because she did not want to leave her lavish lifestyle, Friar Lawrence had only married the two in order to reconcile the...
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...University Tandag City, Surigao del Sur In Partial Fulfilment Of the requirement for the Degree Bachelor of Arts in Filipino JACKIELYN P. ALMEDILLA ROCHELLE I. CASSANO Literary Theme : Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Analysis written by Jordan Ward Submitted By : RUBYLYN E. BALDOVINO BA- Filipino 2 Submitted To : SOL VERTUDAZO The Downfall of Romeo and Juliet In the Play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, he writes about two young adults who have fallen madly in love, Romeo and Juliet. They are from two very different families who are bitter rivals, the Capulets and the Montagues. In the play, it shows and depicts the problems that arise when they fall in love, and how their impatience in important events leads to the downfall of their marriage in the end. Romeo and Juliet are to blame for all the misfortune experienced in this book, due to the impatience and stubbornness of each; Shakespeare created this to show how important patience is during crucial events. Because of their impatience, their marriage is torn apart, and both end up dead as the play comes to a close. Romeo and Juliet sealed their own fate, and are the only ones to blame for all the misfortune they experienced during the play. The first major problem Romeo and Juliet create for themselves is rushing their marriage, and trying to keep it a secret. If they had waited even a couple of more days and talked to their families about it, they might have had better success...
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...William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, is a tragedy about two star crossed lovers and their sudden deaths. In Romeo and Juliet there are many misconceptions and misconstrued actions that are used to drive the story along, such as Mercutio and Tybalt's deaths, the untimeliness of Friar John, and the false death of Juliet. These misconceptions are detrimental in the deaths of many characters and without them the story would not be the same. If characters have misconceptions, disastrous events may occur and these events are crucial in the plot of the story. Early in the tragedy Romeo and Juliet Mercutio and Tybalt die because of the misconstrued actions of Romeo. Mercutio and Tybalt are having a slight fully serious and slight fully playful...
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...Friar Lawrence: Not a Killer but a Good Man Friar Lawrence, the honest and good-willed man in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, certainly can not be blamed for the tragedy that befalls the young lovers. Upon countless occasions throughout the play, Friar goes out of his way to ensure the well-being of his blind lovebirds Romeo and Juliet. A man with such concern and selflessness should not be construed as an unintentional murderer. Friar Lawrence simply should not be blamed for the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet because he acted with the intentions of making everyone happy, married Romeo and Juliet in an attempt to end the feud between the Montagues and Capulets, and only gave Juliet the potion because Juliet had no other resolve and had even threatened to kill herself. Friar Lawrence is an innocent old man who only wanted to help the young lovers Romeo and Juliet. All of his actions during the play were done with the best of intentions;at no point did Friar Lawrence have any intentions of causing any harm. As a dedicated man of the church, Friar Lawrence is a holy figure that is always depicted in good ways during the play: I’ll give thee armor to keep off that word, Adversity’s sweet milk, philosophy, To comfort thee, though thou art banishèd. (III.iii. 57-59) When Juliet is forced by her parents to marry Paris, Friar is the only person in Verona that she could turn to for help. Juliet knows that Friar will do what is in his power to help her because Friar is...
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...tragedy of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, many readers may have controversial views towards many different characters. While viewers may dislike the priest, Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet, the play would not have been possible without his role. Friar Lawrence is notorious for his reckless and harmful decisions, but it is his actions that ultimately move the play along and result in Romeo’s and Juliet’s death. Without Friar Lawrence’s actions in the play, such as marrying Romeo and Juliet, telling Juliet what to do, and leaving Juliet alone after Romeo dies, there would have been very little conflict in the plot, which would have resulted in a very different conclusion. The first time Friar Lawrence’s importance to the play is shown is when he agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet. He says that he will be “thy assistant” (II, iii, 97) to Romeo and marry him and Juliet, along with keeping it a secret from their parents in an attempt to “turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (II, iii, 99). Without Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Juliet...
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...Tybalt, Friar Lawrence, and Mercutio. All these characters were introduced in the interest of stimulating destiny. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, there are a few members that show fate’s hand in play. Of those individuals, Mercutio is shown to be the most prominent. With Mercutio persuading Romeo at the Capulet party, having divine right, and an influential death, he has most impacted the theme of fate in Romeo and Juliet. The first way that Mercutio is the representative of fate is seen where he pushed Romeo to attend the Capulet soiree. During the beginning of the play, Mercutio and Romeo are walking towards the Capulet masque. While they are walking, Romeo starts to doubt if he should go at all. Mercutio counters this by saying...
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...Although many characters in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, shared the blame of the newlywed's death, Friar Lawrence was ultimately at fault due to his countless naive and rash attempts at holding their doomed marriage together. The Friar had been the one to marry Romeo and Juliet in secret, provide Juliet with the sleeping elixir, and lastly, in act of cowardice, had left Juliet to her own self imposed death when guards could be heard on their way to the Capulet’s tomb. To start, the Friar had been the one to unwisely marry the couple in secret. Although offering little hesitance at young Romeo’s proposition, Lawrence had quickly agreed, thinking that the marriage between the two feuding houses would somehow force them into setting their differences aside for the sake of the young couple. What Friar Lawrence hadn’t realized was that in order to see this happen, the marriage would have had been made public, otherwise the two families would have no idea that their long held grudges would need to have been let go. As consequence to these actions, Tybalt had slain Mercutio, which in turn led to Romeo being responsible for the revengeful...
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