...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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...throughout the play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence tends to make poor decisions that make him seem like a foolish character. One reason would be, after Romeo and Juliet meet, they are both locked on the idea of getting married This thought is soon presented to the Friar. Without much hesitation, Friar Lawrence “incorporates two in one” (2.6, line 37). Marrying this couple could be considered a foolish decision because the Friar was aware that the two families had a ongoing hatred for each other. This irrational act could easily be predicted to have a dreadful ending, showing how Friar Lawrence is a foolish character. After Juliet is told that she must marry Paris, she seeks Friar Lawrence for assistance, which eventually becomes no help...
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...From the character's inexperience with love and Friar Lawrence's interference with their love for each other in “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” those are the things that caused the end of Romeo and Juliet. When Friar Laurence let them get married without consent of their parents. Another way is that when Juliet drank the sleep potion which ultimately led up to the death of both of them. Some people might think that instead of the characters inexperience, people think that it was the fate and chance of Romeo and Juliet that led up to the death of both of them. They're plenty of reasons why the character's inexperience with love caused the death of Romeo and Juliet. One of the things that lead up to their death is when Romeo fought Tybalt and killed him Tybalt:”Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence.” Romeo:” This shall determine that” (3.1.91-92). The reason why this is such a big deal with the death is because I feel that this is what cause Juliet to do the Things that she does. This all starts with the banishment of Romeo from Verona. This one action lead to Juliet doing all these crazy things like drinking the sleeping potion and fooled everyone around her “Farewell!-God knows when we shall meet again....... Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here's drink. I drink to the.” (4.3.14-60) The reason why she drank the sleep potion is because she thought that when she woke up she could run away with Romeo. That did not happen, Romeo found out about the...
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...bring them together in the end. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was caused by Friar Lawrence. One of the main reasons why I blame Friar Lawrence for the death of Romeo and Juliet is because he gave Juliet the idea and the potion to fake her death. This ended up making Romeo commit suicide with a small drink of poison. “Go with me the fault,” (V,3,130) this quote is by Friar Lawrence in Act V. This quote shows that he admits the fault is his and wants to go look at what he has done. Although some people may argue that he was just trying to help these two star crossed lovers, by doing so he was breaking the law by lying to the prince. This is one of my biggest...
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...rival families, yet fate brings them together and despite the grudge that each family holds for each other. In life, people change, in good drama just like the characters in Romeo and Juliet. It can be explored through the characters: Lord Capulet, Friar Lawrence and Romeo Montague. Lord Capulet started off being very moderate but towards the end he becomes immoderate, with the rushing of the wedding of Juliet and Paris. Friar Lawrence changes from trying to help everyone else into being selfish and helping himself. Lastly, Romeo Montague changes from being a silly, lustful young boy into a mature man. At the beginning of the play, Lord Capulet is a moderate and genial man . A significant quote about Lord Capulet from the opening section of the play is: “ What noise is this? Give me my long sword, ho!”This quote suggests that Lord Capulet was eager to fight despite his age and authority. A major turning point for Lord Capulet is when he forces Juliet into marrying Paris and threatens her that if she does not marry Paris, then she had better not look upon him ever again. and calls her a “disobedient wretch” By the end of the play, Lord Capulet displays the following qualities: Impatient, tyrant and nastiness. An important quote supporting this is: “An you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend......” This illustrates that Lord Capulet has made a decision that Paris should be Juliet’s husband. In conclusion, the main changes are being calm and patient into impatient and quick....
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...”Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.” Friar Lawrence knew that Romeo and Juliet’s relationship was bad all along. So if he didn’t stop it shouldn’t he be guilty too? Well, Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story of that ends with the couple suiciding themselves, although, everybody wonders who are guilty for Romeo and Juliet’s death. I think Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he married them when he knew it was wrong, he could have told the families what was happening, but instead he kept it all secret, his plans were not thoughtful and he ruined everything. One of the non wise choices that the Friar Lawrence did was to marry Romeo and Juliet. ”Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.”This quote shows us that Friar Lawrence knew that Romeo and Juliet’s relationship was bad all along. Friar knew that Romeo was desperate for love and wanted to rapidly wanted to marry Juliet. ”I love rich Capulet’s daughter. I love her, and she loves me. We’re bound to each other in every possible way, except we need you to marry us. I’ll tell you more later about when and where we met, how we fell in love, and how...
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...Shakespeare it is how Romeo and Juliet fell in love and how they died for each other. In Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, Benvolio and Friar Lawrence should be pardoned and Lord Capulet should be punished. Benvolio should be pardoned because he is peaceful. He is peaceful when the families get in a fight in the town and he tries to stop the fight. Benvolio says this to Mercutio and Tybalt in the town where they fought. “We talk here in the public haunt of men./Either withdraw unto some private place,/Or reasons coldly of your grievances,/Or else depart. Here all eyes gaze on us” (Shakespeare Act III Scene i 46-49)....
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...How does the Presentation of the character Friar Lawrence in the original Shakespeare Play compare with the 1996 Baz Luhrmann film adaptation? During the course of this essay I will be looking at how the presentation of the character of Friar Lawrence in the original Shakespeare play compares with the 1996 Baz Luhrmann adaptation. Friar Lawrence is portrayed differently in the play than in the film. There are a number of themes which include: fate, violence, and destiny. Firstly, In Act 2, Scene 3 in the original Shakespeare play, the character of Friar Lawrence is presented as an important character as he has lots of lines and soliloquy. Shakespeare shows Friar Lawrence to be intelligent through the soliloquy. An example of soliloquy is when Shakespeare writes “Chequering the eastern clouds with streaks of light”. Shakespeare’s use of soliloquy tells the audience more about the character of Friar Lawrence. Another way in which Shakespeare shows Friar Lawrence to be intelligent is through his use of rhyming couplets. An example of a rhyming couplet used by Friar Lawrence is “From forth day’s path and Titan’s fiery wheels”. This quote not only implies just how intelligent Friar Lawrence is but it also shows that he is very religious as Titan is a god. The use of rhyming couplets implies that the character of Friar Lawrence is skilful and articulate. Another way in which Shakespeare presents the character of Friar Lawrence as intelligent is by the use of juxtaposition. An example...
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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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...between one or two characters in the play? William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, who was extensively known as the greatest writer in the English language. In this essay I will be presenting the consequences of impulsive behavior between the characters ‘Romeo and ‘Friar Lawrence’ in the famous play ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Romeo and Juliet is a Shakespearean classic that is widely considered to be enduring and timeless and speaks about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families after the tragic end between the Capulet’s and Montague’s.introduce essay question Romeo validates the impulsive behavior in the Capulet feast. When he first meets Juliet and kisses Juliet at the Capulet’s party, she tells him “you kiss by the’ book,” hence he kisses according to the rules of lovego into detail-link to rosaline. Romeo promptly falls in love before he even gets to know her ‘If I profane with my unworthiest hand / this holy shrine ‘’ Romeo sees himself as unworthy of Juliet and that any offer to kiss or touch her would be discourteous. Juliet is a “holy shrine which also illustrates that she is sacred, pious in religion. In this quote Shakespeare uses metaphor ‘unworthiest hand’ go into detail-important quoteto propose that Romeo is unworthy of Juliet because she is infrequent. Romeo is not thinking sensibly here in Act 1 Scene 5 and is acting impulsively, because he does not get to know Juliet first. Throughout the play...
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...comedy a solemn tragedy. It is seen in the swings of mood of Mr. Capulet and the Friar as they move from conservative stances into quick decisions. Mr. Capulet is one of the best representations of this concept as he struggles with himself on how to make Juliet happy. The first face of Mr Capulet is seen as he delays his agreement to Paris’ proposal, stating, “My will to her consent is but a par. / And, she agreed, within her scope of choice / Lies my consent and fair...
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...They can't be together and Juliet has to marry Paris due to an arranged marriage, so she goes with the plan made by Friar Lawrence to fake a death and wake up to her lover, Romeo. Romeo never received word about the plan, so he killed himself when he found out Juliet was “dead.” When Juliet woke up, she killed herself because she found Romeo deceased. Friar Lawrence, a character from the play Romeo and Juliet, gives both trust and receives trust. He gained trust from Romeo over the years and he married Romeo to his love. He has trust...
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...powder Which, as they kiss, consume” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. What Shakespeare was saying in this quote was that romeo and juliet are like powder and fire when they combine they make an amazing flash and butterfly colors but they soon die out and are cold and black. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare focus on two teenage lovers from rival families that can't live without each other so they end up committing suicide.But who is to blame for this tragedy? Frayer lawrence is most to blame do to him agreed to a rushed marriage and he came up with a insane plane that was doomed from the start. Friar Lawrence is most at fault because he is the one who agreed to marry Romeo and...
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..."The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds." - yourtang. This quote represents the play called "Romeo and Juliet" because the two main characters named Romeo and Juliet love each other deeply, the love that they have for each other awakens their souls, making them seek out for one another. Lord capulet is one person to blame for this horrible tragedy. He forces Juliet to marry Paris against her will, Because he does this, Juliet wants to fake her death. He moves up the date for the wedding for Juliet and Paris. This doesn't give Romeo enough time to know about the plan, Juliet gets a potion and fakes her death. If he would've known that...
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...Look back through the play to find as many light and dark images as you can. In each case, identify the context; who is speaking? When and where? What kind of effects do these images have? Light and dark imagery: Act 1 scene 1- scene 4 Montague says: Away from light steals home my heavy son Shut up his windows, locks fair daylight out And makes himself an artificial night He talks about Romeo as he is depressed and locked himself in a room. Capulet says: At my poor house look to behold this night Earth treading stars that make heaven light He means there will be a lot of beautiful ladies at the party and their beauties will light up the night sky. Romeo says: Give me a torch: I am not for this ambling Being but heavy, I will bear the light Romeo said this to Benvolio at Capulet party. He doesn’t want to wear a mask because he is in the bad mood, heavy and he will stand still and carry the light. Romeo says: But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun Romeo said this to Juliet. He is saying that her beauty is like the sun. Shining beauty, pure, shiny. Romeo says: Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou her maid art far more fair than she Romeo said this to Juliet at the balcony. He is saying that he does not want the sun to arise because that means he will have to go home and there are chances that he will see Juliet again. Act 1 scene...
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