Friar Lawrence Is To Blame In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

778 Words4 Pages

When thinking about tragedies William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet comes to mind. Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story that takes place in Verona where the Montagues and Capulets fight due to their generations of hate. Which their rage ends the life of two lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, the son of Montague, is a love sick and emotional young man that would do anything to win love. Juliet, the daughter of Capulet, is a thirteen years old young girl that fell in love with Romeo. The two wants to be married and live happily forever. However, right after the marriage everything gave gone south when Tybalt and Romeo fight which Romeo slain Tybalt. This led to the banishment of Romeo and the marriage plan of Juliet and Paris. Friar Laurence sets …show more content…

Friar Laurence contributes to the events that leads to the lover’s deaths when he agrees to marry them after being angry at Romeo for loving the daughter of Capulet. FRIAR LAURENCE: “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be;/ For this alliance may so happy prove/ To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” (2.3.98-100) As a result of Friar Laurence’s decision to marry the two, Romeo and Juliet’s fate is sealed. By choosing to turn the two households to pure love by marrying the star-crossed lovers allow this tragedy to …show more content…

It is understandable because Juliet is expected to be royal to her husband, Romeo. So she would do anything to respect and stay with Romeo. Which is her choice. Nevertheless, Friar Laurence plans to tell Juliet about the potion in the first place. Also, Juliet is only thirteen, she is ignorant and stressed out at the time, she cannot make the best decisions for herself. While Friar Laurence is clear what he’s doing. In the scene, Juliet begs the Friar to help her escape from the marriage. Friar Laurence sets a plan to save Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. FRIAR LAURENCE: “ A thing like death to chide away this shame,/ That copest with death himself to scape from it;/ And, if thou darest, I’ll give thee remedy.” (4.1.82-84) In this quote, Friar Laurence mentions about the potion. Although, the Friar asks for her will and she consent, Friar Laurence should have confirmed the plan with Romeo before even mentioning about the potion to Juliet. Also, he should ask Romeo for consent because Juliet is his wife, which Romeo has power

Open Document