opposed kings encamp them still, In man as well as herbs—grace and rude will. /And where the worser is predominant, Full soon the canker death eats up that plant" (Act 2, Scene 3). My second point is that Friar Lawrence, on top of performing a marriage fated to end in tragedy, assisted Romeo in hiding and going to Juliet instead of immediately leaving Verona for Mantua. He caused another problem by not following his morals and Romeo visiting Juliet only made her love for him grow. The Friar used his position in the church for wrong once again, he didn't even originally believe that Romeo and Juliet's love was true, yet he protected it which only made it stronger. Maybe if the love was not as strong or if it had …show more content…
He left her alone at the time she was to wake up. He should have checked on her, it was his plan and she realized her husband and her suitor were both dead next to her. One, finding two dead bodies near you could be very traumatic, and her preacher who was responsible for her sleeping state was not there for her. Two, this young woman (girl) just lost her husband, not to mention his death was a result of thinking she was dead. This is the only situation in the play that Friar Lawrence's duties as a holy man could have actually been concerned, but he didn't appear to help the situation. The one time he could have helped the mess he created, he wasn't present. Friar Lawrence could have counseled her or used his experience in the church to keep her in check Juliet had already threatened and seriously considered suicide before. He left her alone and in the tomb, at which time she stabbed