presentation of Friar Lawrence has meant that audiences are reluctant to blame him for what happens to Romeo and Juliet. How far do you agree? I don’t believe the deaths of Romeo and Juliet was only due to the actions of Friar Lawrence but also due to fate and other characters e.g. Balthazar and Romeo and Juliet themselves. As a priest‚ Romeo and Juliet trusted Friar Lawrence with their lives and went to him when they needed advice and solutions. He was there for Romeo and Juliet throughout their
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Romeo was to blame for the death of him and his star crossed lover for three reasons. The first reason being he was over dramatic and aggressive with many things. The second being he would constantly act out to quickly without thinking of the consequences his actions would bring. The third reason being he fell ‘in love’ with Juliet and made her fall ‘in love’ with him too. For these three reasons I believe Romeo was to blame for him and Juliet’s tragic deaths. Romeo was the type
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Required Writing number 4 Fate is when forces outside of your control that could make things happen. Fate could very well impact your life. An example of fate would be if you had something and you weren’t meant to have it fate could cause you to lose it. In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare the main theme of the play is fate. They fall in love with each other but the problem is their families don’t like each other‚ Romeo is a Montague and Juliet’s a Capulet. Fate is responsible for the
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star-crossed lovers take their life; / Whose misadventured piteous overthrows / Doth with their death bury their parent’s strife. / The fearful passage of their death-marked love‚ / And the continuance of their parent’s rage‚ / Which‚ but their children’s end‚ naught could remove " -The Prologue‚ Romeo and Juliet (by William Shakespeare). Fate plays a major role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The prologue describes Romeo’s and Juliet’s fate‚ which we see come up many times later on in the play. Throughout
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best of men cannot suspend their fate: The good die early‚ and the bad die late.” - Daniel Defoe. Fate has always been something people feared‚ due to its unpredictability and ability to create catastrophe. In the ground breaking play of the century‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ two star-crossed lovers die due to unfortunate circumstances. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were products of fate’s evil plan‚ and can only be described as tragic. Firstly‚ fate created an unwanted battle through
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Fate - “Star-crossed lovers” - Forced marriage - Feud (we don’t know what the feud is over‚ its never explained. Its clearly fate because they don’t know what they’re arguing about) - Meeting at the party (Romeo is drugged) - Violence: Deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio (influences) when Romeo kills Tybalt everything starts falling apart - Forced marriage ----- attitude to women - If women were valued‚ women would not be forced into such as marriage and not treated just as objects‚ we may
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Friar Lawrence Friar Lawrence: Mission Accomplished In William Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence plays an important role. The holy man makes what he believes to be the right decision in every action he takes. Romeo and Juliet often come to the Friar for advice on what to do with their life. Although Friar Lawrence may bend the law in some ways‚ he is striving to unite two young lovers‚ and therefore ending their families’ menacing feud. The Prince hopes for this
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disparities are conveyed by Friar Lawrence‚ when the audience first meets him as he picks herbs in his garden just before the break of dawn (II.iii.1-31)‚ ranting about philosophical values and beliefs. His soliloquy strongly suggests deep-tooted issues regarding the family feud between the Montagues and the Capulets‚ as well as the impending doom of the unfortunate love between Romeo and Juliet. Similarly‚ Friar Lawrence metaphorically discusses these issues when he picks and philosophizes about
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CONVO 18 April 2013 Fate Conquers All Throughout history it has been argued whether or not humans live with a pre-determined fate or a life of choice. This is affected by religion as well as self-developed ideas. This is an overall idea that William Shakespeare addresses in his play‚ The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In his play Shakespeare gives the reader the overall idea that the choices Romeo and Juliet make are what get them killed. It appears
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Wrong? “Romeo and Juliet”‚ a play written by William Shakespeare‚ is known as one of the most famous love stories of all time. However‚ this is not your normal love story. Romeo and Juliet‚ a pair of young lovers‚ get married without either of their parent’s approval. This play is known as a tragic love story because after their marriage‚ these two lovers take their life. The death-marked actions of Romeo and Juliet‚ and the sorrow brought to their two families‚ were influenced by Friar Lawrence’s
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