The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is about ‘two star crossed lovers’ separated by their families’ hate toward each other. The author William Shakespeare develops this drama toward the conclusion of the lovers’ inevitable deaths. From time to time‚ it seems that fate is against Romeo and Juliet. On the other hand‚ there are times when involvements of other characters change the direction of the play. Two of the characters that shape the tragedy are Juliet’s Nurse and Friar Lawrence. These two characters
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. But that leaves the question‚ who actually “killed” Romeo and Juliet? Friar Laurence caused the death of Romeo and Juliet‚ as he married them to try and bring a truce between the two feuding families Friar Laurence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he agreed to marry them in secret. “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (II.I. 90). If he had not agreed to that
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Fate in Romeo and Juliet Fate: An inevitable outcome determining how things come to be. Love: The strong affection between to people. These are two very powerful things that carry out through history and literature. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet fate and love are very powerful reoccurring motifs which shape the young lovers life. But when discussing this play a common question forms‚ why did these tragic misfortunes happen to this young couple? Romeo’s and Juliet’s infatuation for
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In the Capulets´ grave‚ Juliet lays dead beside her love one‚ Romeo. However‚ he is not the only one‚ Paris‚ murdered by Romeo lays there too. Romeo and Juliet met in Juliet´s mom party; they fell in love at the first sight‚ however‚ as is known for all citizens in Verona‚ their parents would never stand their love‚ so they kept it in secret. The city of Verona has been stage to the desperate end of their true love story. Last night‚ with friar Lawrence´s help‚ Juliet fake her death by taking
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I think that Friar Lawrence shouldn’t be punished because he never tried to cause any of the bad things that happened to Romeo and Juliet intentionally. He also is always trying to make Verona a safer place for its citizens. He also helped Juliet and Romeo be together even though he knew that he would be punished if he did. He even helped them when he knew it would not end the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues which was one of the main reasons he helped them to begin with. In the end the
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characters that stems from love. Only a short while after meeting‚ Romeo and Juliet decide to get married secretly by Friar Lawrence. However‚ Friar Lawrence dislikes the rushed marriage‚ and strongly warns against such an action that he believes is ‚ “[...] too swift [...]” (2.6. 15). The Friar believes that the lovers are rushing into a permanent action too quickly‚ and that it will end in a “[...] violent [...]” manner (2.6. 9). Romeo and Juliet are passionate about each other though and do not even consider
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Friar Lawrence is a character in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that served as a mentor for Romeo and Juliet‚ the two star-crossed lovebirds. He served as a mentor and a friend throughout the entire play‚ and because of it‚ his life was forever changed. In the beginning of the story‚ we meet the friar and can see that he is a happy go lucky guy‚ frollicking through the fields and giving advice to Romeo. However‚ the friar has to deal with quite a bit more than a two lovestruck teens‚ and
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I think Friar Lawrence is most responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because his plan that went wrong was that Friar wants Romeo to visit Juliet that night‚ but Romeo has to make sure that he leaves Juliet’s chamber he also has to make sure and leave Verona before morning. Romeo is going to live in Mantua until Friar can make Romeo and Juliet’s Marriage public and make peace between Romeo and Juliet’s Families. Friar told Romeo that he will ask the Prince to pardon him. Then they will welcome
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Most of Shakespeare’s plays are conceived around a foundation in either tragedy or comedy‚ this polarity of themes allowing him to experiment with the full range of human emotions. Typically‚ an integral part of a Shakespearean tragedy is love‚ which is frustrated by a breakdown in order‚ or the character of the hero‚ due to some human limitation. The play Romeo and Juliet has all these typical characteristics. However‚ the resultant conclusion of events for the characters in this tragedy is adversely
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During act 5 scene 3 in Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare‚ do both Romeo and Juliet die. Many people will say the feud caused the death of them both‚ but when you really think about the other characters and their act in the play‚ you being to realize that Friar Laurence plays a huge role in their deaths. Friar Laurence is presented as a holy man who is loved and trusted by both Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence’s main role in the story as a friend is to highlight the feud and conflicts
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