Lawrence To Blame For The Death Of Romeo And Juliet Research Paper
Who is really to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? In "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare the main characters, Romeo and Juliet fall victim to an untimely death. Friar Lawrence is someone that Romeo trusts very much so therefore his love, Juliet trusts him just as much. So they take all of his advice as the best option for them to be able to marry and be together for the rest of their lives. But he doesn't always give the best advice or complete his tasks. Therefore Friar Lawrence should be punished for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he takes advantage of their trust and fails on his own tasks that could influence the couples lives.
Friar Lawrence did many things that influenced the lives of Romeo and Juliet. One of the things he did was give Juliet a potion that would lead people to believe that she was dead. Now the Friar believed his plan was good but it was really an act of deception against her parents. If Juliet had told her parents of the legal marriage between her and Romeo, she may have been disowned by her father but she would have been with Romeo which is what she had wanted. But instead the Friar suggested to deceive the family which could end badly."A greater power than we can contradict / Hath …show more content…
During the story the Friar has the option to go public saying that the marriage happened and even though the couple would be disowned they could still live happily ever after. But instead the Friar decides to not tell anyone and makes a complicated plan that involves making people believe that Juliet is dead. "I'll to the friar, to know his remedy; / If all else fail, myself have power to die" (241-242) This proves that Juliet trusts the Friar along with Romeo and that they will do anything he says because he is a man of god. So they believe that everything he says is the best option and not their love stricken
Friar Lawrence did many things that influenced the lives of Romeo and Juliet. One of the things he did was give Juliet a potion that would lead people to believe that she was dead. Now the Friar believed his plan was good but it was really an act of deception against her parents. If Juliet had told her parents of the legal marriage between her and Romeo, she may have been disowned by her father but she would have been with Romeo which is what she had wanted. But instead the Friar suggested to deceive the family which could end badly."A greater power than we can contradict / Hath …show more content…
During the story the Friar has the option to go public saying that the marriage happened and even though the couple would be disowned they could still live happily ever after. But instead the Friar decides to not tell anyone and makes a complicated plan that involves making people believe that Juliet is dead. "I'll to the friar, to know his remedy; / If all else fail, myself have power to die" (241-242) This proves that Juliet trusts the Friar along with Romeo and that they will do anything he says because he is a man of god. So they believe that everything he says is the best option and not their love stricken