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    local church named Friar Lawrence to help advise them on what they should do next. All was going well until the Friar mess up‚ causing Romeo to commit suicide and Juliet to committed hara kiri. One of Shakespeare’s major motifs in the play is that someone who is being loyal at its extreme can really harm and bring tragedy to the person. By suggesting that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths as well as characterizing the Friar as both a

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    Friar Laurence’s interference in the families of Romeo and Juliet set much of the fighting‚ rage and death of these characters into motion. Romeo and Juliet is the title of a great tragedy. This tragedy has been caused by Friar Laurence’s involvement in the marriage of Romeo and Juliet‚ the Friar’s lying to Capulet and his family‚ and his involvement in the false death of Juliet. i shall start by reminding you that romeo and juliet married shortly after they met but this was abrutly ended when the

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    for this incident‚ but the person that should be blamed the most would be Friar Lawrence. He was supposed to be a holy man that cared about what other people are going through and to help them out. Instead‚ he set this whole play up for failure‚ because he was more worried about marrying a person that was already married. So he could also be described as a little too optimistic and a manipulative person. Either way‚ Friar Lawrence isn’t innocent. He was too hopeful about

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    Dave Tagatac English III Dec. 1‚ 2000 Canterbury Tales Essay #1 In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Prologue to The Canterbury Tales‚ there was a Friar to accompany the party traveling to Canterbury. Hubert‚ as he was called‚ embodied the traits from which friars were expected to keep their distance. Chaucer is successful in using this white-necked beggar to bring to the readers mind corruption‚ wealth‚ greed‚ and lechery‚ all hypocritical and immoral characteristics for a man of the church to possess. Although

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    the rise and fall of Romeo and Juliet‚ from their first meeting at the masquerade ball‚ to Friar Laurence marrying them‚ to Romeo’s exile‚ and lastly the deaths of Romeo and Juliet in a tomb below the city of fair Verona. However‚ these deaths could have been prevented had it not been for other characters in the play. Those most to blame‚ though‚ can be narrowed down to two: Friar Laurence and Capulet. Friar Laurence plays a large part in the downfall of Romeo and Juliet. He is extremely secretive

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    of both Romeo and Juliet. There were many factors that caused the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet including Friar Lawrence‚ Romeo‚ and Romeo and

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    love and then they both eventually die. The person that is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death is Friar Lawrence and he is a priest and makes potions. Friar Lawrence married them and he also set up a plan‚ so that Juliet didn’t have to marry Paris. He also didn’t get to the tomb fast enough. The decisions that Friar Lawrence made caused the death of Romeo and juliet. I think that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet death. The first reason I have is that he married them.

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    Juliet” is a story about the power of love and what lengths people will go to for it. Friar Laurence is one character that is a confidant to both Romeo and Juliet. He is involved in a lot of the events in this story. From their falling in love‚ to their death‚ he is there through it all. He provides them with advice about their love. However‚ some may say he is partially at fault for their demise. In one scene‚ Friar is surprised with how quickly Romeo falls for Juliet. He reminds Romeo that he may

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    In Romeo and Juliet‚ the characters make many impulsive decisions‚ one of them being Friar Lawrence who creates careless plans which are not properly thought out. Friar acts without thinking about the consequences‚ leading to misconception and causing dreadful outcomes. Friar Lawrence should be giving smart thought out plans to Juliet considering he is a priest (he should think of another way of helping Juliet without watching the lovers take their lives)‚ he does not follow through with his plan

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    The friars killed Romeo and Juliet! Maybe not directly‚ but they are guilty. Here is some backstory: The Friar Lawrence is a friend of Romeo and Juliet. He secretly marries the two star crossed lovers in secret‚ and he is an expert of herbs and potions. Friar John was to deliver a letter to Romeo that was incredibly important‚ yet failed. Though some readers might believe that the friars are innocent in the death of Juliet yet it is clear that they both are responsible because the friars should have

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