“Friar Laurence is solely responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet”. In Shakespeare’s play "Romeo and Juliet"‚ Friar Lawrence is solely responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Friar agreed to marry them secretly. As result they had a much stronger bond between them which was created through marriage: "For‚ by your leaves‚ you shall not stay alone‚ till holy church incorporate two in one." (2.6.36-37). His plan was poorly thought out‚ and risky. Friar Laurence thought of the
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Friar Lawrence‚ Romeo’s priest/father was a man of many virtues. He was just as naive as Romeo and Juliet when it came to making rational decisions. Though his instincts in the beginning were that Romeo was rushing into a love he knew nothing about that eventually would be the death of both Romeo and Juliet. His loyalty to the laws of Verona were pushed aside to help Romeo and Juliet to their deaths. After the balcony scene where Romeo and Juliet professed their love for one another‚ and Juliet
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up in the fast-paced romance of the titular characters; which makes it easier to overlook‚ arguably‚ one of the most significant characters: Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence serves as both a voice of reason to the main characters as well as a source of hope in their melodramatic despair. It is his character that gives a new perspective to the story as‚ perhaps‚ one of a cautionary tale. Other characters acknowledge Romeo’s melodrama and fickleness; but Friar Lawrence has the most important line about
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In 1885‚ del Pilar and his associates collided head-on with the friar-curate of Malolos on the list of taxpayers. The friar-curate wanted to bloat the list‚ a move meant for the church’s financial gain. On October 18‚ 1887‚ Benigno Quiroga y López Ballesteros (the Director General of Civil Administration in Manila) issued an executive order prohibiting the exposition of corpses in the churches (also known as the "1887 Quiroga Decree"). Manuel Crisóstomo‚ the gobernadorcillo of Malolos at that time
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feuding families prevent them from being together. The play has many characters‚ each with his/her own role in keeping the plot line. Some characters do not have a great amount of lines‚ but have the plot revolving around them. Such a character is Friar Laurence. At first glance‚ one may overlook this character and dismiss him as only a minor player in the story of Romeo and Juliet. Upon closer examination‚ it becomes obvious that the Friar plays a crucial role in the development of the play. Throughout
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effects. Friar Laurence‚ a religious official in the prestigious and holy Order of St. Francis‚ was a leader with malintent. He acted as a figure of neutrality between the Montagues and Capulets‚ yet took actions that harmed both families and ultimately resulted in the death of Romeo and Juliet. Against his better judgment‚ Friar Laurence impusively married Romeo and Juliet without the blessing of either family. Either unable or unwilling to learn from his earlier mistakes‚ Friar Laurence devised
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D. H. Laurence Odour of Chrysanthemums The events take place in a small village where the family lives. Elizabeth is the mother of two children who are waiting for their father. Elizabeth is nervous because her husband does not come home. The children are worried too as he does not come for dinner. The wife keeps a chrysanthemums in her pocket but she wants to throw it away as it is associated with her marriage‚ with her life with her husband and with the first time he was drunk. She tell
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Romeo and Juliet‚ and the sorrow brought to their two families‚ were influenced by Friar Lawrence’s untruthfulness towards the children’s parents‚ his irresponsibility‚ and his short-sightedness. When Romeo and Juliet first saw each other‚ it was love at first sight. But how far could this love go before it fell apart? Romeo‚ a Montague‚ and Juliet‚ a Capulet‚ made the love seem impossible. Because of this only Friar Lawrence‚ a man very close to Juliet‚ knew about their romance‚ yet still kept it
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the characters involved in Romeo’s and Juliet ’s death‚ the “holy” man Friar Lawrence is ironically the most responsible. For someone whose job is to serve be close to god‚ he causes the most harm. Friar Lawrence’s Mistakes lead up to great destruction. He is willing to do bad thing for a good cause. One example of this is‚ he agreed to marry the two lovers the Friar says‚ “This alliance may so happy prove/ to turn your households rancor pure love” (ROM ll IV 91-92) This shows that Friar had a
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described his feelings and motives using his characters from each levels in their environment. It made me think about the discrimination through his narrative. I liked how the author made the story occurred with the daring whisper that Josh has heard. In my opinion‚ this kind of deep thoughts can be told to the readers in different way of writing‚ but how the author used this “fiction” writing made readers more involved and it was impressing for me. Pal Laurence Dunbar’s opinion about the way of the culture
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