point to Friar Laurence‚ the cleric in Romeo and Juliet‚ as being responsible for their deaths. Throughout the play‚ Friar Laurence is seen whenever something goes wrong with Romeo or Juliet. For example‚ in Act 4‚ scene 1‚ when the prince exiled Romeo from Verona and Juliet was to marry Paris‚ she petitioned for help from Friar Laurence; otherwise‚ she would kill herself. In order to prevent Juliet from killing herself‚ Friar Laurence gave her a sleeping potion and assured Juliet that Romeo would know
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case of Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence does both of these things. Friar Lawrence is most responsible for these star crossed lovers deaths for many reasons. Some reasons are he tends to do things for the wrong reasons‚ he doesn’t think things through‚ and is quite forgetful. Friar knows that Romeo and Juliet are moving too fast because he states‚ “an old tear that is not washed off yet‚” (767). This is in reference to Romeo loving Rosaline just the night before. Friar Lawrence knows that Romeo is loving
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took part in the death of Romeo and Juliet‚ but out of all the wrong done who deserves the blame? In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo was heart broken until he saw Juliet at a Capulet’s masquerade ball. Then as they began to date they wanted to be married‚ but would have had to be married in secret due to their feuding families. When Friar Lawrence agreed to marry them‚ their worlds flipped upside down in a twist of unfortunate events. Friar Lawrence deserves the blame of their deaths because he married
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cause of Romeo and Juliet’s death. Others may argue that the cause of their deaths were from the actions of the characters in the book. You can even make an argue for both sides and be able to give specific examples for each. Ultimately‚ I think that Friar John is the one to blame for their deaths. His boss sent him on an important mission to deliver the plan to Romeo and he was playing at some sick guy’s house. Then he failed to ask the people who quarantined him to notify Friar Lawrence of the
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In the play Romeo and Juliet ‚ there was a series of deaths. Many people could be blamed for the deaths‚ but the character that had the most impact was Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence is the one to blame for most of the deaths in Romeo and Juliet because he married the couple‚ he made the plan to help Juliet avoid marrying Paris by faking her death‚ and he encouraged lies and secrecy. Friar Laurence was asked by Romeo if he would agree to marry him and Juliet and the friar agreed only because he
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In the play‚ ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare‚ Friar Laurence is a man well-respected and trusted by his community. He is a loyal adherent to Romeo and gives wise advice to those who need it. This changes when Romeo requests that the friar discreetly marries both him and Juliet. Friar Laurence made a myriad of mistakes following the marriage of Romeo and Juliet‚ as he was trying to preserve their confidentiality. His mistakes inevitably led to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. During the night
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Romeo and Juliet is mostly known for the amount of love shown and the fact that it then turns into a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet were just two reckless teenagers who were persuaded by love. And in doing so‚ they trusted the wrong person. That person would be Friar Laurence. He can be one of those people who can be trusted with anything because he is a friar at a church. And if you’re a friar‚ you’re seen as someone who is holy and always trusted to do the right thing. And that ultimately shows that
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Friar Lawrence is the only character to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Do you agree? Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story between two ’star-crossed lovers‚" written in 1596 by William Shakespeare. It is set in the town of Verona‚ Italy‚ where two households - the Montagues and Capulets- are involved in an ancient feud. One character who was in the middle of it all was Friar Lawrence‚ whose actions are put to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Shortly after Romeo and Juliet
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play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ one of the main characters‚ Juliet‚ commits suicide near the ending of the play.Friar Lawrence is directly responsible for the death of Juliet. He makes numerous mistakes that lead to her death.Which were when he gave the poison to Juliet. He also‚ trusted someone else with extensive importance a letter to deliver to Romeo.Lastly‚ he fled when she was in most danger at the tomb. Friar Lawrence made a major mistake that he could have abstained himself. He trusted Juliet‚ someone
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Everyone always has that one person to blame for anything that went wrong. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet loved each other‚ however‚ their plans went wrong and they both ended up dead by accident. Multiple people could be blamed 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
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