Sergey Semikin Ms. Stern Freshman English 10 April 2014 Blame Essay Everyone has blamed someone in their life‚ in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ someone is responsible for the death of the two lovers. Out of all 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
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play Romeo and Juliet ‚ one of the main characters‚ Juliet takes her own life near the end of the play. Friar Lawrence’s involvement is directly responsible for the death of Juliet. He makes not just one‚ but three mistakes that all lead to Juliet’s death. He gave a poison to Juliet. He trusted someone else to deliver a critical letter to Romeo. Also‚ he fled when Juliet was in the most danger at the sepulcher. Had he not made these three grave mistakes‚ Juliet might not have died. Friar Lawrence
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characters’ deaths is because of the unmitigated passion of 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
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To begin with‚ Friar Lawrence prepares a potion for Juliet to consume. When Juliet drinks this potion‚ it contributes to how this tragedy happens. First off‚ the potion makes Juliet appear dead for forty-two hours‚ but she is still alive. After she swallows the potion‚ Romeo receives news that Juliet dies‚ and he desires to travel to her tomb. Later‚ Romeo arrives to Juliet’s tomb he views her body and believes she is lifeless‚ but she is not because the forty-two hours have not ended. Since believes
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9-11). “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a romantic love story about two people from families that have a long time hatred for eachother. The main Characters are Romeo from the Montague family and Juliet from the Capulet family. Their first encounter was at a masquerade ball and they instantly fell in love at first sight. They quickly got married‚ then soon after‚ their relationship started to go downhill after some unfortunate events‚ which ultimately led to the death of both Romeo and Juliet
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forcing you to do the same. Now imagine you are Romeo‚ or Juliet‚ from Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. This is the exact situation they were put in. Romeo a Montague‚ and Juliet a Capulet‚ two names in feud‚ fall in love with each other. These two poor kids were essentially driven to killing themselves by their parents; never really getting to know their kids‚ being in an everlasting feud‚ and forcing juliet into a non consensual marriage. Juliet was practically raised by the Nurse‚ a caretaker
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star-crossed lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare. However‚ along with the tragedy comes the question- Who‚ or what‚ is to blame for their deaths? Some would say Friar Lawrence‚ or the feud‚ or fate‚ but while all of those contributed‚ it could’ve been prevented entirely by one single person: Juliet’s mother‚ Lady Capulet. She was negligent‚ manipulative‚ and bitter. Lady Capulet was an emotionally uninvolved and unaware mother. She was too young when she had Juliet‚ therefore she was
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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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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ many of the characters need a great deal of support. Each of the three father figures--Friar Lawrence‚ Prince Escalus‚ and Lord Capulet--have varying degrees of power. They all have some importance‚ regardless of if the men are biological fathers. Romeo’s biological father‚ Lord Montague‚ rarely makes an appearance in the play. However Friar Lawrence‚ who acts as a father for Romeo‚ is a common character. He shows his affection for Romeo: Romeo! Alack‚ alack‚ what
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Romeo and Juliet Topic 5 In william shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence could have done more to save the lives of Romeo and Juliet and bring the families close together. Friar lawrence is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar thought that if he married Romeo and Juliet that the families would set aside their differences and come together. Friar says ¨To turn your
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