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 chastising him about his former flame: “For doting‚
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plan and the deaths. In all three of these parts Friar Lawrence played a vital role. His attempts to make the marriage of Romeo and Juliet was very admirable but were poorly planned. It these attempts that make his role the most significant one in the play. This is why Friar Lawrence is the most powerful character in the play. The tragedy of their deaths could not have happened if Romeo had received the message in time. This is due to Friar Lawrence not planning how he was going to fake Juliet’s
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story also teaches us how love can affect the decisions that we make rapidly. As a secondary character‚ Friar Lawrence was a mentor to Romeo; he taught him new things and helped to light a path that would make his future sophisticated. At the end of the story‚ Friar Lawrence made an impact on the tragedy that occurred where Juliet and Romeo die for their love for each other. Without Friar Lawrence in the story‚ the end tragedy may have not happened; furthermore Romeo and Juliet may not have been together
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Friar Laurence once a man of god: Now a assistance to Satan In William Shakespeare’s drama Romeo and Juliet‚ the person to blame for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet is Friar Laurence. Throughout the drama‚ Friar Laurence makes not only one but three mistakes that all lead up to their deaths. He gave a hand crafted poison to Juliet‚ he trusted someone else with a letter of importance to deliver to Romeo‚ and he fled the scene at Juliet’s tomb‚ instead of trying to help her escape
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responsible‚ but strong superstitions 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
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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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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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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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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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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
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