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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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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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 he is the exact opposite of that. Which then‚ ultimately leads Romeo and Juliet to their deaths. Friar Laurence is at fault‚ mainly because he did things he maybe should have had permission
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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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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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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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The characters Romeo‚ Juliet and Friar Lawrence are primarily responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet because they all went against something that the families did not want. Friar Lawrence is somewhat responsible for the deaths because he had a plan that did not work. In act 3 scene 3 Friar Lawrence says‚ no body’s death but body’s banishment. I think he was saying that no one will die but the body will be gone. Also‚ in 2 scene 3 Friar Lawrence says wisely and slow they stumble
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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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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. If he
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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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