Consequences for Love in Romeo and Juliet In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Friar Lawrence could be to blame for his part in the two lovers' marriage. Even Romeo and Juliet’s parents could be to blame for their feuding. Could it also be the young lovers' faults themselves? Could a number of these people be to blame? If so, how could they be held accountable for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet? How can Friar Lawrence be to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? A way that Friar Lawrence could be to blame for the deaths could be when he first married Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence knew when he was marrying Romeo and Juliet that it would have consequences. He makes this clear to …show more content…
The Montague and Capulet family feud made Romeo and Juliet believe they could not tell anyone about their marriage. The Capulets and Montagues were always at each other’s throats. An example of this was when the servants of both families were starting trouble with one another (Shakespeare I.1.36-50). The servants begin to argue, and this leads to Prince Escalus explaining how three fights have happened in the past. The Prince decides to put a stop to these fights by stating, “If ever you disturb our streets again / Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.” (Shakespeare I.1.85-93). In these lines, the Prince is stating that if anyone from these families fights with one another, they will pay with their lives. Another instance where the Capulet family may have caused the deaths would be when Lord and Lady Capulet tried to force Juliet into a marriage with County Paris. This conclusion can be drawn when Lord Capulet threatens to disown Juliet if she doesn’t marry Paris, Juliet then goes to visit Friar Lawrence (Shakespeare IV.****). Juliet then becomes so desperate to not marry Paris that she takes the liquor the Friar offers her to fake her death (Shakespeare IV.1.121-125). In these lines, Friar Lawrence explains what will happen once Juliet drinks this liquor. Friar Lawrence states, “No warmth, no breath, shall testify thou livest; / The roses in thy lips and …show more content…
From the time Romeo and Juliet meet to their deaths, there are a great many misunderstandings and disappointments. When Romeo and Juliet met at the Capulet party, they were unaware of each other being related to their family’s enemy. Once they became aware of one another’s relations, they were already too in love with each other to stay away (Shakespeare I.5.135-140). They then still continued to see one another. This would be where the lovers could be to blame. Later on, when the two decide they will get married, Friar Lawrence also attempts to warn Romeo and Juliet. The Friar tries to warn the two when he states, “These violent delights have violent ends” (Shakespeare II.6.9). In this line he is trying to explain to the two how marriage may seem like a good idea now but will have consequences later. Despite this warning, Romeo and Juliet continue on with their marriage. The two lovers also act hastily throughout the play. One of these times is when Romeo quickly decides he will kill himself since he has heard of Juliet’s death (Shakespeare V.1.34-57). Since Romeo acts so rashly, he does not know that Juliet is still alive. After discovering Romeo has killed himself, Juliet then kills herself due to Romeo's death. All of these actions could have been prevented if the lovers had just given more thought to their
Friar Laurence is most responsible for the deaths of Romeo & Juliet because he married them when he knew that their love was dangerous and created a horrible plan for them. Friar Laurence is the most responsible to blame
Friar Lawrence is most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. All of Friar Lawrence's actions throughout the play had a common factor: he was selfish. In the beginning of the play, Romeo went to Friar Lawrence and asked the Friar if he could wed Romeo and Juliet. Instead of thinking of the impact
Friar Lawrence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he didn’t tell Friar John how important it was to deliver the letter to Romeo. Romeo didn’t know what was happening with Juliet and he thought she was dead. Friar Lawrence doesn’t make it to the Capulet’s Vault on time, so Romeo gets there before him and Friar couldn’t explain things to him and tell him what was happening with Juliet. When Friar got to the Vault, Romeo was already dead. “Romeo!
Firstly, Friar Laurence is the person who is most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he gave both of them bad advice. He told Romeo to visit Juliet’s room on the day he was banished because he was lovesick for her, even though Friar Laurence knew it could end in death for Romeo. “Friar Laurence: Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink thou off” (Shakespeare,
Some might say that in “Romeo and Juliet” Friar Lawrence was at fault for their death because he was the one to come up with the plan. He gave Juliet the idea to fake her death so Romeo can come and get her once she wakes up…(citation). Friar Lawrence was forced to come up with an idea. Juliet threatened to kill herself in his cell and he didn’t want that. He married Romeo and Juliet to bring peace to the capulets and montagues.
According to the text, ”... From ancient grudge break to new mutiny…”(Shakespear. Prologue. 377). The Capulets and Montagues have a long lasting feud. When Romeo and Juliet fell in love they knew that their parents would have not approved.
Friar Lawrence tries to advise against Romeo and Juliet’s fast-moving relationship. Even after his advice the Friar still decides to marry Romeo and Juliet. This decision to marry them after knowing how dangerous their relationship would be is one of the main reasons the Friar is to
A question that we have been all trying to answer is, who caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Well, I believe that Friar Lawrence, the parents of Juliet( capulet and lady capulet), and the family feud in general caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence is one of the causes of Romeo and Juliet's death. Friar Lawrence can be considered as wise, trustworthy, caring, and well-intentioned.
As a result of this individual’s poor decisions, a terrible tragedy occurred. This individual deserves a harsh punishment for the inexcusable actions which led to unnecessary bloodshed. It is clear that Friar Lawrence is most to blame for the tragedy because he married Romeo and Juliet, provided the potion for Juliet to drink, and fled the scene when Romeo and Juliet committed suicide. Friar Lawrence is to blame because he married Romeo and Juliet during a time when he was fully aware of the violent feud between the Capulets and Montagues. For example, in Act Two, Friar Lawrence only agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet because he wished to mend the feud between the Montagues and
In Romeo and Juliet, the tragedy written by William Shakespeare, both Romeo and Juliet killed themselves, but others are to blame. The Capulet family, Friar Lawrence and Tybalt all share blame. The Capulet’s share blame for the deaths because they were uptight and did not support or care about Juliet’s feelings. As an example, when Juliet told her father that she did not want to marry Paris, he said, “To answer, “I’ll not wed; I cannot love, I am too young; I pray you pardon me.’
Who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s Death? In the devastating romance, Romeo and Juliet shows an illustration of how young love is able to cause destruction, not only in their lives but also the people’s lives around them. It also shows how other actor’s thoughts affected the people close to them, but the main question is, who is responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? The death of Romeo and Juliet was not their fault but Friar Lawrence's. Friar is to blame, not only for one action that contributed to their death, but for three actions.
Juliet is desperate to get out of being married to Paris, so she goes to Friar Lawrence. He says “And this distilled liquor drink thou off. ” (4.1.95). This is significant because that liquor will make Juliet look dead for 42 hours. This quote supports my claim because Friar Lawrence is supporting the idea of faking her death.
There are several people that could be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet however, Friar Lawrence is the one who is truly to blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths. He is most to blame out of all people for many obvious reasons. Friar Lawrence is most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he was the one who married the two lovers even though they weren't suppose to be married, gave Juliet this deadly potion,and he feels so guilty at the end which means he knows he's to blame. Friar Laurence was the wise adviser to Romeo and Juliet. He kept their secret and helped them be together.
Act 2 scene 2 line 70 “ If they see you they’ll murder you”. This shows that because they fight so much they will murder him. This forces them to be secretive and not tell anyone therefore leading to more pressure on Juliet to not marry Paris. “three times now riots have broken out in this city all casual word from you old capulet and Montague” Act 1 scene 1 line 83-86. This shows that they fight with each other so much and this makes it hard for Romeo and Juliet to make their marriage public so they must keep it a secret since the families are mortal foes.
As your advisor, you wanted me to find and tell you who is most in fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence is guilty for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence agreed to perform the secret marriage between Romeo and Juliet, despite knowing their family’s rivalry. Friar Lawrence though that him marrying Romeo and Juliet would lead to the end of the family’s tension. Friar Lawrence knew Lord and Lady Capulet did not want Juliet to get married to Romeo but he insisted on helping them getting married in help if ending the family’s feud.