Romeo and Juliet is a story of two young lovers that ended with both tragic heros dead. But who is to blame? Friar Lawrence is a powerful character in the tragic story. He was a fatherly figure to both Romeo and Juliet, but he made many crucial mistakes. He did not deliver the message to Romeo, he did not want to marry the young couple as Romeo and Juliet are just kids. Thus, Friar Lawrence is the reason why this love story is destine to turn into a tragic story.
While the love story is unraveling, a part of the elaborate plan is to tell Romeo that Juliet is still alive. Friar Lawrence is to write a letter explaining what will be happening in the following days. “Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift”(IV.i.114). This letter is vital to this plan as if the letter was not delivered, Romeo may act out of love and harm himself or others. Unfortunately, Friar John tells Friar Lawrence the letter was not delivered. “Where the infectious pestilence did reign,/Seal’d up the doors and would not let us forth,/So that my speed to Mantua there was stay’d” (V.ii.10-12). This could have been prevented if Friar Lawrence told Friar John the letter is of great importance before it was sent out. Telling Friar John after it is will not make it any better. Also, Since this is a personal matter, he could have gone to Mantua himself to deliver the letter. By the time Friar came back, Juliet would not of woken up yet and he could have insured Romeo got the message. The Montagues and the Capulets have had a family feud for a number of generations. Hence, when Romeo asks Friar to marry him and Juliet, Friar agrees because he thinks it will end the pointless rivalry. “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be/For this alliance may so happy prove;/ To turn your households’ rancor to pure love”(II.iii.90-93). However, Friar Lawrence’s intention is to end a fight, not to marry two young lovers so his intention is not pure . Friar would not have had to make the devastating plan to ‘kill’ Juliet if he did not marry the two. At the very least, he could just tell the truth, as running away will not bring the families closer. In the end, Friar gets what he wishes as the …show more content…
Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear,
So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes”
(II.iii.65-68).
Friar Lawrence knows that Romeo was only thinking with his eyes, but still continues with the wedding. As Juliet finds out Romeo is dead, Friar hears a noise form outside so he goes to check on it. “I dare no longer stay”(V.iii.59). Knowing the emotional trauma she is going through, he should not leave her by herself as she is unstable and does not know what she is doing. After all, Friar Lawrence knows that Romeo and Juliet are just kids with wild hearts but still continues assisting them with their wild dream.
All in all, Friar Lawrence did kill Romeo and Juliet. From misjudging their maturity levels, not sending the message properly to not marrying the young couple from the right reasons, a lot of evidence points to Friar killing Romeo and Juliet. The culprit of William Shakespeare’s greatest works was Friar
While the love story is unraveling, a part of the elaborate plan is to tell Romeo that Juliet is still alive. Friar Lawrence is to write a letter explaining what will be happening in the following days. “Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift”(IV.i.114). This letter is vital to this plan as if the letter was not delivered, Romeo may act out of love and harm himself or others. Unfortunately, Friar John tells Friar Lawrence the letter was not delivered. “Where the infectious pestilence did reign,/Seal’d up the doors and would not let us forth,/So that my speed to Mantua there was stay’d” (V.ii.10-12). This could have been prevented if Friar Lawrence told Friar John the letter is of great importance before it was sent out. Telling Friar John after it is will not make it any better. Also, Since this is a personal matter, he could have gone to Mantua himself to deliver the letter. By the time Friar came back, Juliet would not of woken up yet and he could have insured Romeo got the message. The Montagues and the Capulets have had a family feud for a number of generations. Hence, when Romeo asks Friar to marry him and Juliet, Friar agrees because he thinks it will end the pointless rivalry. “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be/For this alliance may so happy prove;/ To turn your households’ rancor to pure love”(II.iii.90-93). However, Friar Lawrence’s intention is to end a fight, not to marry two young lovers so his intention is not pure . Friar would not have had to make the devastating plan to ‘kill’ Juliet if he did not marry the two. At the very least, he could just tell the truth, as running away will not bring the families closer. In the end, Friar gets what he wishes as the …show more content…
Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear,
So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes”
(II.iii.65-68).
Friar Lawrence knows that Romeo was only thinking with his eyes, but still continues with the wedding. As Juliet finds out Romeo is dead, Friar hears a noise form outside so he goes to check on it. “I dare no longer stay”(V.iii.59). Knowing the emotional trauma she is going through, he should not leave her by herself as she is unstable and does not know what she is doing. After all, Friar Lawrence knows that Romeo and Juliet are just kids with wild hearts but still continues assisting them with their wild dream.
All in all, Friar Lawrence did kill Romeo and Juliet. From misjudging their maturity levels, not sending the message properly to not marrying the young couple from the right reasons, a lot of evidence points to Friar killing Romeo and Juliet. The culprit of William Shakespeare’s greatest works was Friar