In Shakespeare’s famous Romeo and Juliet, it tells a tale of “A pair of star-cross'd lovers.” Anyone who has ever been a part of society should know the ending of this tragic tale. But, who’s fault is it? Now, everybody probably have played their own little blame game inside their head. Personally, I blame Friar Lawrence. By neglecting to make the best decisions possible, Friar Lawrence condemns 6 people to their deaths.
First, Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet without their parent’s permission. In Act II, scene iii, Romeo tells Friar Lawrence about his new love, Juliet. After some discussion about how this was a bad thing, Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Juliet to Romeo, saying, “For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households' rancour to pure love.” Friar Lawrence is hoping with all that he can that this will work out, and end up fixing the family war between the Capulets and the Montagues. But, we can give him a little break, because he did not know that his plan was going to fail and kill many young people. Or did he know…? Later on in the play, when the Friar surely knows that their plan is not working at all, he administers a potion to Juliet to attempt to continue to cover up the young lover’s folly. …show more content…
Wait a second! This guy is a Holy man! Since when did they give out drugs? Well, it really isn’t drugs. But, in Act V, scene i, Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a sleeping potion for multiple reasons. First, Juliet does not want to be married to Paris, and Friar can’t really do it anyways. That logic makes it seem like it was a great idea, and all of his ideas were good, they just needed some work and more thought. Secondly, Friar Lawrence doesn’t want to be found out that he has been assisting these two lovers in their quest for love. In all honesty, he really just digs his hole deeper by giving a potion. Would her parents agree to her having a potion? I think not. Not long after that, Friar Lawrence attempts to fix their situation by picking Juliet up himself. Well, it already was bad to be in a graveyard after dark, but a holy man in the graveyard after dark? Tsk, tsk. He did have a bit of an excuse for this action, and it may have been the best one he could have made, but he quit a little too early. As stated in Act V, scene ii, Friar John could not successfully deliver the greatly …show more content…
If he had only been strong in his opinion that their love would not result in anything good. One example of somebody that doesn’t say that it is Friar Lawrence’s fault is Taylor Swift. In her song Love Story, it is inferred that the blame goes to Lord Capulet, even though the marriage works out. Also, last year, there was a mock trial of the case “Lord and Lady Montague, Lord and Lady Capulet v. Friar Laurence.” This trial deemed the Friar innocent of the crimes pressed on him, and that many of the things that he did were necessary and prudent. I still believe that he is to blame for the death of 6 people, namely, Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, and Lady Montague. Without the mistakes of Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Juliet’s marriage likely may have worked out in the
First, Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet without their parent’s permission. In Act II, scene iii, Romeo tells Friar Lawrence about his new love, Juliet. After some discussion about how this was a bad thing, Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Juliet to Romeo, saying, “For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households' rancour to pure love.” Friar Lawrence is hoping with all that he can that this will work out, and end up fixing the family war between the Capulets and the Montagues. But, we can give him a little break, because he did not know that his plan was going to fail and kill many young people. Or did he know…? Later on in the play, when the Friar surely knows that their plan is not working at all, he administers a potion to Juliet to attempt to continue to cover up the young lover’s folly. …show more content…
Wait a second! This guy is a Holy man! Since when did they give out drugs? Well, it really isn’t drugs. But, in Act V, scene i, Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a sleeping potion for multiple reasons. First, Juliet does not want to be married to Paris, and Friar can’t really do it anyways. That logic makes it seem like it was a great idea, and all of his ideas were good, they just needed some work and more thought. Secondly, Friar Lawrence doesn’t want to be found out that he has been assisting these two lovers in their quest for love. In all honesty, he really just digs his hole deeper by giving a potion. Would her parents agree to her having a potion? I think not. Not long after that, Friar Lawrence attempts to fix their situation by picking Juliet up himself. Well, it already was bad to be in a graveyard after dark, but a holy man in the graveyard after dark? Tsk, tsk. He did have a bit of an excuse for this action, and it may have been the best one he could have made, but he quit a little too early. As stated in Act V, scene ii, Friar John could not successfully deliver the greatly …show more content…
If he had only been strong in his opinion that their love would not result in anything good. One example of somebody that doesn’t say that it is Friar Lawrence’s fault is Taylor Swift. In her song Love Story, it is inferred that the blame goes to Lord Capulet, even though the marriage works out. Also, last year, there was a mock trial of the case “Lord and Lady Montague, Lord and Lady Capulet v. Friar Laurence.” This trial deemed the Friar innocent of the crimes pressed on him, and that many of the things that he did were necessary and prudent. I still believe that he is to blame for the death of 6 people, namely, Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, and Lady Montague. Without the mistakes of Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Juliet’s marriage likely may have worked out in the