Who Is Responsible For Romeo And Juliet's Death
Friar Lawrence is Responsible
In Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, the readers know that Romeo and Juliet die by the prologue. What the readers do not know is who was responsible for their deaths. This paper will explain who should be held responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death. The story is retold to many young people because of the theme, love is impulsive. Friar Lawrence should be held responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death, because of what he did to marry them and get them together after Romeo’s exile when he knew it was wrong. Friar Lawrence should be held responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death. One reason Frair
Lawrence could be responsible is that he married them when he was not supposed to.This quote
“For …show more content…
Friar Lawrence went behind the backs of the law, and their families to marry them and to get them together after Romeo’s exile. If Friar Lawrence never married them or made a plan to get them together they would have never killed themselves. When Friar Lawrence’s plan failed, Romeo went to the tomb to see Juliet “dead”, Romeo thought she was for real dead and killed himself with the poison from the Apothecary.When Friar Lawrence showed up no less than a minute later Juliet woke up. When Juliet woke up to see Romeo dead on the ground, she then pulled her knife out, that she had been hiding, and killed herself too. This leaves only one person to be responsible, Friar Lawrence. All in all Friar Lawrence should be held responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death. When all the evidence comes up, Friar Lawrence is the better person to chose to be more responsible over Romeo. Also Romeo is dead and the Prince could not really blame someone that is dead, so the only other option is Friar Lawrence. In the end of the story the Friar also says that he should be held responsible. This adds to Friar Lawrence being responsible for their
In Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, the readers know that Romeo and Juliet die by the prologue. What the readers do not know is who was responsible for their deaths. This paper will explain who should be held responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death. The story is retold to many young people because of the theme, love is impulsive. Friar Lawrence should be held responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death, because of what he did to marry them and get them together after Romeo’s exile when he knew it was wrong. Friar Lawrence should be held responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death. One reason Frair
Lawrence could be responsible is that he married them when he was not supposed to.This quote
“For …show more content…
Friar Lawrence went behind the backs of the law, and their families to marry them and to get them together after Romeo’s exile. If Friar Lawrence never married them or made a plan to get them together they would have never killed themselves. When Friar Lawrence’s plan failed, Romeo went to the tomb to see Juliet “dead”, Romeo thought she was for real dead and killed himself with the poison from the Apothecary.When Friar Lawrence showed up no less than a minute later Juliet woke up. When Juliet woke up to see Romeo dead on the ground, she then pulled her knife out, that she had been hiding, and killed herself too. This leaves only one person to be responsible, Friar Lawrence. All in all Friar Lawrence should be held responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death. When all the evidence comes up, Friar Lawrence is the better person to chose to be more responsible over Romeo. Also Romeo is dead and the Prince could not really blame someone that is dead, so the only other option is Friar Lawrence. In the end of the story the Friar also says that he should be held responsible. This adds to Friar Lawrence being responsible for their