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Friar Lawrence To Blame In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Who’s to Blame? "Love looks not with eyes, but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind" (William Shakespeare). William Shakespeare, an English play writer and poet who in which is regarded as one of the best writers in the English language. Shakespeare is the proud creator of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, two of many plays written by him, but also two of the most famed plays in the world! Romeo and Juliet, a devastatingly romantic story between two unconditional lovers. This jaw-dropping play reveals the true picture of love between a man and a women, but also shows how true love's bond can be broken in the blink of an eye. Even when Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet, their love was overpowering and could not be …show more content…

Friar Lawrence is most likely the biggest to blame for these lovers’ deaths due to the fact that he has given the poison to Juliet which causes Romeo's death and then Juliet's. Friar Lawrence comes up with what seems like a phenomenal plan; fake a death, escape the city, and live happily ever after! Sadly, Friar Lawrence is making a fatal mistake; instead of simply telling Romeo of his and Juliet's plan, he plans on sending a letter through Friar John. To his surprise the letter does not go through! "After I found him, the healthy officers,/suspecting we were in a house infected by the plague,/boarded up the doors, and wouldn't let us out. So I couldn't go/ to Mantua"(5.2.6-9). As Friar John explains, he was suspected of having the plague and was not able to deliver the letter to Romeo. Although the letter seems like a liable idea, it is not nearly as reliable as simply informing Romeo of the actual situation. By simply speaking face to face with Romeo, Romeo will know the situation of Juliet and the poison and will not kill himself. Therefore, by giving Juliet poison and not informing Romeo, Friar Lawrence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet's

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