Laurence Is to Blame

Laurence is to Blame!

We all try to make the perfect decisions in life but in any situation there will be many choices and in the heat of the moment barely anyone will be able to see which would be the correct choice to make. Friar Laurence had to make a good number of decisions with his interference in the families of Romeo and Juliet. Which also set much of the fighting, rage and death of these characters into motion. Shakespeare's play of Romeo and Juliet is the title of a great tragedy. This tragedy has been caused by Friar Laurence’s involvement in the marriage of Romeo and Juliet, the Friar’s lying to Lord Capulet and his family, and his involvement in the false death of Juliet.

Friar Laurence has caused a tragedy and a huge mistake with the marriage of Romeo and Juliet. He could have stopped the whole thing right there by just saying no. In act 2, scene 6, Friar Laurence says, “These violent delights have violent ends. Is loathsome in his own deliciousness, and in the taste confounds the appetite: Therefore love moderately: long love doth so, too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” This was supposed to be a warning to Romeo but the Friar should have listened to his own advice and see that they were just kids and they were really rushing into things.

The Friar thought that this marriage will end an ancient grudge of two prominent families, when it will only separate them even more. In act 3, scene 4, Friar Laurence was helping Capulet and Lady Capulet mourn over Tybalt’s death. Paris says, "With these times of woe afford no time to woo!". If Friar Laurence delayed the marriage Romeo would have slowed down, take the time to realize that Tybalt was after him and he could of prevented it. If everything was thought about clearly and not rushed