The ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet Lies with Friar Lawrence Introduction Hook Who is truly to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet Thesis Through analyzing the marriage of Romeo and Juliet the loss of the letter and how Friar Lawrence never owns up it is proven ID: 640061
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Who’s to blame?
Snezana Vujnovic, Alex Myc & Colleen MacaulaySlide2
The ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet Lies with Friar Lawrence.Slide3
Introduction
Hook:
Who is truly to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?
Thesis:
Through analyzing the marriage of Romeo and Juliet, the loss of the letter, and how Friar Lawrence never owns up, it is proven that the ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet lies with Friar Lawrence Slide4
Friar Lawrence started the Tragedy By marrying Romeo & Juliet
Friar Lawrence doomed Romeo & Juliet from the day they got married.Slide5
The ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet lies with Friar Lawrence
“For by your leaves, you shall not stay alone / Till Holy Church incorporate two in one” (2.6.36-37).
Friar goes with his decisions thinking that marriage will end the feud.Slide6
The ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet lies with Friar Lawrence
“Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee / Doth much excuse the appertaining rage / To such a greeting. Villain am I none; / Therefore farewell, I see thou knowst me not”(3.1.59-62).
This intensifies the feud by the death of Tybalt and Mercutio.Slide7
The ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet lies with Friar Lawrence
“I married them, and their stol’n marriage day / Was tybalt’s doomsday, whose untimely death/ banish’d the new-made bridegroom from this city”(5.3.223-225).
He admits that from the day he married them everything was doomed. Slide8
The Loss of the Letter
The Friar was in charge of getting the message to Romeo of their plan, but due to the letter never being delivered Romeo believes his true love is dead which results in the deaths of both. Slide9
“I’ll send a friar with speed / To Mantua, with letters to thy lord” (4.2. 123-124)
In this quote he explains that he will send a friar (friar John) to mantua with a letter explaining the plan to Romeo
The ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet lies with Friar Lawrence
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“I could not send it-here it is again- / Nor get a messenger to bring it thee, / So fearful were they of infection.” (5.2. 14-16)
The ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet lies with Friar Lawrence
In this quote, friar John explains how the letter was not delivered to Romeo because his messengers were too scared to be infected Slide11
“But he which bore my letter, Friar John, / Was stay’d by accident, and yesternight / Return’d my letter back.” (5.3. 250-253)
The ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet lies with Friar Lawrence
Friar Lawrence blames friar John for the letter not being delivered because he says he delivered it but got it backSlide12
Friar never owns up to his mistakes.
Although the Friar agreed to help Romeo and Juliet he never owns up when things start to go wrong.Slide13
The ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet Lies with Friar Lawrence.
“I hear some noise, lady. Come from that nest / Of death … Come go, good Juliet, I dare no longer stay”
(5.3.151-159)
Friar leaves mourning Juliet in the tomb alone with dead Romeo beside her.Slide14
The ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet Lies with Friar Lawrence.
“I am the greatest, able to do least”
(5.3.223)
When Romeo & Juliet are found dead Friar still does not admit to knowing anything or being able to doing anything.Slide15
The ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet Lies with Friar Lawrence.
“A greater power than we can contradict / Hath thwarted our intents”
(5.3.153-154)
Friar blames fate, a reoccurring theme throughout the play.Slide16
ConclusionSlide17
The ultimate blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet Lies with Friar Lawrence.
Conclusion:
In William Shakespeare’s play
Romeo and Juliet,
it is blatant that Friar Lawrence is at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. He made many poor decisions based upon what he thinks is right that backfired like, dooming Romeo and Juliet from the day the got married, loosing the letter meant for Romeo and then never owning up to his mistakes. Does blaming fate really justify someone's mistakes?Slide18