Friar Lawrence Quotes in Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet have a crazy, secretive relationship, that isn’t like most. The Capulets and the Montagues have a long feud between each other. Romeo and Juliet are not allowe to be seen together due to the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. Through the story, the two become very close, and tried to do everything together. Although their relationship has to be a secret, they still fall madly in love.

The day before Juliet’s wedding night, Friar Lawrence gave Juliet a potion that will let her sleep peacefully through her wedding with Paris. “What’s here? A cup, closed in my true love’s hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end.” scene 5, act 2. This quote represents when Friar lawrence had the idea to give Juliet a potion to sleep through the wedding. Later that night Paris found Juliet dead and had to canceled wedding.

Friar lawrence runs away to not get caught, when Juliet was left alone with Romeo . Then Romeo runs into the room to see her dead. When Romeo shortly after saw her dead he drank the rest of the potion so he wouldn’t have to live without her.“O churl, drunk all, and left no friendly drop To help me after? I will kiss thy lips.” Act 5 Scene 3. (add line number) This quote shows when Romeo found Juliet dead he took the last drop and a kiss will kill him. Soon after the kiss Romeo slowly falls down, Juliet wakes up heart broken. Because of Friar Lawrence, Juliet woke back up from her peaceful sleep and then was shocked to see the love of her life laying beside her dead. Juliet looks over and see the empty bottle.

Friar Lawrence should have made sure Romeo confirmed the plan before poisoning Juliet. That way when Romeo found Juliet laying on the bed, he would have known she was not dead. Once Juliet wakes up from her long sleep, she sees Romeo laying down next to her slowly dying. When Friar lawrence left Juliet alone, she killed herself. “This is thy sheath; stabs.” Act 5 Scene 2. This quote shows that Juliet stabbed herself, after waking up to find Romeo dead from the kiss.

Friar Lawrence left Juliet alone, when she needed him the most. Friar lawrence was most responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death, because of his decisions of leaving them alone without anyone to stop them. Romeo and Juliet were only impulsive because they were in love with each other. Romeo and Juliet relate to teens today, teens have pressure on them from their peers. Teens get impetuous about love and don’t realize their actions.

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