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    The document provides an analysis of the character of the friar in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It argues that the friar made several poor decisions that contributed to the tragic outcome of the story. Specifically, it states that the friar erred in marrying the young Romeo and Juliet secretly, deceiving their parents instead of warning them, and giving Juliet poor advice to take a sleeping potion that ultimately led to more deaths. The document asserts that if the friar had acted wiser, avoided deceiving others, and given better counsel, much of the drama and tragedy of the play could have been prevented.

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    The document provides an analysis of the character of the friar in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It argues that the friar made several poor decisions that contributed to the tragic outcome of the story. Specifically, it states that the friar erred in marrying the young Romeo and Juliet secretly, deceiving their parents instead of warning them, and giving Juliet poor advice to take a sleeping potion that ultimately led to more deaths. The document asserts that if the friar had acted wiser, avoided deceiving others, and given better counsel, much of the drama and tragedy of the play could have been prevented.

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    David Carapezza

    English 9B

    Mrs. Gardner

    May 23, 2011

    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play composed by Shakespeare in the 15th century.

    However, one must wonder how this tragedy could have been avoided. One very

    important character who could have changed the whole course of the play is the friar. If

    the friar had been wiser in his decision to marry Romeo and Juliet, if he hadn’t been so

    deceitful to so many different people and he didn’t give such bad advice, the outcome of

    the play could have been dramatically different

    A critical mistake the friar made in the play was to go against his better judgment

    and marry Romeo and Juliet. If the friar had noticed that the couple was still young and

    acting quite overly dramatic and immature, much of the drama that took place in the play

    could have been avoided. Also another precaution the friar should have taken was to

    warn the parents instead of deceive them behind their backs.

    Another bad choice on the friar’s part was his choice to deceive different people

    so that trouble on his be-half could be avoided. One of the people (as stated above) that

    he deceived was Juliet’s parents by marrying her to Romeo. Another person he deceived

    later on in the play was Paris when he tried to convince him to not marry Juliet because

    he had already married her to Romeo.

    The last and probably most serious mistake that the friar made was his terrible

    advice giving. Counseling and giving advice is a very serious thing considering how
    obedient the person is and how lightly or heavily they take the advice given. For

    example, in the play when the friar suggested that Juliet takes the sleeping potion he had

    made instead of telling her mom the truth of what she had done. If he had avoided giving

    Juliet the potion then the death of Romeo, Paris, and Juliet all could have been avoided.

    Also, another bad advice moment was when he went along with the marriage of the

    young couple. If he had avoided going along with their plan of marriage behind their

    parents back, then a lot of the drama in this play could have been avoided.

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