Not many people would die for love, but this a different story. William Shakespeare wrote the play, Romeo and Juliet, in the 16th century. The families of Montague and Capulet have been enemies for generations and then the two adolescents of each family fall in love. Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, are a tragic love story that must stay a secret and the problem becomes so much to bear that they kill themselves and then the feud ends when it costs the family their only children. Although, Romeo and Juliet would have been alive even if the feud continued. If it wasn’t for Friar Lawrence’s permission to wed them, his idea for Juliet to fake her death, and his mistake that Romeo never received the letter that stated Juliet was not really…show more content… The play states, “So smile the heavens upon this holy act...” (Act 2 Scene 6 Line 1) He weds Romeo and Juliet, yet when Romeo first told him about Juliet, he did not believe it was true love. He was confused as to how Romeo could fall in love so quickly with Juliet and out of love with Rosaline. Also, “Till Holy Church incorporate two in one.” (Act 2 Scene 6 Line 37) Friar Lawrence permits that they get married under the Church. Yet, this should not be permitted because this is a matrimony done in secret and the Church does not believe in lies such as this. Friar Lawrence had no right to allow these adolescent marry when he didn’t believe there lover was real, and without their parents’ knowledge of such a…show more content… The story adds, “…I’ll send a friar with speed to Mantua with my letters to thy Lord.” (Act 4 Scene 1 Line 125) Friar Lawrence explains to Juliet that he will inform Romeo, who is in Mantua because he was banished from Verona for the death of Tybalt, and send him a letter that says Juliet isn’t really dead and that she simply took a vial and will awake when he returns to run away together. Yet, he should have made sure he received it sooner. Also, “Who bare my letter, then to Romeo?” (Act 5 Scene 2 Line 13) Friar Lawrence does not even know who gave his letter or when to Romeo, and such an important message shouldn’t have been trusted with anyone besides him. His letter was never given to Romeo and he couldn’t fix this mistake. Therefore, this led to Romeo taking the drastic measure of killing himself and then Juliet because Romeo never knew she was alive and that they could have escaped their families
