Romeo and juliet. at the conclusion of friar lawrence’s speech in act 5 scene 3, he says, “it aught in this/ miscarried by my fault, let my old life/ be ” read his account and decide whether you find him guilty of any misdemeanor. support your rationale of your interpretation.

As far as I can see it, Friar Lawrence has a huge responsibility regarding Romeo and Juliet's death. Even though his intentions are extremely worthy, such as to marry the couple and thus unite the rival families, his plan to pretend Juliet's mortality is enormously dangerous. Not only Paris and Romeo died for her at her tomb, but also her family could have taken a drastic decision after her passing over. Furthermore, he was too slow to tell Romeo beforehand about Juliet's potion, acknowledging Romeo's deep love and obsession for Juliet. Finally, Friar Lawrence is acquainted with Juliet's suicidal tendencies, so he should have been particularly careful when designing a plan to help the couple.

there are several different forms of presenting this; each has a very specific format. plays have a very simple format; teleplays, for television shows, or screenplays, for movies, have more complex and strict rules for formatting.

drama

the first of these to be written for the express purpose of being performed were created by the greeks. many of our modern terms derive from greek origins.

comedy

in the greek sense, a play that doesn't end in death. in modern usage, refers to a play that is humorous.

tragedy

in the greek sense, a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main characters. in modern usage, refers to a play that doesn't have a happy ending.