Comparing Act Five Of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

In the first scene of Act Five of Romeo and Juliet, Balthasar gives Romeo the news of Juliet's death. Immediately, Romeo goes to the Apothecary for some poison, and although the Apothecary is poor, he refuses to sell the illegal potion. Henceforth, Romeo persuades the starving Apothecary to sell him the poison by offering a large sum of money. In the next scene, Friar Lawrence learns that Friar John had been quarantined by a health official, and that Romeo never received the letter that Juliet is alive. Friar Lawrence tells Friar John to get a crowbar, so that he can go inside of Juliet’s tomb before Romeo. In the final scene, Paris scatters flowers at Juliet’s closed tomb. Paris sees a torch approaching and hides in the dark. As Romeo starts