In the play, having the friendships that continue to rely, support and help each other become an extreme part of the play. Friar Lawrence states, “So smile the heavens upon this holy act That after-hours with the sorrow chide us not!”(Shakespeare, 2.6. 1-2). In the part of the play, it is being said that Friar Lawrence agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet because he believes it would end the family feud. If Friar would have not married them, no one else would have. Which shows how much they rely on Friar. “Give me, give me! O tell not me of fear.”(Shakespeare, 4.1. 122-123). As Friar says, “Hold. Get you gone. Be strong and prosperous.”(Shakespeare 4.1. 124). Is this scene, Friar is giving Juliet a potion to appear as if she is dead, so that by …show more content…
the time she wakes up Romeo will be there waiting for her so would not have to marry Paris. This shows Philia love because Friar continues to help Juliet and without him she would have to marry Paris. This type of love advances the plot because without having that philia love, Juliet would have not married Romeo, she would have married Paris. Also, without Friar she would not have the potion which would still make her marry Paris. Not only does Juliet have Philia love, she also has Eros love. Although many people believe that Romeo and Juliet have Eros type of love, this is false because he loved her just for her looks rather than who she really is, as stated in the play, “Young men’s love, then, lies, Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes” (Shakespeare, 2.3.
69-70). This makes their love, lust, because it explains how he loves her for her beauty rather than what is in her mind. In the play it states, “Heaven is here Where Juliet lives, every cat and dog and little mouse, every unworthy thing Live here in heaven and may look at her, but Romeo may not.”(Shakespeare, 3.3. 30-35) In this scene, Romeo is complaining about how he cannot look upon Juliet, which shows how he only loves her for her beauty. Not only this, but in the play it also states, “..It cannot countervail the exchange of joy That one short minute gives me in her sight [...] It is enough I may but call her mine”(Shakespeare, 2.6. 3-9). In this part of the play it is saying how Romeo would not be bothered if he only spent a few minutes with Juliet, just as long he could marry her. This shows that the love they have is lust because he only mentioned her beauty from the outside but not from within. This type of love influences the plot of the play because without this love, there would be no such thing as Romeo and Juliet for the love they have, created the entire plot of the
play.
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare explores the lives of ‘a pair of star crossed lovers’ from feuding families in the city of Verona. Their love and passion for one another is so great, that even an act of revenge doesn’t prevent them from being with each other. Act 3 Scene 2 is set in Capulets house and entails a conversation between Juliet and her Nurse regarding her cousin, Tybalt’s death and her lover, Romeo’s banishment. Juliet expresses her grief for Tybalt’s death and her abhorrence at Romeo’s deed. Although the Nurse blames Romeo for the death of Tybalt, Juliet’s loyalty and love towards her husband, enables her to overcome the shock.
“Wilt thou provoke me? Then, have at thee boy!” says Romeo, the murderer of Paris. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, a young man named Romeo falls in love with Juliet, a maiden from the opposing family. Romeo latches on to the thought of being with Juliet, and crosses great boundaries. Romeo’s gestures can be interpreted as romantic, loyal, and passionate. However, I believe he is mentally unstable and extreme in his decisions. Romeo does not consider the future of others, as well as himself.
Haste In Romeo and Juliet, a father and son argue over the way they treat each other. Then, in the son’s haste and hot-headed temper, he decides to live with his mother. Eventually, he realizes that this decision is wrong, which causes him to go back to his father to patch things up. But in his father’s haste and hot-headed temper, he yelled at his son over the way that he was being treated. This cycle happened two more times before the tragic final outcome.
A tragedy is : a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically involving a great person destined to experience downfall or utter destruction, as through a character flaw or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or an unyielding society. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy in which the great person or character caught up in downfall and utter destruction is Romeo. Romeo’s utter destruction as a tragic figure is the suffering around him. All of this suffering and tragedy in Romeo and Juliet can be traced back to Romeo or the grudge between the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo is the most tragic figure in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, so he is the leading cause to all suffering to other characters.
Do you know someone who has acted without thinking? In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Juliet is one of the main characters who falls in love and ends in a tragic death. Juliet is a tragic hero and her death could have been avoided if she wasn’t so impetuous.
and reckless in love and relationships. In this case, Romeo and Juliet do not fall under the odd. Shakespeare tells the great love story of the two young star-crossed lovers - Romeo and Juliet, ending with the tragic deaths of six people including the suicide of the two lovers. The decisions and actions that Romeo and Juliet have made reveals the overall theme Shakespeare was expressing - Young love is often more reckless and impulsive due to young people's rash decision making and the high level of zeal that they possess.
Friar Lawrence wants to marry Romeo and Juliet in hopes their love for one another will end the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. He schemes and has the characters believe it is out of his love for Romeo and Juliet; as in their eyes, he is a fatherly figure. He is an older man who should be out to help the citizenry of Verona, but being egotistical, he uses Romeo and Juliet for his personal desires to end the feud between the families. Him being egocentric has the Friar make rash decisions in situations that he had not planned for. When the Capulets and the Montagues come together after the death of their children, Friar Lawrence says, “Her nurse is privy; and if aught in this/ Miscarried by my fault, let my old life/ Be sacrificed some hour before his time/ Unto the rigor of severest law.” (V.iii.266-269). The Friar explains Romeo and Juliet’s love story and the reasoning behind their secret marriage and why he went through with marrying the star-crossed lovers. He does not say that his rashness is to be blamed for their children’s death, but turns to the Nurse’s knowledge of the secret marriage. Friar Lawrence is showcasing his rashness by outing the Nurse’s role in the marriage and not taking blame for the deaths, but has the Prince decide his punishment. He wants to blame another character with the knowledge of the marriage to make it seem as though he is not to be blamed. His
Romeo and Juliet is a well known story, which commonly is aspired after. What you do not normally hear is that the idea of identity strongly contributes to plot. While going through struggles and difficulties, Romeo and Juliet are constantly trying to associate with their identity. The gender, age, or family affiliation of the characters in Romeo and Juliet heavily provides and devotes to the actions of this play.
William Shakespeare's famous play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, has flawlessly utilized characterization to captivate audiences for centuries. Friar Lawrence, a distinguished priest of Verona and father figure to Romeo Montague, is a static character throughout the tragedy. He remains steadfast in his promise to unite Romeo and Juliet, aiming to ultimately eliminate the notorious feud between the Montague and Capulet families. Friar Lawrence’s supporting role in the tragedy is a crucial provider of both conflict and assistance to the main characters, Romeo and Juliet. He puts his reputation on the line when marrying Romeo and Juliet, hoping to simultaneously end the feud between the Montagues and Capulets and bring happiness to his Romeo, to whom he is the father figure. Friar Lawrence does everything in his power to aid Juliet in avoiding an undesired marriage to Paris, knowing well that he would be put in danger along the way. Whether it be advising Romeo in his affairs with Juliet or assisting Juliet in faking her death,
Despite his conscience, Friar Lawrence reveals a potion that will put Juliet to a false death, in the “Potion Plan” scene. His motivation was caused by the weeping and tears of Juliet who was in the hands of a twisted marriage against her will. She had already been married to her love, but now that promise was in danger of being broken. From the few lines that the friar speaks, the audience realizes that this friar is certainly not the stereotype friar that goes around trying to live an impossible life of perfection.
Have you ever wondered who, or what, caused Romeo and Juliet to commit suicide? I will answer this question after a brief introduction of the book, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare.
The world is an unforgiving place. Finding someone to trust is easy, finding someone trustworthy is difficult. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a multi-generational dispute rampages the city of Verona, preventing two young lovers from being together. However, in the iconic balcony scene, Juliet embodies characteristics unexpected of her. Despite Juliet being described as an innocent and naive young lady by her family, she has an ardor that allows her to portray maturity beyond her years.
Throughout the next few lines spoken, is where I believe the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is initiated, for if Romeo had not trusted and spoken of his love with an enemy; saying “I have been feasting with mine enemy “Juliet, Romeo also explains that Juliet feels the same for him. Then Friar Lawrence would not have felt the responsibility to try and reunite and mend the strife between the Montague’s and Capulet’s. In the final scene of this act Romeo, then asks the priest to bless their love and join them in marriage. Friar Lawrence, does question the true feelings of Romeo and doesn’t light -heartedly make a quick conclusion to marry them, asking Romeo” Holy Saint Francis what change is here?... ...
Friar Lawrence performs the marriage rites to unite them in holy marriage. Romeo and Juliet are now husband and wife. They have known each other a sum of two days. Friar Lawrence plays a vital role in the marriage of Romeo and Juliet.Friar Lawrence plays a significant role in the plan for Juliet to "sleep." Friar Lawrence calms a frantic Juliet by giving her and telling her to "Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink though off" (Act 4, Scene 1). Later, Juliet is uneasy and unsure of the effects of the potion. She hopes that this is only a temporary sleep and not a permanent one.
Friar Lawrence plays an integral part in the action and plot of Romeo and Juliet by secretly marrying them, and giving Juliet the idea to fake her own death. Romeo and Juliet meet in the Friar’s cell for their marriage and the Friar says, “Come, come with me…For, by your leaves you shall not stay alone, Till Holy Church incorporate two in one.”(II.vi.35-37). The Friar marries the two in hopes “to turn [their] households rancor to pure love”(II.iii.99). The Friar is the binding power between Romeo and Juliet, by helping them be together. Without the Friar, Romeo and Juliet would have a difficult time trying to meet in secret with each other, but because of him, they are able to get married. Ultimately, the Friar’s wishes of ending the feud between the Montagues and Capulets are fulfilled, but the reason of their reconciliation being the death of their children. The deaths of Romeo ...