... that he was not helping them due to their family's hatred. The families are always fighting like at the start at the gas station. Friar Lawrence meddling was also to blame even though he thinks that he was helping them. Romeo and Juliet also had some fault because they stayed together ... baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what - get thee to church a Thursday". On never after. Look me in the face". After this Juliet goes to the Friar so she can go and get Romeo. This shows that they must always get their own way. When Juliet's father tells her she will be married Thursday so she r...

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... death. Romeo killed Tybalt because he couldn't keep his temper, didn't thinks things straight after Tybalt murdered Mercutio. When Friar Laurence tells Romeo that he has been banished from Verona, Romeo reacts badly.  He tells Friar that this is worse than death and punish him by banishment is like cutting his head off with a golden axe ... is like living in heaven and without her he would feel like that he has been sent to hell. Romeo says this to Friar Laurence because Laurence is not young like him, not in love like him and they're not in the same situation so he thinks that ... Fri...

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... to Romeo's mind first because he is not in love with Rosaline; he has simply been lusting after her all this time. The next day, when the Friar learns that Romeo has fallen out of love with Rosaline and into love with Juliet within a day, he replies, "Young men's love then lies/Not ... truly in their hearts, but in their eyes" (II.iii.71-72). Friar Lawrence is accusing Romeo of being superficial and caring for only looks alone, as if he were in real love, he would not have forgotten Rosaline so easily ... Juliet, but to real life as many teenage boys, even hundreds of years after this ...

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... Juliet's (V.iii 111-171). The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was caused by the extreme impulse to defend each-others love, by the selfishness of Friar Lawrence, and for other people's desperate need for happiness. The extreme impulse to defend each-others love happened when Romeo saw Juliet at the Capulet's ... continues to drive them to the proposal and acceptance of marriage despite their families being enemies and the danger that their marriage could cause them both. Friar Lawrence, the priest, decides to marry the couple because of his desperate need for the the families to reunite and...

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... he would not be the only one affected, he could hurt other people like Juliet, or his family, causing tragic situations. On the other hand, Friar is one of the persons who support the relationship between Romeo and Juliet because he thinks that it could the their love could change the relation of ... pleasant sleep... In the meantime, against thou shalt awake, Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift". (Shakespeare.4.1), At this part of the book Friar is saying that she needs to do what he says and when she wakes up he will be with Romeo waiting for her. He is doing everything ... chang...

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... Prior to seeing Juliet, Romeo had intense feelings for Rosaline. These feelings were not felt by Rosaline though, so nothing came out of it. These lines are spoken by Friar Lawrence who is referring to Romeo as a waverer.Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell./ But come, young waverer, come, go with me.? (2.3. ... Be merciful, saydeath?,/ For exile hath more terror in his look,/ much more then death. Do not saybanishment?.? Romeo doesn't want to be banished, he is asking Friar Lawrence to let die instead. But he ends up being banished and not being put to death. Romeo knows that ...

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... with their actions, decisions and timing were most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In my opinion, the character most responsible was Friar Lawrence, for he married Romeo and Juliet without their parents" consent, although he did offer them advice. "Wisely and slow; they stumble that ... " (Act 4, sc I, lines 66-67) which showed her attitude towards her situation. She didn't think things through when she accepted the Friar's solution to take the poison. Thirdly, being too emotional instead of rational, she made the conscious decision to kill herself after seeing Romeo dead ...

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... cloak but did not go any further than the apparent. Along with the priest's erroneous honor, there was the mercedarian friar. It is inferred that he and the prostitutes, whom Lázaro had spoken with, had intimate relations. Lázaro had been directed to this ... , priests and the indulgence sellers cause the listeners to become vulnerable thereby becoming more charitable. As mentioned previously, the mercedarian friar was also among the holy yet impure. Sacredness in religion was achieved through vows of virtues, one of which was chastity. However, the ... the first pair of shoes [he] eve...

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... Romeo and Juliet are aware of the strong physical connection between them. Others also notice the outward attraction between Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence is one who notices and comments on this. "Young men's love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes ... ." Friar Laurence tells Romeo that he is obsessing over Juliet's appearance and not for who she really is. Friar Laurence also remarks on the superficial nature of Romeo and Juliet's relationship. "A lover may bestride the gossamer ... unadvised, too sudden, too like the lightening, which doth cease to be ere one c...

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... ). Romeo thinks that Rosaline's attractiveness is wasted because she will not give into his sexual desires. He immature because he feels that love is based solely on attraction and sex. Friar Lawrence realizes that Romeo is naive and reprimands him, "Young men's love then lies / Not truly in their hearts but in their eyes" (II. iii. lns. 67-68). Romeo ignores ... one another, they hastily arrange their marriage. The do not make an effort to get to know one another, which shows again that Romeo is quite foolish. Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence to tell him of his new romance with Juliet and t...

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... the newlyweds. Just wanting to be together but being separated just about destroyed them Juliet went to the Friar in desperate need of help. Both Romeo and Juliet had visited the Friar, he had already come up with a plan enabling them to be together. The Friar had made a potion for Juliet to take which makes her look like she had passed on. So ... with Romeo. By this point Romeo could think of nothing but Juliet and how she was. "News from Verona! How now Balthasar? Dost thou not bring me letters from the Friar. How doth my lady? Is my father well? How doth my Juliet? That I ask again f...

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... forward when my heart is here? Turn back, dull earth, and find thy centre out" (II.i.1-2). Not only the Nurse, but Juliet also depends on Friar Lawrence to solve the problem associate with her second marriage. Juliet remarks, "Therefore, out of thy long-experienced time, give me some present counsel" (IV.i. ... 60-61). "I"ll to the Friar to know his remedy" (III.v.241). Romeo, in contrast to Juliet, takes into the action by himself when he heard the news of Juliet's death ... say "It lightens"" (II.ii.117-120). Their contrasting personality is also shown in Act IV and V, when Juliet seeks...

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... doomed to failure", the characters are unable to consult their parents for advice. Juliet is forced into a marriage against her wishes and Romeo turns to Friar Lawrence during his troubles. Cal has a distant relationship with his father and lacks the affection he received from his dead mother. The suggestion is that ... the older generation are unable to provide solid emotional support. Juliet is able to confide in her nurse, but she and Friar Lawrence even let the two down at the play's conclusion, showing the older generation to have a lack of understanding true love. Shakespeare uses ...

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... thinks that Rosaline's attractiveness is wasted because she will not give into his sexual desires. He is immature because he feels that love is based solely on attraction and sex. Friar Lawrence realizes that Romeo is naive and reprimands him, "Young men's love then lies / Not truly in their hearts but in their eyes" (II. Iii. lns. 67-68). Romeo ignores ... one another, they hastily arrange their marriage. They do not make an effort to get to know one another, which proves again that Romeo is quite foolish. Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence to tell him of his new romance with Juliet and thei...

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... revenges Mercutio's death to his own severe detriment. Later, this alienation and consequent lack of practicality emerges more clearly, when Romeo falls to the floor of the Friar's cell in a faint of despair. This does, at first, seem like weakness. Yet the desperate fight, Romeo's exile, his overwhelming love for Juliet, ... and the total lack of understanding displayed by even the Friar for the all-consuming nature of Romeo's passion, provide sufficient explanation for the lapse. Romeo's ability to die for love comes as no surprise. We ... are prepared for it by his falling in the Fri...

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... 's bedroom window and surprises her when she steps out on to the balcony.Romeo tells Juliet that he loves her.They both exchange vows of love. Romeo makes arrives at Friar Laurence's cell as day breaks and tells him how much he loves Juliet and asks him to marry them later on that day. Although the ... Friar is critical at first, he agrees to marry them in hopes that the marriage will end the feud between the two families. Mercutio and Benvolio go looking for Romeo that ... Romeo to a duel. Romeo appears and they tease him for hiding from them. Juliet's nurse and servant Peter appear a...

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... It seems as they act as god in both plays. Friars are kind of similar in the ways they present their great plans. In Romeo and Juliet, the friar is the person who sits down and thinks of an idea how the two lovers can be reacquainted with each other. He reveals his idea, they agree with it ... , and all goes well until the timing fails. Timing causes both Romeo and Juliet to lose their lives. In Much Ado About Nothing, it is the friar who reveals his plan to save the love, and all worked well, because at the end of Much Ado they marry and live happily thereafter. This is an ... interesti...

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... love, and I"ll no longer be a Capulet." (II.iii.57) Romeo has made up his mind that he truly loves Juliet. He talks about marriage to Juliet and to the Friar, he says," Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set on the fair daughter of rich Capulet." (IV.i.68-76, 89-102) After Romeo has left ... Friar Lawrence tells Juliet that she might still be able to be with him as he says," Hold, daughter. I do spy a kind of hope- he gives her a vial of potion that ... will put her to sleep making her look dead so she doesn't have to marry Paris and be with Romeo. The Friar says," Take thou via...

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... and Juliet's love also results in the constant though of suicide and the will to commit it. This is shown in act three scene three when Romeo waves a knife in Friar Lawrence's cell and threatens to kill himself, because he has been torn away from Juliet. Juliet commits a similar act in act three scene six, also to ... Friar Lawrence. Her willingness to commit suicide is confirmed when she says, "If all else fail, myself have power to die" (Act 3, Scene 5, Line 242). This choice turns love from a expression ... down to the lover's death. Right away in the beginning the audience is made...

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... and Juliet's love also results in the constant though of suicide and the will to commit it. This is shown in act three scene three when Romeo waves a knife in Friar Lawrence's cell and threatens to kill himself, because he has been torn away from Juliet. Juliet commits a similar act in act three scene six, also to ... Friar Lawrence. Her willingness to commit suicide is confirmed when she says, "If all else fail, myself have power to die" (Act 3, Scene 5, Line 242). This choice turns love from a expression ... down to the lover's death. Right away in the beginning the audience is made...

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... , he shames her and her family at the altar, thus the happy wedding becomes a chaotic and tragic event. This event leads to even more confusion. At the insistence of the friar, Hero is told to stay out of sight. Her family then tells everyone that she has fallen into a swoon of embarrassment, shock, grief and has died. The ... friar believes that when Hero's accusers hear that an innocent woman has died, their anger will turn into grief and regret. They will mourn her and again remember her for virtuous ... , so it is appropriate that it is these two who put the play back on its origina...

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Speech Friar Lawrence plays a key role in this play. He gives a great deal of input to the main characters. I have produced a list of quotes some of which we have already recited. These ... good and bad advice to the characters. This advice is mainly about love. I do not however feel that he is qualified to give this advice for one reason. He is a friar. At the time the play was written friars were not allowed to marry. This means that he took a vow of celibacy, so how can he give advise on this subject ... is so sweet and it destroys your desire to fall in love again. How can he make this ...

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... hope in the monster of the earth that has sucked him dry of his optimism. This personification once again paints Juliet as a supernatural saviour, as she was to Romeo. The Friar also displays instances of familial love. This is evident in his characterisation as a concerned guardian to Romeo. "Too familiar Is my dear son with such sour company." (3:3:7-8) he ... says, after Romeo comes to see him after the slaying of Tybalt. Referring to Romeo as 'dear son' implies their closeness. The friar is also familiar with Romeo's laments, as he knows who is in Romeo's company. The tone of h...

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... her enemy and she is not a Capulet. She would selfishly deny her family and live with Romeo. Choosing Romeo resulted in many negative consequences, which leads to her death. When Friar Lawrence offers Juliet the potion as a way out of marriage she desperately screams "Give me, give me! O tell not me of fear" (Shakespeare, iv.i.122). Because of her ... love for Romeo, she goes to desperate levels, loses her common sense, and drinks the potion provided by the Friar, regardless of the risks involved. She forsakes her family, and when she wakes up to find Romeo dead beside her, she mourns a...

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... . A final part of the play suggesting that Romeo and Juliet were destined by fate occurs at the end of the play, when the Prince discovers Romeo and Juliet dead and Friar Laurence reveals their hidden love. The Prince says, "And here [Romeo] writes that he did buy a poison / Of a poor "pothecary, and therewithal / Came to this vault to die, and lie ... the families. The peace may have been the final part of a grand scheme which seems so perfectly plotted, bringing together two lovers and two families full of hatred, which the Friar predicted the marriage might do. This is made evident wh...

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