structures of society and how they function. Hence the name‚ “Structural Functionalism” -Talcott Parsons WHAT CONSISTS OF A SOCIAL STRUCTURE? THE COMPONENT PARTS OF A SOCIAL STRUCTURE Families Countries Neighbors SOCIAL STRUCTURE Banks Associations Churches Schools CONTRIBUTORS OF THE SAID THEORY Auguste Comte Herbert Spencer Talcott Parsons Davis and Moore Robert Merton Almond and Powell Talcott Parsons see the society as an integrated system made up of distinct structures that perform specialized
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sophomoric actions that they thought were the logical action to take‚ but their deaths were helped caused by others. Mercutio‚ the nurse‚ and Friar Laurence all make decisions that cause outcomes not expected by them like Mercutio by forcing Romeo to go to the party‚ the Nurse by betraying Juliet‚ and the Friar by secretly marring the two. Mercutio‚ the nurse‚ and Friar Laurence all assisted to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Even though Mercutio was killed off and not talked of again‚ he was a vital
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you look to next? Friar Lawrence commented on the issue‚ “Well obviously the parents. I mean they just let their kids run wild‚ leaving me to look after them and clean up their messes.” It is true that in the absence of any parental involvement many of the people involved sought advice from the Friar. Both Romeo and Juliet‚ the central figures of the controversy‚ were counselled by Friar Lawrence. But was the Friar’s advice really as harmless as it seemed? It was the Friar who married Romeo and
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off for the New World‚ the friars also charted a past following in their footsteps. With them the friars brought large medieval and partially renaissance humanism cultures along with them that they spread into the New World. 2. The friars first examinations of the Native Americans was on the premise of if they could understand and appreciate the Christian faith or not. Due to the Native American savage style of living‚ involving human sacrifice and cannablism‚ the friars determined that it would
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coltishness and the impress‚ on her soul‚ of "seinte Venus". The Friar interrupts the Wife to remark jocularly that this has been "a long preamble"‚ whereat the Summoner rebukes the Friar for his outburst‚ which he believes typical of meddling friars. The Friar retaliates with a threat to tell a tale ridiculing summoners‚ and the Summoner duly promises to tell even more scandalous stories about friars‚ accusing the Friar of having lost his temper. The quarrel is quelled by the Host‚ who likens
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the situation of Romeo and Juliet. Many people contributed to the ending of this sorrowful story but one of them‚ however‚ seems to have affected the situation the most. This person‚ Friar Lawrence‚ deceived everyone by
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Juliet were Doomed from the Start In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the Friar has a particularly important part. He not only marries Romeo and Juliet but he also is the instigator for both of their deaths. Towards the end of the play he gives a rather long speech basically summing up the play in a nutshell. For such a small role in the play‚ the Friar is responsible for much of the tragedy that occurs. The speech that the Friar gives near the beginning of the play when he is speaking to‚ and about
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fate of the couple. There are many examples of this that are evident throughout the play such as Romeo’s impulsiveness‚ Tybalt’s hot temper‚ and Friar Lawrence’s spontaneous planning. One trait that doomed the couple is Romeo’s impulsiveness. It seems that Romeo doesn’t think twice about his decisions. This is clearly explained by Romeo killing
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parents were to blame as they forced their child into marriage and left her feeling isolated and alone. Secondly the nurse has a fair portion of blame for their deaths as she encouraged the relationship from day one and kept it a secret and finally Friar Lawrence can be blamed for his poorly planned out actions. The younger generation did also have a part in Romeo and Juliet’s death but the older generation had a larger role in the tragic outcome. The parents of Romeo and Juliet are partly to blame;
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the role of Friar Lawrence. Although his actions were intentionally good‚ it caused much pain for the other characters in the play. Friar Lawrence plays a huge part in the tragic deaths of the teenagers. He offers his help to Juliet‚ thinking he maybe could “spy a kind of hope” (Act 4‚ sc i‚ ll 68). He offered her poison to fake her death which solves her fear of marrying Paris. He did not take careful consideration of the chances that things will not turn out the way he expected. Friar Lawrence entrusted
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