Romeo & Juliet Act one‚ Scene one Questions 1. Who is fighting at the beginning of the first scene? * The servants of both houses (Montagues and Capulets) 2. Benvolio and Montague describe the way Romeo has been acting. What do they have to say about him? * Romeo has been depressed and has been in the dark Note It takes place in Verona in a public place. Sampson and Gregory of house Capulet aremed with swords and bucklers. It is not long before they see Abraham and Balthasar
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there are a number of secondary characters all who influence the outcome of the play from its beginning until the very end. One such character is Friar Lawrence‚ who married Romeo and Juliet and through trying to bring two warring households together‚ was a key role in causing the tragic ending by telling Juliet to fake her own death. In Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence played a key role in the play by secretly marrying the two lovers. His goal was to try to bring the two enemy households together through
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crazy‚ he went straight to the Friar. While there‚ he asked what was happening and the Friar explains that he has put Juliet to sleep. Then the three of them head to her tomb to find Paris there. The Friar tells the whole story of Romeo and Juliet to him‚ which causes Paris to become very sad and runs off to find help. When the Friar and Romeo go into the tomb‚ they see that Juliet has started waking up. Romeo goes up to Juliet and gives her a quick kiss and the Friar tells them to
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example of his juvenile behavior‚ is his transient love for Rosaline. Friar Lawrence also recognizes this when he says‚ " Holy Saint Francis! What a change is here!/ Is Rosaline‚ that thou didst love so dear‚/ So soon forsaken? Young men ’s love then
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that could share the same‚ if not more‚ of the blame to which led to the devastating demise of the two beloveds. One such character would be the holy Friar Lawrence who‚ with his knowledge of herbs and potions‚ created the exact potion that gave Juliet the appearance of death. On the last stanzas of the story in Act V scene 3‚ it was Friar Lawrence fear of the
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Act I Scene i 1. The Capulet servants Sampson and Gregory start a fight with Balthazar and Abraham. Benvolio tried to break up the feud until Tybalt attacks him. 2. Prince Escalus breaks up the feud by threatening everyone with death. 3. Benvolio realizes that Romeo’s problem is that he is love and tries to find out who it is. Romeo is too stubborn and will not tell who he is in love with. Act I Scene ii 1. Paris asks Lord Capulet for Juliet’s hand in marriage. 2. Romeo finds out that
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The Medieval Catholic Church was exceedingly corrupt during the Middle Ages. Although faith was the foundation of the Church‚ throughout time‚ the Church became more about making money and worldly living than living strictly for God. This corruption led to the slacking of the rules for priests and clergymen. Religion and the Church plays an important role in Chaucer’s poem‚ The Canterbury Tales. Some of Chaucer’s characters’ attitude toward worldly morals is simply horrendous. Although clergymen
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be determined are when the two found out which families they came from‚ when Romeo‚ Juliet‚ and the Friar thought that it was a great idea for the lovers to get married‚ and when Juliet decides to fake her death. In the first main event
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play that helps lead Romeo and Juliet to their deaths. In the end‚ there are many characters to take fault for both Romeo and Juliet’s Death. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet’s death are to blame by Friar Laurence‚ The Rivalling families‚ and Tybalt Capulet.
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to the cell of Friar Laurence‚ who has been out in the fields all morning gathering herbs.. Cheerful and excited‚ Romeo greets the Friar and tells him of his new love and plans for marriage. Friar Laurence‚ who has been Romeo’s friend and confessor for some time‚ is confused and concerned about Romeo’s sudden change of heart. He exclaims "Holy Saint Francis‚ what a change is here!/Is Rosaline‚ that thou didst love so dear/So soon forsaken?" (II.iii.65-8). But Romeo persuades the Friar that this time
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