The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ the Greatest comedy of its Time The play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a story of forbidden love. When Romeo meets the beautiful Juliet they immediately fall in love. They are destined for marriage when everything goes wrong. Many people interpret this play as a tragedy‚ which they have good reason to assume‚ the play has many signs of being a tragedy. Though you could also deduce that Romeo and Juliet is a comedy. Despite the plotline
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I believe that Friar Laurence is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence was the one that gave Juliet the potion that made her appear dead‚ therefore misleading Romeo and causing him to kill himself. Friar Laurence says “Take thou this vial‚ being then in bed‚ And this distilled liquor drink thou off; When presently through all thy veins shall run A cold and drowsy humor; no pulse‚ no warmth‚ no breath.” When Friar Laurence was figuring out this plan he could had come up with
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Colby James Mrs. Bates English May 2015 Romeo & Juliet Essay The cause of Romeo and Juliet’s morbid demise in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a combination of a few different things. Maybe if it had been only one thing working against them‚ they would have survived. But alas‚ they ended up dying next to each other. Ultimately‚ Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were their own fault. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet in this tragic play truly do pluck at the strings of the heart. As
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character I have chosen is Friar Laurence he influences Romeo and Juliet by telling them the upcoming events in the near future.He has also married Romeo and Juliet despite Laurence being shocked by Romeo’s mishap with rosaline which did not give Romeo any affection‚ it also was an attempt to try to stop the civil Feud between the capulets and the Montagues. Friar also helps them both when Romeo is banished for killing Tybalt and as he runs to mantua Laurence helps Romeo and Juliet by making a potion to
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Taking Risks Most teenagers fall in and out of love like day turns to night‚ Romeo and Juliet however‚ are different. Romeo and Juliet seem to think that they are each other’s one true love and are both prepared to do crazy things to protect it. Some say that they did these things because they’re teens and teens often do reckless things. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the star-crossed lovers’ tale ultimately ends in death not only because teens often tend to value reward
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Romeo and Juliet as a tragedy of Fate It has always been the dearest hope of mankind that the twists and turns of life‚ a seemingly random progression of sheer coincidence‚ are in fact a part of the designs of some higher order. Somewhere‚ we reason‚ there must exist an emergent pattern to the chaos of our existence. To this intangible being who directs our course we have assigned the name of fate. It is fate‚ and not humble human choice or character‚ that steers Romeo and Juliet to the tragedy
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First Impression Friar Laurence‚ a holy man and healer‚ is a troublesome man to characterize right away. When giving advice to Romeo‚ a lovesick Montague about love and relationships‚ he appears clever and powerful‚ chiding Romeo “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts‚ but in their eyes”(2‚3‚67-68). Friar Laurence is greatly shocked by Romeo’s quickly changing love. He seems to know the best for Romeo‚ swiftly stating that Romeo’s love for Juliet is not from the heart‚ but rather
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence acts as a confidant to Romeo although he has a duty to maintain‚ towards all the people of Verona. He makes a lot of decisions which are central in the development of the play. The morality behind many of his decisions is debatable‚ and his actions undoubtedly prompted by good intentions‚ ended in the death of Romeo and Juliet. We first meet Friar Lawrence early in the morning‚ collecting herbs and flowers. His soliloquy brings about his similarity between
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thinks about the word love‚ one would think about marriage‚ kissing‚ and happiness. However‚ love can cause people to get injured or die. This lesson is evident in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare by having irony and characterization. Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet (1968) tried to express this lesson through the use of atmosphere and body language. A lesson that can be learned from Shakespeare’s play is that love can get someone
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Bucciferro Tragic Heroes- Friar Lawrence A tragic hero is a character who‚ although has good intentions‚ brings doom upon himself because of a flaw in character or error in judgment‚ and they must be a more honorable person in defeat. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ this character is Friar Lawrence because he marries Romeo and Juliet in order to bring the families together and make the couple happy‚ but brings doom upon them when the two take their own lives. The Friar was a respected member of
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