CHARACTER ANALYSIS OF HAGAR SHIPLEY In Margaret Laurence’s novel‚ The Stone Angel‚ Hagar Shipley is the main character. Born the daughter of Jason Currie‚ she is one who possesses incredible depth in character. Mingling past and present‚ we observe the very qualities‚ which sustained her and deprived her of joy such as her lack of emotional expression. As well‚ inheriting her father’s harsh qualities‚ she exhibited pride that detested weakness in any form. Despite of her negative
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punished.” Friar Laurence is most at fault for the outcome of the play. Friar is the one who married Romeo and Juliet‚ he is the one who gave Juliet the secret position‚ he also did not get to the vault in time to tell Romeo the truth. Friar is the one who marries Romeo and Juliet just to end a feud between two families. In the second line of the prologue of act three scene six‚ it says “When she arrives‚ the two confess their love to each other and prepared to be married by Friar Laurence.” This information
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In the tragedy of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ communication is vital to relationships because misunderstandings can lead to the deaths of many; this is evident in the families’ feud‚ Romeo’s death‚ and the catastrophic end for Juliet. Friar Laurence sets up the star-crossed lovers for a happy ending. He gives Juliet a potion that will make her fall into a deep sleep and she will awake when Romeo
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At the beginning of chapter 5‚ Jo is in her exercise clothes‚ and Meg can not believe that Jo decides to go out on such a cold‚ wet day. Jo heads over to her neighbor’s house‚ the Laurences. Ever since the New Year’s Party‚ Jo has wanted to talk with Laurie. To get his attention‚ she throws a snowball at his window. Laurie pokes his head out and explains that he is very sick and very bored‚ so he can not go outside. However‚ Laurie invites Jo over. When Jo comes in‚ she has a large dessert that her
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part the feud between the two disputing families‚ the Capulets and the Montagues. The lives of Romeo and Juliet were suddenly terminated after the foolish decisions of Friar Laurence‚ their families‚ and most of all‚ Fate. Friar Laurence is a considerable factor in the tragedy that happens to Romeo and Juliet. When Friar Laurence finds out about Romeo’s plan to marry Juliet‚ he does not believe that Romeo is committing to Juliet or that it is true love. Although Romeo quickly decides to marry Juliet
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he is the one to blame. Friar Laurence was the one who made the plan that failed and made both Romeo and Juliet kill themselves. It was the plan that he made up hastily for Juliet when she came to Friar Laurence’s cell. “Hold‚ daughter‚ I do spy a kind of hope/Which craves as desperate an execution” (IV.I. 68-69). This quote explains what Friar Laurence said to Juliet for his plan that did not work. The flaw in his plan was that he did not get
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tragedy of Romeo and Juliet revolves around many facts but mainly focuses on the family feud. First of all I will start off telling you about the family feud and why it had such an effect on the tragedy then I will lead into other facts such as Friar Laurence‚ who believed that if Romeo and Juliet were married it would stop the family feud and I will also talk about how strong the love was between Romeo and Juliet. All these facts play an important role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The Montague
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the one who is to blame for all of this is Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence is an advisor to Romeo and Juliet. The reason he is to blame for all of this is because he keeps their secret and helps them get married while having doubts about the marriage. He also came up with the plan to give Juliet the potion that made it seem like she’s dead for 42 hours. These are some of the main reasons he is to blame for the tragedy. One poor decision Friar Laurence makes that’s cause all of this is he agrees to
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Margaret Laurence’s short story “The Loons” from A Bird in the House has proven highly controversial as an example of racist literature. The Loons‚ is a representation of racial separation in mid-western Canada in the early 1900’s. Here‚ Margaret Laurence uses setting and characterization to show how severe the prejudice of white people can be towards half breeds‚ after the period of new colonization. Piquette Tonnere‚ protagonist‚ who intends to fight those prejudices eventually‚ dies‚ leaving readers
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Romeo‚ Juliet and Friar Laurence show how hasty decision making can cause significant consequences as seen throughout the plot development. “Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.” This quote‚ by Moliere conveys the notion that hasty decision making can result in dangerous situation in our lives. In his play Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare gives many example of hasty decisions and their consequences. It is based on the hasty decisions of Juliet‚ Friar Laurence‚ and Romeo that ends in
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