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What is the penalty for selling poison in mantua?
death
Who does romeo buy the poisen from?
Because ,in the town of Verona ,selling or buying posion is illegal.
What does Romeo take and where did he get it from?
He takes poison that he got from the apothecary in Mantua.
Sharp misery had worn him to the bones in romeo and Juliet?
This is Romeo's description of the Apothecary whose shop he passes in Mantua. When Romeo decides to commit suicide (because he believes Juliet is dead) he wonders where he can buy poison (selling poison is illegal in Mantua). Then he remembers how poor the Apothecary is, and thinks that a man as desperate as that will be willing to break the law as long as the price is right.
What did romeo drink that caused him to die?
He drank a poison which he got from the Apothecary in Mantua.
What does romeo want from the apothercary in mantua?
Poison , so he could die with his beloved Juliet.
Why does the apothecary refuse to sell romeo he poison at first?
It's illegal to sell poisons in Mantua.
Why does romeo say that he pays the apothecary's poverty and not his will?
Because the apothecary said that he would sell the poison to Romeo only because he needed the money so badly (selling poison is illegal in Mantua). Therefore, the apothecary's poverty (state/situation) is forcing him to take Romeo's offer, not because he wants to disobey the law. Romeo is paying the apothecary's need, not his want.
Why does the apothecary agree to sell romeo poison?
The apothecary is very poor. Even though the penalty for selling the poison in Mantua is death, Romeo is able to convince him by offering him a sum of 40 ducats that will allay his poverty.
Where does Romeo go after his punishment?
Mantua: City in Italy where Romeo flees after saying his last goodbye to Juliet. He hides here, and waits to hear from the friar. It is here that he learns that Juliet is supposedly dead. Then, on his way to go and see her, he buys poison from an apothecary on the street.
Why wouldn't the apothecary at first sell romeo poison?
"My poverty but not my will consents." He does it because he is in desperate need of the money.
Did romeo buy the poison from Friar Laurence?
No, he bought it from an apothecary (pharmacist) in Mantua. Yes, it is and was illegal for pharmacists to sell poisons, but the apothecary was hard up for money.
