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With money. The apothecary was poor and would do anything for some spare ducats.

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Who does romeo buy the poisen from?

Because ,in the town of Verona ,selling or buying posion is illegal.


What punishment did the apothecary get?

The apothecary in "Romeo and Juliet" received a death sentence for selling poison to Romeo.


What does romeo obtain from an apothecary?

An apothecary is a pharmacist. Romeo went to him to get a drug, in particular a poisonous one. It worked: Romeo's last words are "Oh, true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick!"


Who says 'My poverty but not my will consents' in Romeo and Juliet?

The apothecary says this when he sells Romeo poison.


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.


What does romeo try to do when he hears about Juliet an who stops him?

Romeo try to buy some poison for apothecary for some money, Balthazar is trying to stop him from doing it but, Romeo doesn't care.


Why does Shakespeare insert the role of the apothecary into the play?

An apothecary is someone who sells potions and poisons (basically a pharmacist, druggist or chemist). After Romeo finds out that Juliet is dead he wants to kill himself and he finds an apothecary to buy the poison from.


Who does romeo buy poison from?

romeo purchases the poison from an apothecary (an apothecary is someone that prepares and sells drugs and medicines, like a pharmacist.) hope this helps! :D


Who sold romeo poision?

a poor apothecary


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 Romeo visits a apothecary in act five?

Romeo visits the apothecary to purchase poison in order to take his own life after hearing false news that Juliet is dead. He believes that death is the only way to be with Juliet, as he cannot imagine living without her.


What kind of place is the apothecary's shop in Romeo and Juliet?

the kind of place the apothecary's shop in Romeo and Juliet is a shabby place. It also says that the shopper is in tattered clothes and looks over all sloppy. the shelves are empty. Over all it is run down.