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Friar Laurence hopes that his plan for Juliet to fake her own death will allow her to avoid marrying Paris and ultimately reunite with Romeo. He believes this will bring peace and happiness to both Juliet and Romeo, ending the feud between their families.
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Who was at Friar Laurence's cell when Juliet arrived?
The first time when she arrives at his cell, Romeo is there ready to get married to her. The second time Paris is there, making arrangements to get married to her. There's a kind of parallelism there.
What is romeos reaction when friar Laurence tells him that that escalus has banished him?
"Banishment? Be kind, say death!" Romeo kind of goes off the rails when he realizes that he cannot be in the same town as Juliet. Friar Lawrence has to shake him up and make him see reason--that things could be much worse.
What is romeos reaction when friar Laurence tells him that escalus has banished him?
"Banishment? Be kind, say death!" Romeo kind of goes off the rails when he realizes that he cannot be in the same town as Juliet. Friar Lawrence has to shake him up and make him see reason--that things could be much worse.
Who tells romeo about juliet's fake death?
Friar John, who was sent as a messenger to Romeo from Friar Lawrence, was unable to deliver the letter. Because their was some kind of disease issue going on in Mantua that Friar John can't stand it. so, Romeo ended up with no letter receiving and was unable to know that Juliet was faking the death.
Why is Friar Laurence in a cell?
In a previous scene, Capulet and Paris agreed that Paris should marry Juliet on Thursday at St. Peter's Church. However, it is the groom's job to make the arrangements with the priest, which is what he was doing at Friar Lawrence's cell. Romeo was the one to make arrangements with Friar Lawrence about his wedding to Juliet, as you will remember.
Why friar Laurence finally accept Romeo's proposal?
I think you must be asking about Act II Scene 3. Romeo wants the Friar to perform the marriage between him and Juliet. The friar is at first reluctant because just yesterday Romeo was getting all weepy about being in love with Rosaline. But after thinking about it, the friar thinks that a marriage of this kind might help end the feud between the Capulets and Montagues so he agrees.
What is Romeo's reaction when Friar Laurence tells him that Prince Escalus has banished him?
"Banishment? Be kind, say death!" Romeo kind of goes off the rails when he realizes that he cannot be in the same town as Juliet. Friar Lawrence has to shake him up and make him see reason--that things could be much worse.
What was the poison that Juliet took made of?
We guess that it was some sort of herbs. Friar Lawrence calls it a "distilling liquor" which might make you think that its primary ingredient was booze, but more likely means it was a kind of tea. What kind, exactly, we don't know, because he doesn't give us the recipe.
How many letters does Friar Laurence send to Romeo?
in act 4 scene 1 Juliet arrives at Friar Lawrence's cell to find some kind of help to stop the marriage between her and Paris. Juliet threatens to kill herself if there is no solution to get to Romeo so Friar Lawerence explains his plan to create a potion where she will fall into a deep sleep and pretend to be dead. while eveyone thinks she's dead Romeo would come get her and run off with her and they would be together. Juliet accepts the potion and Friar lawerence begins to write the letter about the plan to Romeo and gives it to Friar John to give to Romeo. Balthazar(romeo servant) sees Juliets funeral and goes off to tell Romeo about it in ACT 5 scene 1 not knowing it was all fake. Balthazar makes it before friar john so Romeo doesnt get the letter about the plan and never finds out that Juliet was never actually dead.
What is Friar Laurence's plan?
He plans to go to the tombs alone and within 3 hours Juliet will wake up. She will be very mad that Romeo doesn't know what happened. Friar Laurence will write again to Mantua and he will keep Juliet in his cell until Romeo comes.
What does romeo tell friar Lawrence act 2 scene 3?
Friar Lawrence cautions Romeo because he is afraid he'll get his heart broken and fall into depression again like he did because of Rosaline. He also thinks Romeo is moving way too fast with Juliet because they're already getting married and they barely met each other.
Romeo and Juliet How long will the effects of the potion last on Juliet?
He gives Juliet the potion in act four scene one. He says "Hold daughter, I do spy a kind of hope, As that is desperate which we would prevent. If rather than to marry County Paris Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, Then it is likely thou wilt undertake A thinglike death to chide away this shame, That cop'st with death himself, to 'scape from it: And if thou dar'st, I'll give thee remedy."
