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Juliet goes to Friar Laurence's cell to seek his help and advice after being told by her parents that she must marry Paris. She is desperate for a solution to avoid the unwanted marriage and turns to the friar for guidance.
A good plan that Friar Lawrence made was to devise a potion for Juliet that would make her appear dead to avoid marrying Paris, allowing her to eventually reunite with Romeo. However, the plan ultimately failed due to unforeseen circumstances leading to tragic consequences.
The group had to devise a plan, and fast!
Devise means to construct, create, or elaborate on something. When used in the context of a plan, as in "devise a plan", it means "create a plan".
(verb - to design or plan) I will devise a plan to thwart the competition and rule the universe! I'm just not certain that the answer I would devise will be satisfactory. How did Eisenhower devise the plan for D-Day? Who will devise the next vise? (noun - legal clause) Harry left a devise in his will, leaving all his property to charity.
Friar Laurence plans to hide Juliet in his cell until he can figure out a way to reveal the truth of the situation and help her escape her forced marriage to Paris. He then intends to send a message to Romeo to come and retrieve her so they can be together in a safer place.
briefly state the friar's plan?
Juliet has told her father that Friar Lawrence told her to apologise to her father and to agree to marry Paris. Capulet praises the Friar, thinking that the Friar is helping Capulet's marriage plans for Juliet, when in fact the apology is part of the Friar's plan to frustrate Capulet's plans.
Friar Laurence devises a plan for Juliet to fake her own death by taking a potion that will make her appear lifeless. Juliet is initially hesitant, fearing it may not work, or that she will wake up alone in the tomb and go mad. She is also concerned about the consequences if the plan fails, such as being buried alive or waking up to find herself in the tomb with no way to communicate with Romeo.
TO contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas: to devise a method.
Friar Laurence's objective in his plan to unite Romeo and Juliet in marriage is to end the feud between their families, the Montagues and Capulets, and bring peace to Verona. He believes that their love could be the key to reconciliation and hopes that their union will bring about a positive change in their society.
Friar Lawrence devises a plan for Juliet to fake her own death by taking a potion that will make her appear dead. Juliet is worried whether the potion will actually work, if she will wake up in the tomb alone, or if the potion might actually kill her.