The pharmacist would not have given him the poison he wanted if Romeo had not paid him. The druggist was so desperate for money that he would break the law and sell poison, but he would never have given it to Romeo or anyone without being well-paid.
He died, shortly after complimenting the pharmacist who prepared the poison.
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!"
pay scale of pharmacist in U.P. govt.
The annual wages of a salaried pharmacist is $106,410. The middle wage for this field is $92,670 and $121,310 a year.
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He's called an apothecary. It's another word for pharmacist.
They can give you your written prescription back and ask that you take it to another pharmacy. Or you could pay what you owe otherwise the pharmacist has to pay for it and that's just rude.
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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.
i am a pharmacist myself the pay is fairly good but you get burned out quick
$115,000.00 a year for a staff Pharmacist
The Importance of Romeo's conversation with the Apothecary gives insight of the events which were going to unfold later in the play. Specifically, you can guess why Romeo is buying deadly poison.