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Since selling drugs was illegal in Mantua how did Romeo persuade the apothecary to sell him the drug?
The apothecary is very poor and looked like he had not been eating. Romeo offered him alot of money way over the average price for the poison. The apothecary says, "my poverty but not my will consents," which means i really need the money so ill do it but my conscience says not to.
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When selling drugs was illegal in Mantua how did Romeo persuade the apothecary to sell him the drug?
Romeo appealed to the poverty of the apothecary, convincing him to sell the illegal drug by offering him a large sum of money. He exploited the apothecary's dire financial situation to get what he needed.
Who does romeo buy the poisen from?
Because ,in the town of Verona ,selling or buying posion is illegal.
Why does the apothecary refuse to sell romeo he poison at first?
It's illegal to sell poisons in Mantua.
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.
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.
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.
What was hanging from the ceiling of the apothecary's shop in Mantua?
A stuffed Aligator
What does Romeo take and where did he get it from?
He takes poison that he got from the apothecary in Mantua.
Was apothecary a Capulet or a Montague?
Neither; he was from Mantua and had nothing to do with Verona politics.
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.
What did romeo drink that caused him to die?
He drank a poison which he got from the Apothecary in Mantua.
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.
