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What does friar john mean by Nor get a messenger to bring it thee So fearful were they of infection?

The whole quotation is "I could not send it (here it is again) nor get a messenger to bring it thee, so fearful were they of infection." The scoop is that Friar John is suspected of having the plague and so has been put in quarantine. So strict is this quarantine (because they are so fearful of spreading the infection) that the letter itself could not have been taken out of the room to give to someone else to take it back to Friar Lawrence. That's why he couldn't "get a messenger to bring it" to him.


How the name john savage could be considered ironic?

john is a civilized name and his given last name contradicts that. he was born in an abominable way, and given a name that those who were "conceived in a test tube"


Why did Abby drink blood in The Crucible?

Abby drank chicken blood because it was a part of Tituba's spell to kill Elizabeth Proctor ( John Proctor's wife ) so she could have John Proctor to herself.


Who was detained before delivery in Romeo and Juliet?

Brother John could not enter the city with Friar Lawrence's letter to Romeo because of the plague.


Why does elizabeth proctor lie about john and abigails relationship?

because she does not wish to ruin her husbands name, she did not know prior to coming in the court that john had said she does not tell a lie. so she lied in his name.. it could also be because if she said yes they could have tried him so really she was confused and did not know what consequences would be taken if she said he did committ lechery...