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Juliet was at first supposed to drink the potion on Wednesday night because the wedding was supposed to be Thursday. Of course they then put the wedding up to Wednesday, so she had to drink it Tuesday night.

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How has Juliet's father disrupted Juliet's and friar's plan?

Juliet and Friar Laurence planned to get Romeo and Juliet together, but Capulet wanted to marry Paris to Juliet on Thursday. The Friar gave her a potion that would make her seem dead for 42 hours, which she was to take Wednesday night. Friar Lawrence sent a message to Romeo for him to come and get Juliet when she awoke on Friday. But Capulet changed the wedding to Wednesday which meant that Juliet would have to take the potion late on Tuesday night which she did. That meant she awoke Thursday evening. Even if Romeo had received the message to come on Friday it would have been too late.


In Scene ii why is Friar Lawrence upset when he learns that Friar John has not yet been to Mantua?

If Friar John has not yet been to Mantua, Romeo does not know that he is supposed to come back to Verona and get Juliet out of the tomb. Of course, he would not know that anyway because Friar Laurence sent his message to Friar John at a time when he thought Juliet would take the potion on Wednesday night, when in fact she took it Tuesday night. So, even if Romeo had got Friar John's message, he still would have been a day too late, by which time Juliet would have suffocated. Why the Friar did not spend the entire night of Wednesday/Thursday at the tomb with an iron crow is impossible to understand.


When Romeo arrives at Friar Lawrence's cell at dawn to tell him the news about Juliet it is obvious he has been awake all night Friar Lawrence thinks he has been?

With Rosaline.


What was Friar Laurence's plan for Romeo?

The Friar's plan in Act III Scene 2 is not very detailed but does calm Romeo down a bit. The Friar says, first, consummate the marriage. Romeo can do that because his banishment does not start until the morning of the next day. After spending the night with Juliet, Romeo is to go bright and early to Mantua and . . . well, the friar is not very clear here about what happens next. Basically, Romeo is to hang around in Mantua until the friar figures out some way to get him together with Juliet. The Friar does not actually have a plan, but he is buying time.


What is the drink that the Friar gives Juliet the night before the marriage arranged by her father is to take place?

It's a drink that makes her appear dead for 48 hours, so it must have been some sort of poison. I don't think that sort of potions actually exists though.

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How does romeo reply when friar asks him if he has spent the night with Juliet?

The friar doesn't ask him if he has spent the night with Juliet. With Rosaline, not with Juliet.


Does friar lawerence marry Paris and Juliet?

No. Juliet 'dies' the night before the wedding.


Where did friar Lawrence get the potion for Juliet?

She takes the potion on Tuesday night, when the friar had planned that she should take it Wednesday night. Even if Friar John had got through, Romeo would have come 24 hours too late. Of course it was always a fatal flaw in the plan that the potion lasted exactly 42 hours from the moment it was taken, but neither the Friar or Romeo would know exactly when it was taken. Basically, the Friar should have been on patrol constantly from a point 42 hours from the last time Juliet was seen alive.


How has Juliet's father disrupted Juliet's and friar's plan?

Juliet and Friar Laurence planned to get Romeo and Juliet together, but Capulet wanted to marry Paris to Juliet on Thursday. The Friar gave her a potion that would make her seem dead for 42 hours, which she was to take Wednesday night. Friar Lawrence sent a message to Romeo for him to come and get Juliet when she awoke on Friday. But Capulet changed the wedding to Wednesday which meant that Juliet would have to take the potion late on Tuesday night which she did. That meant she awoke Thursday evening. Even if Romeo had received the message to come on Friday it would have been too late.


In Scene ii why is Friar Lawrence upset when he learns that Friar John has not yet been to Mantua?

If Friar John has not yet been to Mantua, Romeo does not know that he is supposed to come back to Verona and get Juliet out of the tomb. Of course, he would not know that anyway because Friar Laurence sent his message to Friar John at a time when he thought Juliet would take the potion on Wednesday night, when in fact she took it Tuesday night. So, even if Romeo had got Friar John's message, he still would have been a day too late, by which time Juliet would have suffocated. Why the Friar did not spend the entire night of Wednesday/Thursday at the tomb with an iron crow is impossible to understand.


When Romeo arrives at Friar Lawrence's cell at dawn to tell him the news about Juliet it is obvious he has been awake all night Friar Lawrence thinks he has been?

With Rosaline.


What is one of the fearful thoughts that Juliet has when she is alone at night in her bedroom in romeo and Juliet?

She worries that the Friar may have given her a deadly poison instead of a knock-out potion.


What was Friar Laurence's plan for Romeo?

The Friar's plan in Act III Scene 2 is not very detailed but does calm Romeo down a bit. The Friar says, first, consummate the marriage. Romeo can do that because his banishment does not start until the morning of the next day. After spending the night with Juliet, Romeo is to go bright and early to Mantua and . . . well, the friar is not very clear here about what happens next. Basically, Romeo is to hang around in Mantua until the friar figures out some way to get him together with Juliet. The Friar does not actually have a plan, but he is buying time.


Why does the friar tell Juliet to make sure shes alone that night?

The friar tells Juliet to be alone that night so that they can finalize their plan to help her escape her unwanted marriage with Paris by faking her own death. Being alone will allow them to communicate freely and ensure that their plan remains confidential.


Who does romeo go to immediately after leaving juliet's side?

Romeo and Juliet meet four times in the play: at Capulet's party, in Juliet's backyard, at Friar Lawrence's cell, and in Juliet's bedroom. After meeting Juliet at the party, Romeo leaves alone, ditching his friends, and climbs into Juliet's backyard. After the Balcony Scene, he goes to Friar Lawrence to arrange the wedding. After the wedding he goes and meets Mercutio (and, unexpectedly, Tybalt) After the wedding night, he leaves Verona and goes to Mantua.


What is the drink that the Friar gives Juliet the night before the marriage arranged by her father is to take place?

It's a drink that makes her appear dead for 48 hours, so it must have been some sort of poison. I don't think that sort of potions actually exists though.


Why is Friar Lawrence surprised by Romeo's decision to marry Juliet?

Romeo shows up at the friar's doorstep in the early morning. He has not slept all night. He's been with a girl. The last girl the friar heard about Romeo liking was Rosaline, only the day before. All of a sudden, Romeo's talking about this Juliet--and he wants to marry her? I guess the friar's surprised.