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Why do you think shakespeare puts Friar Laurence's speech about poisonous plants in the play in romeo and juliet?
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It explains how, later on in the play, the Friar is able to produce a potion which will make a person look dead for 42 hours exactly.
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Yeah. Chasing girls. Oh, and swordfighting.
What type of irony is used In Romeo and Juliet Romeo poisons himself after being told Juliet is dead?
The ironic part is that Juliet drank a potion to make it look like she was dead. While Romeo drank a poison to actually kill himself, both poisons and potions come from plants which is what friar Laurence was explaining in act 1.
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What is the speech friar says when he holds up a flower in Shakespeare?
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