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It's illegal to sell poisons and the apothecary is doubtful about breaking the law.

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What punishment did the apothecary get?

The apothecary in "Romeo and Juliet" received a death sentence for selling poison to Romeo.


Who says 'My poverty but not my will consents' in Romeo and Juliet?

The apothecary says this when he sells Romeo poison.


Who does romeo buy the poisen from?

Because ,in the town of Verona ,selling or buying posion is illegal.


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 did romeo buy from the apothecary?

With money. The apothecary was poor and would do anything for some spare ducats.


Who was the poor man that sold poison to romeo?

The person who sold the poison to Romeo was "The Apothecary."


What does romeo mean when he says that he has sold the apothecary poison?

Romeo actually says: "There is thy gold--worse poison to men's souls, doing more murder in this loathsome world than these poor compounds that thou mayst not sell." Romeo isn't selling the apothecary poison: he's giving him gold which is worse than poison. It's a pretty good line, actually.


How would you stop the apothecary from selling the poison to Romeo?

Apart from telling Romeo that Juliet is not really dead, giving the apothecary a whole bunch of money so he doesn't have to sell poisons in order to get his next meal might work.


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 does Romeo take and where did he get it from?

He takes poison that 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.


How does Romeo describe the apothecary shop?

a poison to drink.