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Literary analysis on romeo and juliet
Literary analysis on romeo and juliet
Themes and motifs in romeo and juliet
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The person that is to be blamed for Romeo and Juliet’s tragic death is Friar Laurence, because these three reasons. He told Juliet to fake her death, he married them when they just met, and Friar Laurence couldn’t send Romeo the letter telling him Juliet wasn’t dead. The first reason why Friar Laurence is to be blamed for Romeo and Juliet’s tragic death is because he told Juliet to fake her death. The evidence is stated in document c in the note, it states that “Juliet asks Friar Laurence to help her avoid marrying Paris, referred to here as this county.
Friar Lawrence utilizes Rhetorical Questions, Metaphors, and Repetition all to further help him redirect Romeo's angst, and also to "shame" Romeo into obedience. Romeo begins to question the value of his life after his banishment, and Friar Lawrence begins to go on a harsh, yet optimistic rant. This rant is filled with Rhetorical Devices, enabling Friar Lawrence to awaken Romeo to the immaturity of his actions and words. Friar questions Romeo's maturity when he asks "Art Thou a man?"(Shakespeare). This Rhetorical Question is designed to humiliate Romeo so that he may realize the wrong in his rash deed, and so that he may be inclined to "man up".
”(Shakespeare Act 2 Scene 3 Lines 5-10). He is wise enough to make a potion. Friar Lawrence is smart and knows the chemistry to make a potion that will make her heartbeat slow down. This goes back to him being caring.
Friar Laurence When facing a menacing situation, how does one respond? If the two star-crossed lovers in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet commit suicide by choice, how could someone else be responsible for their deaths? A legendary example is Friar Laurence, a respected holy man who is known as the mentor and trustworthy friend of Romeo. However, this is not who The Friar really is. Although he was completely aware of his actions and could have prevented events that led up to the two deaths, Friar Laurence's negligence and poor decision-making ultimately costs Romeo and Juliet their lives.
“From forth the fatal loins of these two does, a pair of star- crossed lovers take their life”, this quote emphasizes the challenges and difficulties Romeo and Juliet went through that caused their death. Friar Laurence, the priest, tried to help the Montague and the Capulets unite by marrying Romeo and Juliet. Unfortunately, things take a turn and Romeo and Juliet commit suicide. Friar Laurence was not responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because Romeo and Juliet were reckless and acted without thinking, both of the families were enemies, and Friar Laurence tried to help out but could not fully control the situation. First and foremost, Romeo and Juliet were reckless and acted without thinking.
Rise of One at the Expense of Another, Contrasting Worlds, and Supernatural reflect the three most common dramatic patterns used throughout Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. These dramatic patterns are the building blocks of how the drama manages to keep the reader’s attention and continue to keep them on the edge of their seat. Rise of One at the Expense of Another is a very common dramatic pattern used throughout the drama that keeps the reader very interested and wanting to guess what is happening next.
In the play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence made 50 appearances, Benvolio made 63, and Lord Capulet 49. These important characters show up a lot and their actions define the future. Romeo and Juliet fell in love and Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, got in the way because he told a Count named Paris that he could have his daughter’s hand in marriage. Friar Lawrence marries them to stop the feud, hides Romeo so he does not get captured, and gives Juliet a potion making her appear dead so she cannot be forced to marry Paris. Benvolio comes into the story multiple times to try and stop the fights and give good advice to his cousin, Romeo.
Shakespeare portrays both Friar Lawrence and Juliet as characters who make impulsive and hasty decisions throughout the book. Juliet is proven to be naive because she immediately falls for, and marries Romeo, and she agrees to an unintelligent plan that the Friar impulsively comes up with. Friar Laurence is proven to be idiotic countless times, he marries the two children, and to keep the secret, he comes up with a devious plan, which ends up killing Romeo and Juliet. Juliet and Friar Laurence's foolishness is eventually the bane of Romeo and Juliet, the two constantly make hasty decisions which have dire consequences which influence many character in Romeo and Juliet.
When one thinks of a reckless character from Romeo and Juliet they’d think either Romeo or Juliet. When they consider who is the most fallible it is either Romeo or Juliet, but the most reckless and fallible character is the presumed holy and astute Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence is the one who had the most impact on causing most of the characters’ death because of his influence on the whole city, how he made mistakes in his plans, and had an even bigger impact than Romeo himself. Mistakes are made by everyone, but when people look up to you and hold you to a high standard, most people don’t expect errors from you. That is the situation for Friar Laurence and the city of Verona.
The Blame As is the case with many others, Romeo and Juliet fell in love accidentally in the story “Romeo and Juliet,” by William shakespeare. Romeo’s unreal love for Rosaline was soon cleared with the introduction of the capulets daughter, Juliet. As can be known with any tragedy, their love failed. While many reasons remain for this failure, including fate, young age and a no rationality, it will be argued in this essay that Friar Lawrence also played a role in their love’s failure. Without thinking, Romeo and Juliet became victims of their own love chargeable to Friar Lawrence, young age and fate.
In Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, both Friar Lawrence's and Lord Capulet's words and actions showed two different views on the rights of teenagers. Friar Lawrence and Lord Capulet's views showed opposing thoughts on how teenagers should be treated and the words and actions from these people ultimately added to the brutality of the situation that could've been avoided. In the opening of Act II, scene 3, Friar Lawrence starts off with a soliloquy talking to himself about good and evil, this basically sums up his views on the rights of teenagers. " In man as well as herbs—grace and rude will;" This means both good and evil exist in both plants and men.
In Act II Scene III, Friar Lawrence gives a soliloquy about the power of nature. Shakespeare uses this soliloquy to convey his tone towards nature using poetic devices such as juxtaposition and symbolism. For example, when the Friar is filling his basket, he says, “With baleful weeds and precious- juiced flowers” (8). Shakespeare is using juxtaposition to compare the poisonous weeds to the beautiful healing flowers and how when put together in a basket have their own unique power, showing how Shakespeare has a very respectful attitude towards nature. He also uses juxtaposition when the Friar says, “For naught so vile that on the earth doth live but to the earth some special doth give.”
Anita Brookner, a British award-winning writer of novels, wisely said, “The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.” In Act Three, Scene Three of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence, a Franciscan that plays the part of an adviser to Romeo and Juliet, sees Romeo crying over Romeo’s banishment and how Romeo cannot see Juliet as often anymore. In this monologue, Friar Laurence wants to stop Romeo from suiciding and being gloomy by using insults and bringing up Juliet; directly and indirectly. Friar Laurence attempts to settle down Romeo by name-calling. For example, afterwards, Friar Laurence shouts, “Unseemly women in a seeming man! /
The underlying theme of the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare was the clash between the company pursuing their personal desires or deciding to conform to what is socially expected. The circumstances of this affray were on display when Romeo presented his plot of marrying Juliet to Friar Laurence. The consequences of Romeo deciding to pursue personal desire were also on display when displayed his disapproval to his punishment for extirpating Tybalt. These instances culminate Shakespeare's idea of that the pursuit of personal desire not always rewarding the aspirant. The asininity of carelessly pursuing your personal desires and not thinking about the ramifications was on display when Romeo presented his notion of espousing Juliet.
“And this distilled liquor drink thou off; When presently through all thy veins shall run. A cold and drowsy humor, for no pulse,” (S.S, pg. 453). Friar Lawrence quoted that he would help Juliet fake her death. This is why Friar Lawrence is the one to blame for causing the most trouble in Romeo and Juliet. Yes, there are many other characters in the story to blame, but Friar Lawrence helped with a series of events that led to Juliet's death.
