Friar Lawrence's Conversation Between Romeo And Juliet

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Act IV Scene I:
Paris and Friar Lawrence have a conversation about his wife to be with Lady Juliet on Thursday. Paris explains how Juliet’s early marriage will slowly make her forget about the death of Tybalt. Juliet ask what day may be the wedding day will be, “ That may be must be, love, on Thursday next.” (Shakspeare 4.1.20.) Juliet begs Friar Laurence help her with wisdom or threatens her life with a dagger. Friar Lawrence gives a vial of liquid to Juliet which would her pulse and look as if “No warmth, no breath shall testify thou livest.” (Shakspeare 4.1. 98-99.) The poison will last for 48- hours may wake up from a pleasant sleep or die. When she sleeps Friar Lawrence will send out a letter Romeo containing information so they can
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Lord Capulet tells the Nurse, to “waken Juliet, go and trim her up; I’ll go and chat with Paris.” (Shakspeare 4.4. 29-30.)

Act IV Scene V:
The Nurse goes to Juliet 's to the room to find out about death on her wedding day. The Nurses cries as she called out, “Help, help! My lady’s dead! O, well-a-day, that ever I was born!” (Shakspeare 4.5. 14-15.) Lady and Lord Capulet enters and realizes their daughters is dead. Paris learns what happened to Juliet so he turns wedding celebration to a funeral. They go to the churchyard, the musicians begin to pack up. The Capulet servant, Peter that it was a good idea to peaceful, melody tune to help with pain. The musician disagreed with Peter and refused to play a piece which was highly inappropriate for a funeral Peter insults the musicians, “Then will I lay the serving-creature’s dagger on your pate. I will carry no crotchets; I’ll re you, I’ll fa you. Do you note me” (Shakspeare 4.5. 115-116.) The musicians respond kindly, “And you 're us and fa us, you note us.” (Shakspeare 4.5. 117.) and “Pray up your dagger, and put out you wits.”(Shakspeare 4.5. 118.) The musicians decide to wait for the mourner so they stay for
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6-7.) This represents foreshadowing. Balthasar, Romeo 's servant told Romeo, “Her body sleeps in Capel’s monument.” (Shakspeare 5.1. 18) which means she is dead. He tells to Balthasar to get the horses ready for Verona and to leave him alone. Romeo goes to a pharmacist (Apothecary) to buy a deadly drug to kill him instantly. The pharmacist explained that the Mantua’s law states that anyone who sells them will be executed. Romeo bribes the pharmacist with gold, “ Buy food, and get thyself in flesh. Come, cordial and not poison.. ” (Shakspeare 5.1.87-88.)

Act V Scene II:
Friar John came back from Mantua to Friar Laurence, he could not send the letter to Romeo. Since he helps out a friar who was visiting the sick. The messenger was too afraid of the disease. The letter was “not nice but full of charge Of dear import, and the neglecting it,” (Shakspeare 5.2. 18-20) would become incredibly dangerous. He tells Friar John to give him a crowbar and that must go alone because “She will beshrew me much that Romeo Hath had no notice of these accidents,” (Shakspeare 5.2. 26-27).

Act V Scene

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