Apothecary

dead…." (ll.6). Moments later, Balthasar delivers his somewhat inaccurate news to Romeo, "Her body sleeps in Capel's monument, and her immortal part with angels lives" (ll.18-19). After Balthasar departs, Romeo decides that he is going to an apothecary, so that he can poison himself and lie with Juliet (ll.36-54). The apothecarist is hesitant to sell the poison to Romeo, but finally gives him a powerful poison…

According to Aristotle, tragic heroes must acquire some qualities, including a superior stature, tragic flaws, and the ability to evoke in the audience a sense of sympathy. Oedipus in the Greek play Oedipus the King by Sophocles is described as eminent, confident, and caring. Romeo in the play The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is presented as handsome, sensitive and passionate. The two characters, although created in two ages that have a gap of two thousand years, satisfy…

Shakespeare often plays with concept of comedies and tragedies sometimes even coexisting the two ideas in one play. These plays leave the reader analyzing this turning point between and comedy and tragedy and who is at fault for it. Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two lovers whose relationship complicates to a point that their love story turns into a tragedy that ultimately leads to their deaths. Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight and get married the next day. The Nurse, who raised…

in regards of the plan between Juliet and Friar, however unfortunate the message goes undelivered Due to this the whole plan goes upside down. When news of Juliet 's "death" reaches Romeo, he purchase a potion of his own - a deadly one -from an apothecary and returns to Verona to die alongside Juliet. At the burial vault, he encounters Paris and his page. Paris is there to lay flowers at Juliet 's grave. Paris recognizes Romeo as the man who killed Tybalt and man who indirectly murdered Juliet,…

In the medieval period, medical science hadn’t yet reached it’s peak of development. In the 1300’s, very few people had a full understanding of illness and disease, let alone how to cure them. Medicine was also dominated by religion at this time which lead to the belief that illnesses and diseases served as a punishment from God, and the only treatment was to pray to God for forgiveness (Alchin 1).The churches of Greece held and enforced these views on the public and anyone who questioned these…

The reader can also tell how Shakespeare uses gold to show desire in Act Five when Romeo decides to kill himself and goes to a poor Apothecary for poison. Romeo put forth,” There is thy gold / worse poison to men’s souls.” (5.1.84) Romeo is giving all his gold and money to this man because he realizes money or gold is the root his family’s feud, or the root to all evil. Romeo gives all…

is an excellent example of it. As he states in his last speech to Juliet, “A lightning before death: O, how may I Call this a lightning? O my love! my wife! Death, that hath suck’d the honey of thy breath, {...} Here’s to my love! [Drinks] O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” This speech definitely defines Romeo’s grief, in a dark, sad mood. Thus, if we decorticate it correctly, we can easily see that Romeo believes that Juliet is dead, which is the reason why he says…

Raiden and Kuma walked into Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, and before Raiden could speak they were greeted by a witch dressed all in purple with a bright, friendly smile. "Hogwarts, dear?" she asked before Raiden could speak. "Another young man is being fitted up just now, in fact." She commented. In the back of the shop was a boy who appeared to be Raiden's age. He had pale skin and light brown hair, and he stood with a slight slouch atop a small stool while another woman dressed in…

The ideas about love that Shakespeare conveys through his romance play Romeo and Juliet still hold very true today. Just as Romeo and Juliet did, teenagers of today will eagerly jump into new love. Teens are at a point in life when passion is at its peak, and they will most likely experience romance. These relationships are very powerful, but will not always end happily. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare tells the story of Romeo and Juliet’s passion for one another. The teens go from being…

"…When confronted with stressful or emotional decisions, [teenagers] are more likely to act impulsively, on instinct, without fully understanding or analyzing the consequences of their actions" (Teens’ Brains). Teenagers, past and present, are known for making spontaneous and sometimes senseless decisions. Romeo of the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is no different. Romeo is a teenager who makes numerous impulsive decisions that have disastrous consequences. Firstly, Romeo kissed…