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What is the potion that juliet drinks?
Friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion at the opening of Act 4. It is the only way she can avoid being bigamously married to Paris. It is not a poison, however, just a Mickey Finn designed to knock her out for a couple of days.
What is nelsons essay?
It appears you are referring to the essay "On the Shortness of Life" by Seneca the Younger, a Stoic philosopher. The essay examines the concept of time and the importance of making the most of our limited time on Earth. It offers insights on how to live a fulfilling and meaningful life by focusing on what truly matters.
What character thought up the plan to reunite Romeo and Juliet?
He makes Juliet drink a potion and will keep her asleep for 48 hours so that she will seem dead to the people in her family.
Did Friar Laurence try to trick Romeo into believing Juliet is dead?
Friar Laurence made a plan with Juliet to stop her from marrying Paris. He tells her to drink a potion which makes her seem dead. He then tries to send a message to Romeo telling him that he has to come to fetch Juliet and they can be together. The message doesn't reach Romeo and he then thinks Juliet is dead. Then they kill themselves. You should really watch one of the films or the play.
How many letters does Friar Laurence send to Romeo?
in act 4 scene 1 Juliet arrives at Friar Lawrence's cell to find some kind of help to stop the marriage between her and Paris. Juliet threatens to kill herself if there is no solution to get to Romeo so Friar Lawerence explains his plan to create a potion where she will fall into a deep sleep and pretend to be dead. while eveyone thinks she's dead Romeo would come get her and run off with her and they would be together. Juliet accepts the potion and Friar lawerence begins to write the letter about the plan to Romeo and gives it to Friar John to give to Romeo. Balthazar(romeo servant) sees Juliets funeral and goes off to tell Romeo about it in ACT 5 scene 1 not knowing it was all fake. Balthazar makes it before friar john so Romeo doesnt get the letter about the plan and never finds out that Juliet was never actually dead.
What critical piece of news does friar Lawrence hear from friar john?
Friar Lawrence sends a letter to Romeo, who is in Mantua, detailing his plan to fake the death of Juliet, and have Romeo bring her to Mantua where they can both live happily ever after. He gives the letter to Friar John, who is supposed to bring the letter to Romeo ASAP. Friar John never makes it to Romeo, because he was quarantined due to an outbreak of the Plague. Therefore, he brought the letter back to Friar Lawrence. This messed up Friar Lawrence' plan, as he had already set it in motion.
What does Friar Lawrence give Juliet?
Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a potion that makes her appear dead so she can avoid marrying Paris and be with Romeo instead.
What does Friar try and make Juliet to do?
He makes her drink a Poisson that makes her look dead for a day so that she can escape and be happy with romeo but it doesn't work out that way
What plan does friar devise to reunite romeo and Juliet and keep her from marrying Paris?
The friar has a knockout potion which makes someone appear dead for 42 hours. Juliet is to take it and then after she is buried Romeo will come along 42 hours later and pick her up and take her to Mantua with him. It's a harebrained scheme. It would have worked better if the Friar had stayed by the body of Juliet until she woke up and then dressed her as a nun. Unfortunately he was too much of a coward to do this.
What does it mean in Romeo and Juliet when friar says I'll send a friar quickly to Mantua with my letter for Romeo?
Juliet is going to have to run away if she wants to be with romeo. She drinks a potion that makes it look like she's dead. They send a person, the friar, to go tell Romeo in Mantua so that he doesn't think his beloved is dead. However, they're a little late... Romeo finds Juliet's "dead" body, and is so horrified, he commits suicide. Juliet looks outside her coffin and sees Romeo dead, and follows him to heaven where they can be together forever.
What is act iv mainly about in Romeo and Juliet?
Act IV of Romeo and Juliet focuses on the plan devised by Friar Laurence to help Juliet avoid marrying Paris by faking her death. Juliet takes a potion that makes her appear dead, allowing her to be placed in the Capulet vault until Romeo can rescue her. However, miscommunication leads to tragic consequences for the young lovers.
What contradictory effects does love have on romeo?
It makes him both patient and desperate. His response to Juliet when he leaves for his exile at the end of Act III shows how much he has grown even since he was hiding out at Friar Laurence's cell, and how he can be patient. But his response at the beginning of Act 5, faced with what he believes to be the certain knowledge of Juliet's death shows utter desperation.
