Romeo and Juliet Final Essay
Helping with Death Over Happiness
Friar Laurence and the Nurse are parental figures to Romeo and Juliet because they helped Romeo and Juliet get married however, Friar Laurence was a more intelligent and neutral figure between the two families unlike the Nurse being less intelligent than Friar Laurence but she sided with the Capulets. The Nurse is Juliet’s nurse. The Nurse is like a mother to Juliet more than her own mother. The Nurse at first helps Romeo and Juliet see each other without getting caught. She also keeps it a secret. When Lord Capulet brings up the idea of marriage between Juliet and Paris, the Nurse quickly turns and agrees “O, he’s a lovely gentleman! / Romeo’s a dishclout to him: an eagle, madam, / Hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye as Paris hath” (iii,V). She stabs Juliet in the back. The Nurse even helps marry Romeo and Juliet! The Nurse is unaware of Friar Laurence’s plan so she believes Juliet is dead. The Nurse didn’t know she took the poison because she turns against Juliet, Friar Laurence, and Romeo. She takes the side of Lord Capulet because she’s a Nurse to Juliet, therefore if the Nurse were to do something wrong she would first be in trouble with Lord Capulet. That’s why she quickly agrees and supports Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet about Juliet marrying Paris. Since the Nurse is a nurse to Juliet and her boss is basically Lord Capulet, the Nurse sides with the Capulets in the family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. Friar Laurence was a neutral figure between the Capulets and the Montagues. He has nothing to worry about when he creates and makes his plan try to work for Romeo and Juliet “Give me, give me! O, tell not me of the fear!” (iv, i). Friar Laurence is an intelligent man. Intelligent enough to create the plan for Romeo and Juliet to be together. Friar Laurence only discusses the plan with Juliet. But he also sent a letter to Romeo in Mantua because Romeo is banished for killing Tybalt. The letter
Friar Laurence and the Nurse are parental figures to Romeo and Juliet because they helped Romeo and Juliet get married however, Friar Laurence was a more intelligent and neutral figure between the two families unlike the Nurse being less intelligent than Friar Laurence but she sided with the Capulets. The Nurse is Juliet’s nurse. The Nurse is like a mother to Juliet more than her own mother. The Nurse at first helps Romeo and Juliet see each other without getting caught. She also keeps it a secret. When Lord Capulet brings up the idea of marriage between Juliet and Paris, the Nurse quickly turns and agrees “O, he’s a lovely gentleman! / Romeo’s a dishclout to him: an eagle, madam, / Hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye as Paris hath” (iii,V). She stabs Juliet in the back. The Nurse even helps marry Romeo and Juliet! The Nurse is unaware of Friar Laurence’s plan so she believes Juliet is dead. The Nurse didn’t know she took the poison because she turns against Juliet, Friar Laurence, and Romeo. She takes the side of Lord Capulet because she’s a Nurse to Juliet, therefore if the Nurse were to do something wrong she would first be in trouble with Lord Capulet. That’s why she quickly agrees and supports Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet about Juliet marrying Paris. Since the Nurse is a nurse to Juliet and her boss is basically Lord Capulet, the Nurse sides with the Capulets in the family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. Friar Laurence was a neutral figure between the Capulets and the Montagues. He has nothing to worry about when he creates and makes his plan try to work for Romeo and Juliet “Give me, give me! O, tell not me of the fear!” (iv, i). Friar Laurence is an intelligent man. Intelligent enough to create the plan for Romeo and Juliet to be together. Friar Laurence only discusses the plan with Juliet. But he also sent a letter to Romeo in Mantua because Romeo is banished for killing Tybalt. The letter