(a) Did you find the play that you studied to be mainly serious or mainly light-hearted Explain your answer with reference to the play. (15) (b) Which element of the play had the greater impact on you‚ the serious element or the light-hearted element Clearly explain your choice with reference to the play you have studied. (15) The play I have studied is Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. This play is mostly serious as it describes the tragic story of two young lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet. At the
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But it is not just their fault that they died‚ for there are many people contributing to this tragedy. Despite these many contributions‚ one stands out on top as the main reason for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Although he has a religious background‚ Friar Lawrence is the most responsible for their deaths because of these three main reasons: he marries Romeo and Juliet‚ he gives Juliet a sleeping potion‚ and he does not make sure his letter makes it to Romeo. To begin‚ Friar’s first big mistake happens
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sophomoric actions that they thought were the logical action to take‚ but their deaths were helped caused by others. Mercutio‚ the nurse‚ and Friar Laurence all make decisions that cause outcomes not expected by them like Mercutio by forcing Romeo to go to the party‚ the Nurse by betraying Juliet‚ and the Friar by secretly marring the two. Mercutio‚ the nurse‚ and Friar Laurence all assisted to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Even though Mercutio was killed off and not talked of again‚ he was a vital
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you look to next? Friar Lawrence commented on the issue‚ “Well obviously the parents. I mean they just let their kids run wild‚ leaving me to look after them and clean up their messes.” It is true that in the absence of any parental involvement many of the people involved sought advice from the Friar. Both Romeo and Juliet‚ the central figures of the controversy‚ were counselled by Friar Lawrence. But was the Friar’s advice really as harmless as it seemed? It was the Friar who married Romeo and
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forced to no longer be together. For this reason‚ Romeo and Juliet go to someone they can trust to marry them‚ who happens to be a friend of the couple named Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence knows marrying them will come with consequences if Romeo and Juliet’s families find out‚ but he decides to marry them anyway. We see this confirmation from Friar Laurence from this line on page 1042 of our English literature textbook‚ “Come‚ come with me‚ and we will make short work.” Consequently‚ the Montagues and
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Juliet is the one Romeo risked his life for‚ and she is none other than Juliet the Capulet. First of all‚ she is the most responsible for Romeo and her self’s death because she took the potion that Friar Lawrence gave when there were many other options. The next reason is that she put too much trust in Friar Lawrence’s plan to bring Romeo and Juliet together. The last reason I believe she was to blame was that she was the one that tricked Romeo into doing all these things for her in the first place.
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Juliet were Doomed from the Start In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the Friar has a particularly important part. He not only marries Romeo and Juliet but he also is the instigator for both of their deaths. Towards the end of the play he gives a rather long speech basically summing up the play in a nutshell. For such a small role in the play‚ the Friar is responsible for much of the tragedy that occurs. The speech that the Friar gives near the beginning of the play when he is speaking to‚ and about
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fate of the couple. There are many examples of this that are evident throughout the play such as Romeo’s impulsiveness‚ Tybalt’s hot temper‚ and Friar Lawrence’s spontaneous planning. One trait that doomed the couple is Romeo’s impulsiveness. It seems that Romeo doesn’t think twice about his decisions. This is clearly explained by Romeo killing
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Shakespeare‚ Juliet and Friar Lawrence’s words and deeds reflect who they are‚ and those that they love with their reckless actions. In Romeo and Juliet‚ Juliet’s words and
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parents were to blame as they forced their child into marriage and left her feeling isolated and alone. Secondly the nurse has a fair portion of blame for their deaths as she encouraged the relationship from day one and kept it a secret and finally Friar Lawrence can be blamed for his poorly planned out actions. The younger generation did also have a part in Romeo and Juliet’s death but the older generation had a larger role in the tragic outcome. The parents of Romeo and Juliet are partly to blame;
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