In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet all the characters have their own special qualities that tremendously affect the play especially in the ending. Friar Lawrence had the largest impact on the play; he married the two opposing family’s children in secret. He thought this would end the feud, but in fact what he did was fuel the fire. Friar Lawrence, The Nurse, and Tybalt all had their own special way that contributed to Romeo and Juliet’s death.
As a friar, Friar Lawrence should be trustworthy and paternal, but his impulsive actions often get him and his companions in trouble. One admirable quality of Friar Lawrence is he can be trusted. One example is how Romeo goes to the Friar to declare his new love and that Romeo wants the Friar to
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One commendable quality of the Nurse is she is almost always maternal for Juliet. One example of this is how the Nurse breastfeed Juliet and how the Nurse says her wish is to see her grow and be married. “Peace, I have done. God mark thee to his grace! Thou wast the prettiest babe that e’er I nurs’d And I might live to see thee married once, I have my wish” (I, iii, 59-62). Another instance is when Juliet is devastated about Romeo’s banishment; the Nurse says she will go find Romeo to comfort Juliet. “Hie to your chamber. I’ll find Romeo to comfort you. I wot well where he is” (III, ii, 138-139). Another great character trait of the Nurse is she has great humor to lighten the mood of the play. One example of this is when the Nurse has just returned to Juliet with news from Romeo, and the Nurse goes on and on about her health being bad. “I am aweary, give me leave awhile. Fie, how my bones ache! What a jaunce have I!... Jesu, what haste! Can you not stay awhile? Do you not see that I am out of breath?”(II, iiiii,25-29). One more illustration of this is when the Nurse is talking to Lady Capulet about when Juliet was a baby she would put oil on her breast to get Juliet to stop breastfeeding. Here we can see the humor because Lady Capulet is a high class woman, and the Nurse lightens the mood with some crude humor. “For I had then laid wormwood to my dug, …show more content…
Often these qualities get him and his companions in fights with the opposing Montague family. One negative trait of Tybalt is his strong bellicose nature toward the Montague family. One example is when Tybalt and Romeo are at the Capulet party; Tybalt wants to kill Romeo just because he is a Montague. “This by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy. What! Dares the slave Come hither, cover’d with an antic face, To fleer and scorn at our solemnity? Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, To strike him dead I hold it not a sin (I, iiiii, 52-57). Another instance is when Tybalt had just killed Mercutio, Romeo’s friend. Then he wanted to fight Romeo, but Romeo says he is Tybalt’s friend and family. Therefore he does not want to fight him. Romeo then fought and killed Tybalt to avenge his friend. In the play Tybalt persistently wants to fight Romeo just for the simple reason that Romeo is a Montague. This is one of the most important parts of the whole play because here Romeo was banished for killing Tybalt. Another character trait of Tybalt is his extreme pride in the Capulet family. This is first shown when he says “What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word As I hate hell, all Montague’s, and thee” (I, i, 65-66). Here his pride makes him hate all the Montague’s. Another illustration is when Tybalt wants to kill Romeo at the Capulet party simply to honor
Friar Lawrence plays a very important role in the play between Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare has presented Friar Lawrence with much to blame for the horrific ending of their lives. Not only was Friar Lawrence the brains behind the plan of getting them together after his banishment, he was also the man who agreed to the marriage in the first place. ‘for doting, not loving, pupil mine’ Romeo holds a lot of respect for Friar Lawrence and he is a father figure towards him in the play. Friar Lawrence’s opinions therefore are considered by Romeo, so therefore he should have been more careful in his decisions of marriage.
Friar Lawrence is known for being a man of wisdom, but during this period of five days he helped Romeo do everything he wasn’t supposed to do. Even moreso to marry a Capulet! Friar Lawrence was an accomplice
Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's first authentic tragedy. It is about two lovers who commit suicide when their feuding families prevent them from being together. The play has many characters, each with its own role in keeping the plot line. Some characters have very little to do with the plot; but some have the plot revolving around them. While the character of Friar Lawrence spends only a little time on stage, he is crucial to the development of the conclusion of the play. It is Friar Laurence’s good intentions, his willingness to take risks and his shortsightedness that lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Tybalt- Tybalt is a member of the Capulet family. He has a very hot temper and especially hates the Montagues. He is angered when he learns that Romeo showed up at the Capulet feast.
In Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence plays a dominate role in the eventual death of Romeo and Juliet even though he is not on stage for most of the play. There are basically three major parts that lead to the tragedy; the marriage, the plan, and the inevitable deaths in all which Friar Lawrence plays a vital role.Friar Lawrence plays an essential role in the marriage of young Romeo and Juliet. At Romeo’s request Friar Lawrence states, "In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households to pure love" (Act 2 Scene 3.) Friar Lawrence believes that this holy marriage would bring the Capulet family and Montuague family closer together, for he anticipates that the families will stop hating each other and be peaceful. His attempts to make the marriage of Romeo and Juliet are admirable but poorly planned.
In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Tybalt is shown to be aggressive, sophisticated, and hazardous. Tybalt is aggressive because he immediately wants to kill Romeo when he sees him at the party. :This by voice should be a Montague, Fetch me my rapier boy” (I.5.54-55). This shows how aggressive Tybalt is to kill Romeo when he barely sees gimm, Tybalt urges the servant to get his rapier to kill Romeo for showing up uninvited at the Capulet party. Tybalt is shown to be sophisticated as he doesn’t listen to Lord Capulet. “You will set cock-a-hoop. You’ll be the man! Why uncle, tis a shame” (I.5.81-82). It shows that Tybalt is hard to convince to obey something. He seems to have a provincial mind and a gadfly for Lord Capulet who wants
Friar Lawrence’s advice to Juliet, and Juliet’s reaction, enunciate the theme of love as a cause of violence because her love for Romeo, and the fact that the Friar can’t stop her from marrying Paris, will lead her to the violent act of killing herself. Friar Lawrence is a part of the action, character development, and themes of Romeo and Juliet. Without Friar Lawrence, the steps leading up to the tragedy at the end of the story would not have been possible, along with the strong characterization of Romeo. Lastly, through Friar Lawrence, the inevitability of fate and violence being caused by love were able to be emphasized more deeply. Although secondary characters are less important than the main characters, most of them have a strong impact on the story and its meaning.
Have you ever been overconfidence of something and messed it up because you were dauntless about your actions? In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Laurence tries to help Romeo and Juliet so they can love each other without anyone’s interruption and end families’ conflict. However, his tragic flaw, overconfident over his plan ends up killing two young stars crossed lover near the end of play.
Throughout history never has there been a piece of literature as well known for its tragic end as that of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Although many factors contribute to the grief and misfortune that this play represents, human actions play the principle role in the final outcome. At first glance, one may look over the character of Friar Laurence dismissing him as only a minor player in the plot. However, upon closer examination, it becomes obvious that the Friar plays an essential role in the development of the play and, although has good intentions, is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Lawrence didn’t think of what was lawfully right, but of the destiny of two people, that were very important to him. He cared for them, and wished Romeo and Juliet well. He valued them as his own children. It goes to show that Friar Lawrence was human, also, and not perfect, since no one can be perfect.
In the story,Friar caused many reasons for the death of Romeo and Juliet. He starts by making her drink the potion and marrying them thinking he was going to help but it made matters worse he too did not help Juliet when she was dying he just left. Friar Lawrence is a good friend of the Montagues. He was an advisor and friend to Romeo, and when they asked him to marry them, at first he denied them,but soon after that he accepted their mariage because it was going to be a pure marriage, But the marriage made the situation worse because they were rival families and of course they won't accept the marriage between the two rival families.
Nurse was a fickle character, her changeability was significant in partly causing Juliet’s pseudo death. Juliet confided in Nurse when she met Romeo. Nurse not only encouraged the marriage, but went as far as arranging it. However, when Capulet made plans for Juliet to marry Paris, Nurse told Juliet that Paris was better for her.
As a matter of fact, Tybalt is considered an aggressive character due to his words and actions. Specifically speaking, Tybalt’s aggressiveness towards Romeo and his family is solely due to the fact that they are Montagues, no more or no less. For example, this is shown when Tybalt says “To fleer and corn at our solemnity? Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, to strike him dead I hold it not a sin”. This occurred when Romeo showed up at the Capulet’s party dressed as a torchbearer. Tybalt wanted to interrupt the feast and turn the jocund mood to resentment just so he can kill Romeo for crashing the party. In addition to this, Tybalt is also considered as aggressive because he doesn’t want peace between the two noble families. For instance, “What, drawn and talk of peace? I
The Nurse possesses many qualities. For example, she is very hearty towards Juliet, kind, protective, compassionate and a loving lady. In some parts of the play The Nurse can be long-winded, insensitive, arrogant, insecure and stupid at times but she loves Juliet very much, partially as she imagines that Juliet is a substitute for her own daughter Susan. She has a bawdy sense of humor, which brings out the naturalness of sex and childbearing. This is seen when she tells Juliet to look for love, - “Go girl, seek happy nights to happy days';. This displays a realistic attitude to love. Such bawdy realism is, like the ribaldry of Mercutio and company, a contrast with the tender, romantic and passionate feelings of Romeo and Juliet. The Nurse is a practical but rather stupid woman at times. She loves Juliet like her own child. Throughout the play The Nurse is very talkative. She will usually do what she believes is right or what Juliet wants, like secretly meeting with Romeo and arranging the wedding of Romeo and Juliet.
middle of paper ... ... From his first entrance in the play we are given the impression Friar Lawrence is a moral person, yet his demeanours may have exposed his personality to be that of a more devious nature. Therefore he was protecting himself, from repute.