Through Friar Lawrence, Shakespeare shows us how shortsightedness will avert our true responsibilities. Friar Lawrence only sees the good effects, but pays no mind to possible mishaps, which causes him to make bad judgments. When Romeo and Juliet fall in love and want to get married, they seek Friar Lawrence to fulfill their desires. At first, Friar Lawrence opposes because he believes that the pace of their relationship is going too fast, but gives in “For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love”(Act 2.3 #98-99). Despite the fact that Friar Lawrence had already thought through some of the consequences, like their relationship is not actual love, he only thought through half of it.
How does Shakespeare successfully create comedy in Act 1 of Twelfth Night? Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night takes place during celebrations when the social hierarchy seems to be nearing towards non-existent and rankings seem to be overrun by excess partying. Tricking each other and speaking in puns was common at this time meaning Shakespeare could easily incorporate humour into the play. Through physical comedy, wit and wordplay and the use of dramatic irony, Shakespeare brings out the elements of comedy to the audience, keeping them entertained throughout. In Act 1 Scene 1 we are introduced to the Duke, Curio and Valentine.
“Go, get thee to thy love, as was decreed. Ascend her chamber, and comfort her. But look thou stay not till the watch be set, for thou canst not pass to Mantua, where thou shalt live, till we an find a time, to blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends, beg pardon of the Prince, and call thee back with twenty hundred thousand times more joy.” (3, 3, 146) this is a shameful manipulation of Romeo, because Friar Lawrence is in no position to promise such a rosy
In the Text What themes can be noted about the work? Let’s step back and analysis. Fate: Examples Romeo receiving an invitation to attend the Capulet ball Juliet and Romeo meeting Lord Capulet stopping Tybalt from attacking Romeo Friar Lawrence's letter not getting received by Romeo Romeo’s untimely suicide. Quote on Fate JULIET: “O fortune, fortune! all men call thee fickle:... wilt not keep him long,But send him back”.
However, it was unfair of Lenoato to make Claudio believe he had to spend the rest of his life with a complete stranger. In a way, Leonato got his revenge on Claudio for shaming him and his daughter. In Much Ado About Nothing, the point that Shakespeare seems to be making is that deception is not necessarily evil, but can be used to create pleasurable outcomes. The tricks themselves do not hold any moral values. People use tricks to get want they want, therefore it is the quality of the individual waho uses trickery that determines the type of outcome.
What warning does Friar Laurence give in lines 9-10? These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume.” I think he is telling them to think about the future because anything could happen and one thing could ruin everything. 4. What is Friar Laurence’s advice to Romeo? “Therefore love moderately: long love doth so: Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” That he should not go to fast because it is as bad as too slow.
'The Fool is more important to the play than he may at first seem.' By considering the dramatic presentation of the Fool, evaluate this view. The Fool is more than just a jester who is present to provide some comic relief in the tragedy of King Lear; like many of Shakespeare’s fools, he is shown as a highly intelligent character who the audience likes not just for his entertainment, but his insightfulness. Therefore, he is central both to the plot, as he criticises and advises Lear, potentially setting his later clarity into the motion, and to the audience’s understanding of the characters in the play. The first impression most have of the Fool is that his presence serves as form of comic relief, in order to set a lighter tone to the play; however, because of this, his death is crucial to the bleak ending of the play.
This was careless and senseless of Romeo to do, as a couple of hours ago he was “in love” with Juliet’s cousin Rosaline. He is simply acting on the feelings he has at the moment, and decisions made impulsively or rashly are poor choices and usually result in disaster. Another example of Romeo acting on his impulsive emotions, was when Mercutio had died. This anger had boiled up inside him, and he suddenly had this courage
“Where be these enemies? Capulet! Montague! See what a surge(?) is laid upon your hate That heaven finds means to kills yours joys with love” (V, iii, 291-293) “For there never was a story of more woe, then this of Juliet and her Romeo” (V, iii, 309-310) Tragedy- Reinforced by the death of Mercutio as it is seen by Levin as quite an ironic end, as he has been the satirist- “represents the play moving from Romantic comedy to Romantic tragedy.” Comparing Comedy & Tragedy- Tragedy tends to isolate where comedy bring together, to reveal the uniqueness of individuals rather than what they have in common with others.
Twelfth Night is a play written by William Shakespeare at around 1601-1602. Comic justice is when a character in a comedy gets what they deserve and better than they deserve. Compared to tragedy justice, which is when the character gets worse than they deserve. Twelfth night is a comedy but has signs of tragedy as well. In some cases, Twelfth Night fits the conventions of comic justice and in some cases does not.