Friar Laurence realises that Romeo is very hasty and quick in things, since Romeo had lost his love for Rosaline in one night. Therefore, he tells Romeo that he should slow down a bit. However, Romeo stood firm in his decision of loving Juliet. Friar Laurence quotes in Act II Scene III that, “Young men’s love then lies/Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.” This describes that Friar Laurence speaks wisely. However, Friar Laurence isn’t very clever when he tried to marry Juliet and Romeo.
It is Friar Laurence’s good intentions, and willingness that lead to the death of these death-marked lovers. Throughout, the course of the play, Friar Laurence greatly affects the events and outcomes of this love story with his want for peace, true love, and misguided loyalty. That in the end leads him to making irresponsible decisions that ultimately kill Romeo and Juliet. There are three major events that Friar Laurence plays an imperative, crucial role in; often gives Romeo high-quality advice, also when the Friar agrees to marry the teenagers, and the faking of Juliet’s death. Friar Laurence is a great advisor, who is the person Romeo often goes to talk to.
Shall bitterly begin his fearful date… By some vile forfeit of untimely death,” (1.4.114-115). Shakespeare is telling us that something bad will happen to Romeo. Here Shakespeare uses fate. Foreshadowing is a key part in Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses it all over the play to keep reminding everyone what going to happen. “These violent delights have violent ends” (2.6.9).
Optical illusion and misconception are tools that are used to mask the truth and enhance a story. In “The Ways We Lie”, by Stephanie Ericsson, she touches on how individuals in society often fabricate the truth in order to achieve a good sense of life. In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, fabricating the truth plays a prominent role in this drama and is continuously shown through the actions of Guildenstern, Claudius and Hamlet. These characters use dishonesty not only to create suspense in the play but also to create suspense in their every day lives. Guildenstern’s sympathetic needs are often confused with his sense of anger and wickedness.
The opposite of Mercutio, Benvolio "[keeps] the peace" (I, i, 70) and often advises Mercutio to do the same, especially around Tybalt and the other Capulets, for he knows that if they met, they couldn't "scape a brawl" (III, i, 3). One may conclude from this that Benvolio is levelheaded and wise. From this advice to Mercutio, one may also discover that Benvolio tries to avoid arguments and other such spectacles. Benvolio proves himself to be a good friend to Romeo throughout the play by helping him get over his distressing place, which is not in Rosaline's heart. When Romeo, extremely depressed about his situation with Rosaline, and his friends went to a dance at the Capulet house, Benvolio attempted to help Romeo get his mind off Rosaline and cheer him up when he promised to make him "think thy swan (Rosaline) a crow" (I, ii, 94).
The Motivation of Iago William Shakespeare’s Othello is a story based on betrayal, jealousy, hate and revenge. The villain in the play, Iago, is said to be one of Shakespeare’s most evil characters. On a search for power, nothing is going to stand in his way. His actions throughout the play are a direct result of his trying to attain what he believes is rightfully his. Iago’s mean and insensitive manipulation is geared towards the innocent and ends up causing the destruction of Roderigo, Cassio, Desdemona, Emilia, and Othello.
How do Iago and Cassio differ in Act 2 Scene 3? Shakespeare uses a number of techniques to convey to the reader the idea of trust. This idea stems from the concept of doubt and deceit, showing us that whom we may truly believe to be the ones trying to help us and be friendly to us in our time of need may in fact be the dishonest one after all. During Act 2 Scene 3, a lot is learnt about the characters of both Iago and Cassio; however these traits are discovered differently by the reader and by the characters, adding dramatic irony to the story. One of the ways in which the two characters are portrayed as different roots to how the other characters portray them, compared to how the reader may portray them.
To expand on the point as to why Friar Laurence is to blame, Romeo and Juliet both allow their passion for one another to take control over their judgements and actions. He knows they will do anything and risk anything to be together. It is that bond that eventually leads to them both committing suicide. This ending ties in with the Friar due to the fact that he was the one who first sealed their love by marriage. This action he chose to take could possibly have transformed the outcome of Romeo and Juliet’s lives by taking their love one step further.
This gives him confidence and allows him to be able to work on the problem without feeling ashamed. Another reason why friendly arguments are good occasionally is that it allows us room to freely express ourselves. If you do not take time to freely express yourself you could get lost in what someone else wants you to be or how someone else wants you to think. You have to determine your self worth from time to time which isn’t always easy. This is where the arguments may kick in but in the end you will be more appreciated for being you and you in turn will be better understood.
Later, he seeks the witches for another prophecy which entails circumstances that will lead to his downfall; one, he can only be slain from one born by caesarian section, and second, Birnam forest moves to Dunsinane where his castle lies. The play marvelously depicts Macbeth as a tragic Machiavellian hero. According to B.K. De Paolis’ book, The Machiavel in Elizabethan & Jacobean Drama,” the Machiavellian villain-hero … embodies a character that is evil, cunning, ruthless, deceptive, treacherous, and usually foreign”. A tragic hero should be of high status with a tragic flaw, which leads to their downfall, and we should pity the poor bastard.