Yet Another Romeo And Juliet
...are controlled by a chain of human actions. Act 4,
scenes 1,3 and 5, are a good representation of the web of
human actions that cause tragedy between the pair of "star
crossed lovers" (prologue). One example of human actions
being dominant in those particular scenes is Friar Lawrence.
His actions, while being in good intent, caused much of the
pain for the other characters in the book. His first action was
to offer his help to the depressed Juliet, thinking that maybe
he could "spy a kind of hope" (Act 4, sc i, ll 68). His actions
then led him to think of the fake death which he tells to her.
"Hold then, go home, be merry" (Act 4, sc i, ll 89), he tells
her, while he gives her the poison and plans to give Romeo a
message describing the plan. He doesn't however, make
sure Romeo gets the message which is probably the most
crucial human action in the play. The other example of
human actions controlling the plot is Juliet. In those scenes
she acts in ways which seriously affect her life and the rest of
the play. First, she comes to the Friar looking for help. "I
long to die, if what thou speak'st speak not of remedy" (Act
4, sc i, ll 66-67) is her attitude towards her situation. She
then accepts the friar's solution and decides to take the
poison. "Give me, give me! Oh tell me not of fear" (Act 4,
sc 1, ll 121) are her words spoken to the friar. Her actions
here are to be brave and to rush into the plan. Her actions
are more important than the friars in this scene because she
has all the control. The friars actions are mostly suggestions
and thoughts while her actions are the ones that are physical
and are actually put into use. This scene isn't the only scene
that demonstrates human actions controlling the play. For
example, in the very first scene, Tybalt and Benvolio fight
causing a certain amount of tension that sets the play up for...
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