Friar Lawrence tries to convince Romeo that he should be grateful he won’t be executed for killing Tybalt, instead of whining about being banished. When Friar Lawrence tells him he is banished, Romeo says he would rather die. Friar Lawrence chides him, telling him to be grateful that he has his life.

Friar Laurence discovers that Friar John, the messenger he sent to Mantua with a letter to Romeo explaining that Juliet is alive, has been quarantined because of an outbreak of the plague and prevented from leaving Verona. Friar Laurence then hurries to the Capulet tomb because it is nearly time for Juliet to wake.

Romeo did not receive Friar Lawrence’s letter because Friar John, who was sent with the letter, was quarentined while visiting the sick and was unable to make it all the way to Mantua (Act 5, scene 2).

What does Friar Lawrence do upon hearing Friar John’s report? He goes to bring Juliet to his cell. What does “I’ll cram thee with more food,” mean? Romeo will go in the tomb and die.

Friar Laurence’s plan for Romeo and Juliet to fake Juliet’s death went well until he had to tell Romeo about his plan, Romeo’s servant sees Juliet dead but does not understand what is going on so he tells Romeo what he saw before the friars plan could get to him, this causes Romeo to buy poison to kill himself because …

Friar Laurence is the one who is present when Juliet wakes up, and he has to break all of the bad news to her. What does he suggest she do? He suggests she run away and leave the tomb, and that he will “dispose” of her among some nuns.

Friar John A Franciscan friar charged by Friar Lawrence with taking the news of Juliet’s false death to Romeo in Mantua. Friar John is held up in a quarantined house, and the message never reaches Romeo.

What does Friar Laurence find when he enters the tomb? Romeo’s dead body and Juliet waking from her potion. First she tries kissing Romeo to get poison from his lips. But ultimately she uses a dagger to stab herself.

Friar John replies that he was unable to deliver the letter because he was shut up in a quarantined house due to an outbreak of plague. Friar Lawrence becomes upset, realizing that if Romeo does not know about Juliet’s false death, there will be no one to retrieve her from the tomb when she awakes.

Friar John

If Friar John were to deliver the letter himself before having Juliet drink the potion, Romeo would not have rushed over and committed suicide. Friar Lawrence’s last fault of the play is leaving Juliet after she had just woken to find her husband dead.

In Act V, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence learns that his letter to Romeo — which was to let Romeo know that Juliet was not really dead — never reached its intended receiver.

Explain what finally happens to Romeo and then to Juliet. Romeo drinks the poison, thinking Juliet was dead. Juliet wakes up, sees dead Romeo and stabs herself with a dagger.

Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished They find each other and fight. The fight ends when Romeo kills Tybalt. Realising what he has done, he flees. The Prince arrives on the scene and declares that Romeo must be banished and must leave Verona immediately.

The Nurse finds Romeo and soon after returns to Juliet with news of Romeo’s continued affection. It is because of the Nurse’s approval that Juliet ultimately decides to go through with marrying Romeo. Later, the Nurse is overcome with grief at the death of Tybalt, she goes and fall, “He’s dead, he’s dead, he’s dead!

Why, according to Romeo, is banishment worse than death? Banishment is worse than death because he doesn’t know anyone and he won’t get to see Juliet any more.

Friar Laurence

Act 2, scene 6 Juliet meets Romeo at Friar Lawrence’s cell. After expressing their mutual love, they exit with the Friar to be married.

Believing Romeo to be a vandal, Paris confronts him and, in the ensuing battle, Romeo kills Paris. Still believing Juliet to be dead, he drinks the poison. Juliet then awakens and, discovering that Romeo is dead, stabs herself with his dagger and joins him in death.

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