Romeo and Juliet Group

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moneke
moneke

Why did Friar Laurence persuade Juliet to drink the potion?

What does the literary term mean "And then awake as from a pleasant sleep"?

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Posted by moneke on Sunday April 1, 2007 at 4:12 PM and tagged with romeo juliet, romeo and juliet.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    eNotes Editor

    He wants to save her life, and perhaps he is moved by the intensity of her love. To be specific, she says she'll kill herself rather than marry Paris. Rather than let her do that, he will help her pretend to die, so that she can escape her family's will and marry Romeo.

    The potion will put her into a (death-like) sleep from which she can then awaken; that's what the other line means.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Sunday April 1, 2007 at 6:44 PM

  2. kendra
    kendra Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    maybe cause he knew that she wanted to be with romeo badly

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    Posted by kendra on Tuesday April 3, 2007 at 6:52 AM


  3. clarineter128 Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    There are a number of reasons: 1) Juliet threatened to kill herself if he offered no solution, and he didn't want that. 2) He wanted to end the feud between the two families, and if he saved their marriage it'd be easier. 3) He wants Romeo and Juliet to be happy.

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    Posted by clarineter128 on Wednesday April 4, 2007 at 6:26 AM