HUMAN ACTIONS IN ROMEO AND JULIET In the
play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, two
teenagers 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......
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