Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare"s tragic plays. It is about two star crossed lovers who commit suicide when their feuding families prevent them from being together. The play has many characters, each with his/her own role in keeping the plot line. Some characters do not have a great amount of lines, but have the plot revolving around them. Such a character is Friar Laurence. At first glance, one may overlook this character and dismiss him as only a minor player in the story of Romeo and Juliet. Upon closer examination, it becomes obvious that the Friar plays a...
it is ironic for Juliet that she drinks the potion the Friar has given her that will make her appear dead, then it backfires on her when Romeo hears that she is dead, then he goes to the tomb where she lies and poisons herself.

By studying several passages from the play, one can comprehend the entertaining and typically subtle language of Shakespeare. The passage I have analysed in this essay is not one of the major pieces of the puzzle,yet without it the play would not be complete, just as it would without the character of Friar Laurence.