Romeo and Juliet

Was it wise of Friar Lawrence to give the potion to Juliet? Why or why not?
Yes because Juliet was going to be miserable is she were to marry Paris. She had only one love and that was Romeo. And she would do anything to be with Romeo. The Friar wanted Romeo and Juliet to end up together and he thought a fake death would work. And it would have, if Romeo had got the message. Everything was planned right it just wasn’t executed well. Romeo and Juliet were going to be happy and this was the plan to make it work.

Do you think Juliet should have faked her death? Why or why not?
No, I think she should have just ran away. Because no matter what she was going to end up leaving Verona, and why not leave so no ones life would be in jeopardy, especially hers. She could have just left with Romeo and everything would have been ok, but instead she decides to fake her death and she dies.

Would you have lied to your whole family if you were in Juliet’s position? Why or why not?
Yes, I would have. No one wanted her to get married to Romeo event the nurse towards the end. Everyone was against her so if she were to keep it secret then no one could stop her from doing something that no one knew about. She had to keep it secret or there families would d have had a massive fight and just more people would have died. So for Romeos and Juliet’s safety it was smart to lie to everyone.

What do you think of Capulet’s orders that Juliet marry Paris? Was he correct to do so? Why or why not?
When Capulet ordered Juliet to marry Paris you really got to see how no one cared about what Juliet wanted, everyone was thinking about themselves. The Capulet’s wanted them to get married because of their social class not out of love and that is wrong. The Capulet’s only wanted what was best for their name and now for their daughter. And only Juliet knows what is best for her.


Why does Juliet kill herself when she could be free?
Juliet kills herself because she feels there is no reason to life without Romeo. Her only true love. The only reason why she was faking her death was so that she could be with Romeo. And since he died she felt she needed to die to. Plus she couldn’t go back to her family they all thought she was dead. And she no longer wanted to life so she killed herself so she could be with Romeo in the after life.