“Lips and tongues lie. But actions never do. No matter what words are spoken, actions betray the truth of everyone's heart,” (Kenyon). In the play of Romeo and Juliet, the words and actions of every character have an impact or change to the plot of the play in even the slightest way. Romeo impacted the play the most because his actions influenced the plot of the play and his relationship with Juliet.
To start off, when Romeo went to the party, he made the move with Juliet first, causing them to meet and "fall in love." The text reads, "Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! /for I ne'er saw true beauty till this night," (Shakespeare, I.v.50-51). This evidence shows that because Romeo was attracted to Juliet, he forgot that he had …show more content…
Shakespeare writes in the text that Romeo goes to Friar Laurence to ask him to marry Romeo and Juliet, (Shakespeare, II.iii). This evidence shows that even though Romeo hasn’t know Juliet for even 24 hours, he is still trying hard to make this marriage happen. In a rush Romeo told Friar Laurence, "I'll tell these as we pass, but this I pray, / that thou consent to marry us today," (Shakespeare, II.iii.63-64). Romeo is telling Friar Laurence that before he can explain how he and Juliet fell in love, they must get married. Romeo is begging Friar Laurence to marry him and Juliet, showing the urgency behind his intentions. If Romeo wasn't interested in Juliet, he wouldn't have rushed the Friar. As written in the text, it says, "She whom I love now, /doth grace and love for love allow," (Shakespeare, II.iii.85-86). Romeo was in love with Juliet, and his judgement was clouded by the way he felt. Romeo wanted to marry Juliet, so he put the marriage …show more content…
In the text Friar Laurence said, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor true love,” (Shakespeare, II.iii.90-92). Friar Laurence agrees to marry Juliet only because he thought it would end the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. Yet, if Romeo hadn’t pushed for marriage, then the Friar wouldn’t have thought about ending the feud in that manner. In the text, Friar says he will give Juliet a remedy if she has the will to die, (Shakespeare, IV.i). Shakespeare was trying to let the reader know that Juliet would rather die than marry Paris. Friar Laurence told Juliet he would help her with that. Friar Laurence knew the only way to fix this is to give Juliet what she wants, without going through much trouble. However, if Romeo hadn’t been exiled, Friar Laurence wouldn’t have made ridiculous plan like that. Friar Laurence tells Juliet, “Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift, and hither shall come, and he and I will watch thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee hence to Mantua,” (Shakespeare, IV.i.118-120). Friar Laurence is taking responsibility for Romeo and Juliet’s relationship by making sure they stay together and that Juliet doesn’t kill herself. In contrast, if Romeo hadn’t gone to the Friar asking for him to marry him and Juliet, then the Friar wouldn’t be
To start off, when Romeo went to the party, he made the move with Juliet first, causing them to meet and "fall in love." The text reads, "Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! /for I ne'er saw true beauty till this night," (Shakespeare, I.v.50-51). This evidence shows that because Romeo was attracted to Juliet, he forgot that he had …show more content…
Shakespeare writes in the text that Romeo goes to Friar Laurence to ask him to marry Romeo and Juliet, (Shakespeare, II.iii). This evidence shows that even though Romeo hasn’t know Juliet for even 24 hours, he is still trying hard to make this marriage happen. In a rush Romeo told Friar Laurence, "I'll tell these as we pass, but this I pray, / that thou consent to marry us today," (Shakespeare, II.iii.63-64). Romeo is telling Friar Laurence that before he can explain how he and Juliet fell in love, they must get married. Romeo is begging Friar Laurence to marry him and Juliet, showing the urgency behind his intentions. If Romeo wasn't interested in Juliet, he wouldn't have rushed the Friar. As written in the text, it says, "She whom I love now, /doth grace and love for love allow," (Shakespeare, II.iii.85-86). Romeo was in love with Juliet, and his judgement was clouded by the way he felt. Romeo wanted to marry Juliet, so he put the marriage …show more content…
In the text Friar Laurence said, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor true love,” (Shakespeare, II.iii.90-92). Friar Laurence agrees to marry Juliet only because he thought it would end the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. Yet, if Romeo hadn’t pushed for marriage, then the Friar wouldn’t have thought about ending the feud in that manner. In the text, Friar says he will give Juliet a remedy if she has the will to die, (Shakespeare, IV.i). Shakespeare was trying to let the reader know that Juliet would rather die than marry Paris. Friar Laurence told Juliet he would help her with that. Friar Laurence knew the only way to fix this is to give Juliet what she wants, without going through much trouble. However, if Romeo hadn’t been exiled, Friar Laurence wouldn’t have made ridiculous plan like that. Friar Laurence tells Juliet, “Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift, and hither shall come, and he and I will watch thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee hence to Mantua,” (Shakespeare, IV.i.118-120). Friar Laurence is taking responsibility for Romeo and Juliet’s relationship by making sure they stay together and that Juliet doesn’t kill herself. In contrast, if Romeo hadn’t gone to the Friar asking for him to marry him and Juliet, then the Friar wouldn’t be