1. Why would Friar Lawrence ask Juliet to carry out a dangerous plan instead of just going to her parents and explaining that she was already married to Romeo? Find examples from the text to support your opinions. Be sure to elaborate and explain your thoughts in detail.

1. Friar Lawrence asked Juliet to carry out a dangerous plan because he was probably ashamed of already having married Juliet to Romeo and he also knew that Romeo and Juliet loved each other and that Juliet hated Paris and had refused to marry him already. For example, when Juliet says, 
                    "Tell me not, friar, that thou hear'st of this, unless thou tell me how I may prevent it. If, in thy                     wisdom, thou canst give no help, do thou but call my resolution wise, and with this knife I'll help it presently... my true heart with treacherous revolt turn to another, this shall slay them both. Therefore, out of thy long-experience'd time,, give me some present counsel, or, behold, 'twixt my extremes and me this bloody knife shall play the umpire, arbitrating that which the commission of thy years and art could to no issue of true honour bring. Be not so long to speak; I long to die if what thou speak'st speak not of remedy" ( Shakespeare 232).


Here, we see that Juliet is saying that she would rather die than marry Paris, so Friar Lawrence gives her the vial of the potion to make her appear dead so that she and Romeo can run away to Mantua together.

VOCABULARY:

1. arbitrating- to act as arbitrator or arbiter; decide between opposing or contending parties or sides.
2. distraught- distracted; deeply agitated.
3. immoderately- not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme.
4. inundation-to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge. To overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest.
5. resolution- the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc.
6. spited- to treat with spite or malice. A malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
7. supple-bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible: a supple bough. Characterized by ease in bending; limber; lithe: supple movements.