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Friar John, who has been sent to Mantua bearing Friar Lawrence’s letter explaining to Romeo all that is going on, return to tell Lawrence that due to an outbreak of plague he was prevented from delivering the note.
- Summary: Act 5, Scene 1
- Summary: Act 5, Scene 2
- Analysis: Act 5, Scenes 1–2
On Wednesday morning, on a street in Mantua, a cheerful Romeo describes a wonderful dream he had the night before: Julietfound him lying dead, but she kissed him, and breathed new life into his body. Just then, Balthasar enters, and Romeo greets him happily, saying that Balthasar must have come from Verona with news of Juliet and his father. Romeo ...
At his cell, Friar Lawrence speaks with Friar John, whom he had earlier sent to Mantua with a letter for Romeo. He asks John how Romeo responded to his letter (which described the plan involving Juliet’s false death). Friar John replies that he was unable to deliver the letter because he was shut up in a quarantined house due to an outbreak of plag...
The sequence of near-misses in this section reveals the inescapable work of fate. There is no reason for the friar’s plan to go wrong. But an outbreak of plague forces Friar John into quarantine and prevents him from delivering Friar Lawrence’s letter to Romeo, while Balthasar seeks out Romeo with news of Juliet’s death. Just as the audience senses...
Friar John is sent by Friar Laurence to Mantua, with letters informing Romeo that Juliet is not in fact dead. Unaware of the importance of the letter, he does not use extreme measures to pass it on when he is stopped from entering Mantua for fear of the plague.
Laurence asks if John has any news from Romeo —it is clear that Laurence sent John to Mantua to inform Romeo of Juliet ’s plan. Friar John, however, states that he was held up and unable to complete the mission because he was quarantined after coming into contact with the plague.
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 5, scene 1 Romeo’s man, Balthasar, arrives in Mantua with news of Juliet’s death. Romeo sends him to hire horses for their immediate return to Verona. Romeo then buys poison so that he can join Juliet in death in the Capulets’ burial vault. Act 5, scene 2 Friar John enters, bringing with him the letter that he was to have delivered to ...
In Verona, Friar John, another friar, greets Friar Laurence, who is pleased to see him. Laurence inquires about news from Romeo, as he had sent John to Mantua to inform him of Juliet's plan. However, Friar John reveals he was quarantined due to plague exposure and couldn't complete the mission.
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Friar Laurence has sent word of the plan to Romeo, but his messenger, Friar John, is waylaid, and the message never makes it to poor Romeo. Hearing this, Friar Lawrence hurries to the tomb so that he retrieve Juliet from the tomb and bring her back to his cell, where she can await Romeo's arrival.
