Prompt B
Romeo bribing the shop owner reminds me of examples of bribery in the real world. The shop owner is so poor that he will go along with nearly anything Romeo tells him to do in order to receive money. In real life, it can be very similar. One example of this is people buying illegal things from dealers and the dealer's selling the items for money. Another example could be corruption where people (in companies/politics/etc.) accept lots of money and make decisions based on that. The people getting the money still accept it despite whatever moral reservations they have about the action because they want/need more money.
Prompt C
Friar Lawrence - Why couldn't Juliet just run away without having to fake her death? It seems like it was quite possible you could have kept her in hiding by your offer to take her back to your cell.
Prince - Why didn't you crack down on the violence sooner?
Montague - What do you think of the marriage of Romeo and Juliet? What would you have done if Juliet had told you earlier?
Capulet - How would you have responded to Romeo marrying Juliet? Would you have been as forgiving of their marriage as you seem now?
Romeo - Why didn't you visit the Friar first to find out the circumstances of Juliet's death? You don't know how or why she was killed so it might be good to verify the information from your servant.
I totally agree on your connection between the bargain of the apothecary and Romeo and what is happening in here right now. I see in tons of movies of drug dealers selling drugs, like the movie The Millers. When I was a kid, I learned that people sell their own children for money, especially in slavery.
ReplyDeleteAnswering your last question I think that Romeo did not go to see Friar before Juliet because he was going trough a lot of pain. Romeo at that time did not care about anything just seeing Juliet and dying with her. His love toward Juliet was stronger than anything.
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