1. We are having a mock trial for it at school blaming Friar John for the assisted suicide of Juliet and her Romeo... I personally have a belief he's innocent. One is that I don't even think it's assisted suicide... wouldn't it be if he gave Romeo the poison and Juliet the gun? He didn't though... But anyway... how can one acquit him?
2. When Juilet stabs herself is that actually a fast and easy way to die? I'm just wondering because she goes down pretty quick. Shhe does it right between her bellybutton and her... I think it's the groin right?
2007-12-20 12:46:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I mean friar lawrence!!!!!!!!
2007-12-20 13:01:11 · update #1
Oh my I messed up a lot.. I was thinking of the modern movie.. I mean give Juliet the dagger!!!!!!
2007-12-20 13:03:26 · update #2
1. U dont have to have an out right acquittal all u need is to place a reasonable doubt with in the minds of the jury. If u have a well liked person in ur class make them your defense attorney. the more a jury likes the attorney the better your out come. All it takes is one juror who will not change thier minds to have a mistrial.
2. No she would not go down fast. Even if she hit a main aterery it would take several minutes for her to bleed out. But a women rithing around in pain does not make for a romantic ending
2007-12-20 12:57:39 · answer #1 · answered by i am a mommy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We will do this backwards starting with the second question.
Yes, Juliet dies quickly. She just watched the man she loved and recently married poison himself in front of her. She was racing to the grave. Romeo was dead and she didn't want to live another second without him.
(Now between the two questions you confused yourself. Which Romeo and Juliet version are we talking about? In the first question you state that the Friar gave them poison and a gun and in the second question you imply the Juliet stabs herself. She could not have stabbed herself with a gun, and the only version where there are guns is the one with Claire Danes and Leonardo Dicaprio.) Anyway, on to the other question.
Friar John didn't give Romeo the poison, he got it from some backdoor dealer. The Friar would not have given poison to Romeo, he was the only one who knew that Juliet was not dead. He tried to contact Romeo. He failed, but he had no way of knowing that Romeo would try to kill himself when he thought Juliet was dead. Whatever he gave Juliet didn't kill her, it was only supposed to make her appear dead so she wouldn't be forced to marry Paris. In another defense, the Friar was a member of the church. He married Romeo and Juliet days before this happened. He respects the vows of marriage. Even if Juliet had agreed to marry Paris to please the Capulet family, the Friar could not in good conscience have married them. She was already married to Romeo.
I hope that sort of helps you.
2007-12-20 13:18:28 · answer #2 · answered by Chaos333 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Friar Laurence" (not "Friar John") gave Juliet the fake poison, to just make her appear dead. The real poison was bought by Romeo on his way back from Mantua, so the Friar was innocent.
No, stabbing yourself below the navel is NOT a fast way to die. It is a VERY slow and painful way. She could have reasonably been expected to live for several days before dying in agony. There are no major blood vessels there, but in those days before antibiotics ALL stomach wounds became horribly infected.
Richard
2007-12-20 12:57:29 · answer #3 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1.) Friar John meant it only to be a sleeping potion, didn't he?
2.) a gut wound like you describe would be a slow and painful death. faster if she jabbed up toward her heart.
2007-12-20 12:55:04 · answer #4 · answered by thinking.... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋