...In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Friar Laurence is a very important character when it comes to the people who influence Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet make decisions based on advice received from Friar. He helps them with their plans to be together and ultimately leads them to their death. Friar was only trying to help them and was only looking out for their best interests. Friar Laurence proved great feats of loyalty to Romeo and Juliet, and even after he failed, he still was deemed an honorable man. Through Friar, Romeo and Juliet got married and had a chance to live together peacefully and keep it a secret from their parents. At first, Romeo comes to Friar with the idea that he is going to marry Juliet in secret. Friar warns Romeo...
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...In act four scene one, Juliet approaches Friar Laurence after being told she will get married to Paris on Thursday. In this specific passage, Juliet says that her and Romeo are meant to be together and that she can’t get married to Paris. She also gives Friar Laurence the ultimatum that if he doesn’t come up with a plan for her to get out of the wedding, she will kill herself using a dagger she brought with her. Because, according to her, death is better than marrying Paris and not being with Romeo. The overall point of her little monologue is to tell Friar Laurence her options: find a way to not get married or her dagger will send her to her grave. Throughout her ultimatum, she shows that she is very overdramatic and quite rash. The option...
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...opinion, Friar Laurence is the most to blame. There are many reasons why I think that Friar Laurence is to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death. Reason 1: Friar Laurence was aware that Romeo and Juliet weren't supposed to get married because of their families rivalry. The forbidden wedding of Romeo and Juliet would have never happened if Friar Laurence thought about the consequences of his actions. In scene III (three), Friar Laurence's Cell, Friar Laurence states, "For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your household's rancor to pure love." This shows that Friar Laurence was hopeful and thought that marrying Romeo and Juliet would be a good idea and could possibly end the family's feud. Without Friar Laurence agreeing to Romeo's plan for marriage, he could have saved the two families a lot of time by not grieving over everyone who has died. Friar Laurence didn't think about the possible consequences of marrying Romeo and Juliet, and therefore, I think the death of Romeo and Juliet is Friar Laurence's fault. Reason 2: Friar...
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...in time. (back ground info)Friar Laurence is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because he gave Juliet a sleeping potion making everyone believe she was dead, he did not see through that Romeo got the message that Juliet was alive, and he did not get to the grave quick enough to resolve the situation. Friar Laurence is the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because he gave Juliet the sleeping potion causing everyone to think she was dead. “Take thou this vial... drink thou off... shall appear like death” (Shakespeare 4.1 96-106) “She's dead, deceased; she's dead” (Shakespeare 4.5 25). The quote from Friar Laurence is when he instructed Juliet to drink the contents of the vial so she would appear dead. The quote from the nurse shows that everyone believed she...
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...Friar Laurence is to Blame Throughout the story, Friar Laurence plays a dominate role in the eventual death of Romeo and Juliet. Even though Romeo and Juliet’s families are at war.There are three major parts to the tragedy: the marriage ,the plan, and the deaths which Friar Laurence plays a vital role in. Friar Laurence is to blame because he is the one who is married Romeo and Juliet. Also he is to blame because his plan didn’t go as planned. Romeo and Juliet fall in love as soon as they meet. They decide to marry and keep it a secret from their families. There were only two people that would help and know of their marriage. They were the Nurse and Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and juliet even though he he thinks...
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...The soliloquy of Friar Laurence and how it predicts the story to follow The soliloquy of Friar Laurence plays a huge role in the story to come. He is Romeo's mentor and confidante. His soliloquy gives us better insight to his character and we get to know just what kind of person the Friar is. We learn that Friar meant well but nonetheless he created many disasters which could have been avoided. Romeo trusts the Friar because the Friar is Romeo’s mentor and confidant. He tells him almost everything including his love for Juliet. The Friar wants nothing more than then for rivalry between the Capulet and the Montague families to end so he agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet as he feels that the feud will end once the two families are united. Sadly however, he does it in such a secret manner that it caused more harm than good. He talks about the healing power of herbs but also how poisonous those same herbs could be. The soliloquy foreshadows and acts as an omen for the tragic events to come. The earth and all its creatures have a lot of good qualities and uses but if they are used inappropriately then the outcomes could be unwanted or even dangerous. That is why the same plant or herb that is used to heal could also kill if not used correctly. The Friar is also comparing the plants to humans saying that we can be both good and bad. When we read the following lines that the Friar Lawrence says, “The gray-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night,/Check’ring the eastern...
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...From the character's inexperience with love and Friar Lawrence's interference with their love for each other in “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” those are the things that caused the end of Romeo and Juliet. When Friar Laurence let them get married without consent of their parents. Another way is that when Juliet drank the sleep potion which ultimately led up to the death of both of them. Some people might think that instead of the characters inexperience, people think that it was the fate and chance of Romeo and Juliet that led up to the death of both of them. They're plenty of reasons why the character's inexperience with love caused the death of Romeo and Juliet. One of the things that lead up to their death is when Romeo fought Tybalt and killed him Tybalt:”Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence.” Romeo:” This shall determine that” (3.1.91-92). The reason why this is such a big deal with the death is because I feel that this is what cause Juliet to do the Things that she does. This all starts with the banishment of Romeo from Verona. This one action lead to Juliet doing all these crazy things like drinking the sleeping potion and fooled everyone around her “Farewell!-God knows when we shall meet again....... Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here's drink. I drink to the.” (4.3.14-60) The reason why she drank the sleep potion is because she thought that when she woke up she could run away with Romeo. That did not happen, Romeo found out about the...
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...throughout the book about what what will happen during the book, many movies, and books do this. Death by objects is a small theme in the book about death. ”oh tell me friar, tell me, in what part of this anatomy doth my name ledge? Tell me, that I may sack the hateful mansion” (3.3 Romeo) This foreshadows that Romeo is going to die by a vile of a person. “and with this knife, ill help it presently god joined me heart and Romeo’s, they our hands” (4.1 Juliet) Juliet just foreshadowed what she uses to end her life with. Not only is death by objects, but also thoughts about death. Thoughts of death is another theme of death. When Juliet said “go ask his name; it he be married my glove is like to be my wedding bed” (1.5 Juliet) she is basically foreshadowing that her wedding bed will be the floor of her grave. In the balcony scene, when Juliet expresses her fear for Romeo's safety, Romeo replies that it's ok if her kinsmen find him, because his "life were better ended by their hate, / Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love" (2.2.77-78). In other words, he'd much rather have hr love and die on the spot, than not have her love and die later. As it turns out, he does get her love, and dies for it, too. “the earth that’s natures mother is her tomb what is her burring grave: that is her womb”(2.3 friar Laurence). Friar Laurence foreshadow, is where Romeo and Juliet will die. Death has more themes, includes death with peoples. Death with people is a weird theme, “I dreamt my lady came...
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...ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS The Strengths and the Weaknesses of the situation are internal factors since they are within the band’s direct influence. STRENGTH Robin Hood’s supreme leadership and his group’s increasing size were to be considered as the major strength. Robin also has a strong team of lieutenants and each task was properly delegated to them. These three lieutenants are Will Scarlet who is in charge intelligence and scouting, Little John in charge of discipline and archery training, Scarlock who oversees the finances, and Much responsible for provisions. The brand recognition the Merry men posses has also been a strength. The group’s popularity among farmers and townspeople helped them to access resources of the surrounding towns and communities. WEAKNESS One of the problems faced by Robin Hood was the increasing size of the band he has made. At first, he believed that strength lay in numbers and that the more Merry men he had, the greater force it would be for him to fight the Sheriff. However, the increasing size of the organization resulted to a huge dilemma. As more men were recruited, Robin Hood’s organization experienced disarray as he was only supported by three people for the functions and was certainly under employed. Robin also lacked familiarity with his men which gave him a hard time on enforcing rules and regulations, and the decline of vigilance among his band. Due to the increasing size of the organization, other issues arise-- the food...
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...1. What problems does Robin Hood have? What issues need to be addressed? Robin Hood has a few weaknesses that he needs to deal with currently. The biggest problem that I see is that his strategy for business needs to be re-evaluated. When he first started his quest he was robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. This strategy and vision worked well for Robin Hood when he was able to give to the poor and sustain his men with the money he took from the rich. As the numbers of his men increased he needed more money and goods to sustain them. As this need has arisen so has the difficulty of robbing. His business has changed, as those traveling through the forest were getting smarter and not carrying as much gold and coin. The rich are also taking a different further route around the forest causing Robin Hoods men to have to travel further or miss the travelers all together. Robin Hood also had the problem of his men being resistant to change. They didn’t see the big picture of why the business had to change. Robin Hood should include all of his top men in the decision process of what their new vision should be. This will help aid the men by including their core values into the vision and mission of the group. Robin Hood needs a well-communicated strategic vision. Robin Hood’s strategy must change because of the changing choices his business has taken and adapting to the new conditions around him. Robin Hood needs to make sure that his new strategy becomes a realized...
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...January 1516 January 1516 Robin Hood case study Introduction to business strategy Robin Hood case study Introduction to business strategy 08 Fall 08 Fall Anna Feldman Sandra Ohuche Anna Feldman Sandra Ohuche Every company or organization at one point of its life meets a critical point when it needs a reconstruction. This is exactly what happened to Robin Hood and Merry men. It was in the spring of the second year of his insurrection against the High Sheriff of Nottingham that Robin Hood realized he has faced a number of problems. The number of his men was increasing, along with that came a shortage of food. Travelers, especially those with the most to lose, were giving the forest a wide berth, cutting into the band’s looting revenues. The Sheriff was getting stronger and more powerful day by day. The last, but not the least is that the Barons were putting pressure on him by asking to join him and work on one side. In order to ensure the success of his campaign, Robin Hood really needs to face the abovementioned issues as. Let’s mention that the strategic approach that Robin Hood has employed to accomplish the Merry men’s’ mission, was focused differentiation. Their work had always been about robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, which differentiates the group from its major competition who does the exact opposite. This is also a strength the Merry men have, their distinctive competence. They have positioned themselves to fill a niche and until recently...
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...Cover Page 720219342 Honor Pledge: ____________ Ever since I was five years old I have desired to be an actor. Unlike many desires throughout life, this one actually stuck with me. That passion still runs through my veins and it shows no signs of vanishing. As I looked over the syllabus and listened in class, I came to understand the notion that we were required to see a couple of plays and then following the plays we had to write a “reflection” paper on them. While most students are not ever too elated for papers (including me most of the time), I actually looked forward to this greatly. I knew I would have to pay attention to and observe the beauties of theatre. I knew my attention would be grasped and that my observations would be broad and limitless, yet precise. My keen attentiveness to detail duplicated as I speculated the aspects of theatre, including plot, lighting, music, character interaction, audience, and many more. This past February 9th I purchased a ticket to see The Making of a King: Henry IV for that night at 7:30. A week later I purchased a ticket to see The Making of a King: Henry V for the same time. At roughly 2:00 PM on the 9th I pulled up to the Paul Green Theatre on Country Club Road. I looked at the gaping columns tower over me, which instantly reminded me of the Romans and their meticulous methods and ideals. As I walked into the building I was in shock to see the size of the building and the intricacy of the designs. This was going to be the...
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...Merit Matrix: We designed a Merit Matrix that identifies the initial merit increases for each employee by range quartile and performance rating. We have modeled each amount based on pay equity and fairness. The matrix shows the range of each position categorized based on a scale of 1-5, 1 being the best performance and 5 being the lowest performance rating. We decided that persons who scored between a 4-5 will not receive an increase due to their poor performance. Persons receiving a 3 (average) will receive a 2.0 percent increase, 2 a 3.0 percent increase and 1 a 4.0 percent increase equaling to a total cost merit increase plan of 3.0 %. Our rational was to have our total merit increase equal to 3.0%, which allowed us to stay below the budget of $67,000. Balance Score Card: Objectives: Incentive plan will be based off of Fast Cat’s mission, which is to ******. Incentive plans will be centralized around 4 key categories: Innovation Team Work Customer Satisfaction Customer Growth Since Marketing and Administrative positions lagged the market by 5%, we decided to give their bonuses that were an increase of 10% after salary adjustment since these positions tend to make less than the technical positions. The Engineering and Technology positions will receive a 5% increase with their bonuses after the salary adjustment, but will not receive 10 % due to their pay scale being much higher. There will be no bonuses given to those who are over the max in pay....
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...(Student’s Name) (Instructor) (Course) (Date) Robin Hood 1. 2. Resources Robin Hood was resourceful in terms manpower, but faced insufficiency of other resources. Robin Hood and his clique of merry men had a successful first year. This can be wholly attributed to the overwhelming number of new recruits from all over England. Although he was initially satisfied with the size of his organization, he realized that he had not made the necessary preparations to accommodate the big number of members. Numerous challenges now threaten to ground robin hood and his band of merry men. Lack of food and other provisions almost derailed his main goal, which was to rob from the rich and giving to the poor. Most of the loots they made were not only insufficient for the organization, but also for the poor. 3. 4. Capabilities Robin Hood was capable in terms of exemplary archery skills, leadership skills and the goodwill he enjoyed from the general public. These qualities made him a hero among his people, but pitted him harshly against the minority rich people of England, and helped him operate almost without any resistance from the local people. 5. 6. Competency Robin Hood was competent judging from the performance of his rivals. His ability to mobilize people was unmatched. He single handedly built a disciplined force of merry men whose loyalty to him was astronomical in nature 7. 8. Strengths As a leader, Robin Hood had several strengths. He had strength in numbers since...
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...Case Synopsis 1: Robin Hood Robin Hood and his merry men are now in trouble because wealthy travelers (their source of revenue) are avoiding the forest. As is often common in an entrepreneurial organization, the Merry Men were highly motivated by Robin Hood’s leadership. Therefore, Robin had previously relied on informal communication to organize and implement operations. Robin is pleased with the growing size and influence of his organization. However, growth has meant that specialized duties have begun taking up most of the men’s time, leaving a command vacuum between Robin and the first line recruits. In addition, they are now all located in a large encampment that can be seen for miles. This creates the probability of a surprise attack on their position. Growth has also put great pressures on resources, so now they must harvest the forest more thoroughly. Rich travelers are avoiding the forest, so in desperation Robin is considering robbing the poorer travelers, which means his lieutenants must now tell their men to rob their brothers and fathers. What started as a rebellion has been routinized into banditry. Robin must therefore begin to question the Merry Men’s mission. Should it still be an extension of his private grudges and aspirations? Has the organization acquired a new mission, if so what is it? On whose behalf should the organization formulate its mission! Summary of Discussion Questions 1. What is strategy? 2. What strategic problems does Robin...
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