What did Juliet drink to fake her death?

Sleeping draughts
In the final act of Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo Montague (Italian: Romeo Montecchi) is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest named Friar Laurence.
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, our tragic heroine takes a potion to fake her own death and place her into a catatonic state. Many believe the potion is most likely to be deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna) a plant native to Europe.
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Why did Juliet drink the potion?

Juliet is distraught by the news of Tybalt's death and Romeo being banished. Lord Capulet tells Juliet she must marry a man called Paris, not knowing she is already married. Friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion that will make her appear dead so she does not have to marry again.
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Does Juliet drink the poison?

Summary: Deciding that it's now or never, Juliet sends the nurse away and takes the potion, knowing how terrifying it will be to wake up in her family's tomb. If the mixture doesn't work, she has a plan B: her dagger.
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Who gave Juliet a potion to fake her death?

The Friar offers Juliet a remedy — a sleeping potion that she is to take on Wednesday night, the evening before the wedding. The potion will render Juliet unconscious, and she will appear to be dead for 42 hours, during which time her body will rest in the family tomb.
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What part does Juliet fake her death?

The importance of Act 4 Scene 5 is it puts into motion what happens at the end of Romeo and Juliet. Juliet executes Friar Laurence's plan to fake her death. Afterward, her family buries her in the tomb as Friar Laurence planned.
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What did Juliet stab herself with?

Rather than stay with her, the Friar leaves the tomb and Juliet is left alone. She then kills herself with Romeo's dagger.
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What does Juliet say before drinking the potion?

Tomorrow night look that thou lie alone; Let not the nurse lie with thee in thy chamber. Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilling liquor drink thou off.
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What is Juliet scared to drink the potion?

Juliet fears multiple things in this scene. She worries that the potion will not work, that it will kill her, that she will awaken too early and suffocate, or that she will awaken too early, and go mad, potentially killing herself.
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Who drugged Juliet?

In Act II, Scene 3, the Friar describes the dual qualities of the flower that is capable of healing yet has the power to act as a poison. The drug the Friar offers Juliet is compounded of opposites and will give Juliet the appearance of death so that she can regain her life and her love.
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What did Juliet do to cause her death?

This led to Romeo and Juliet's death because the message said that Juliet wasn't dead, but Romeo sees Juliet sleeping, thinks she's dead, and kill's himself. Moments later, Juliet wakes up and sees him dead, so she stabs herself and dies.
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What does Juliet say after drinking the potion?

Get thee to bed, and rest; for thou hast need. Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again.
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When Juliet drinks the potion?

After facing her terror at the prospect of awaking in her family's burial vault, Juliet drinks the potion that Friar Lawrence has given her. Enter Juliet and Nurse. To move the heavens to smile upon my state, 5 Which, well thou knowest, is cross and full of sin.
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Why did Juliet stab herself?

Juliet had killed herself because she saw Romeo's dead body. Romeo had killed himself because he had heard that Juliet had died. Also, the letter he was supposed to receive from the friar had come too late.
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What poison did Juliet take?

In the final act of Romeo and Juliet, our tragic heroine takes a potion to fake her own death and place her into a catatonic state. Many believe the potion is most likely to be deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna) a plant native to Europe.
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What were Juliet's 3 fears before drinking the potion?

She will lose her mind and marry Paris. She will forget all about Romeo. She will die or wake up alone in the tomb.
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Who discovered Juliet's lifeless body?

The Nurse enters Juliet's room and discovers her seemingly lifeless body on the bed. The Nurse tries to wake her, but believing her to be dead, cries out to the family in desperation. The Capulets, Friar Laurence, and Paris enter the room in response to the Nurse's cries.
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Do they ever find out Juliet drugged Serena?

While visiting her brother in prison, Juliet reveals that she drugged Serena and even shocks Ben (David Call) for what she has done, saying that drugging her is going to far in their plans to ruin her.
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Did Juliet stab herself in the heart?

Thinking her dead, Romeo then drinks a poison that actually kills him. Seeing him dead, Juliet stabs herself through the heart with a dagger.
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Does Juliet get exposed for drugging Serena?

Last night, confessions spilled forth from the lip-glossed mouths of the characters on Gossip Girl: Juliet confessed to Serena that she had drugged her.
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What are Juliet's 3 fears about the potion?

What three fears does Juliet reveal in her soliloquy in Scene iii? The potion may not work; it may kill her; she may wake up alone in the tomb before Romeo comes.
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What ghost does Juliet see before drinking the potion?

She has a vision in which she sees Tybalt's ghost searching for Romeo. She begs Tybalt's ghost to quit its search for Romeo, and toasting to Romeo, drinks the contents of the vial.
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What does Juliet see immediately before she drinks the vial?

She has a vision in which she sees Tybalt's ghost searching for Romeo. She begs Tybalt's ghost to quit its search for Romeo, and toasting to Romeo, drinks the contents of the vial.
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What mental illness does Juliet have?

In Shakespeare's tragedies, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a common mental illness throughout. In Romeo and Juliet, they both display symptoms of BPD.
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What was Juliet lying on when she died?

What was Juliet lying on when she died? In the Romeo and Juliet death scene, Juliet is lying in the tomb, under the influence of a sleeping potion that makes it appear that she has died. Romeo finds her in the tomb.
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Did Romeo and Juliet sleep together?

They did sleep together after their mystery marriage. Usually made clear in act 3, scene 5, when they wake up in bed together at first light. Juliet inclinations Romeo to take off some time recently her relatives discover him and slaughter him.
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