Analyze of death

  In Act 3 Scene 3, based on the incident of the banishment to Romeo by the prince. We can tell that Friar Lawrence and Romeo have different perspectives to the term"death". For Friar Lawrence, he said "A gentler judgment vanished from his lips, Not body’s death, but body’s banishment."(3.3 11-12) He considers not being dead as a gentle punishment, which shows that he cherish people's life. However, Romeo thinks death would be a better choice than been exiled and not able to see his Juliet. "Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say “death”(3.3 13). Death is mercy to him, because he is just overwhelmed by love. It's not about right or wrong, but the significance of love and life. Both of them have deeper explanations next: "Thy fault our law calls death , but the kind prince, Taking thy part , hath rushed aside the law And turned that black word “death” to “banishment."(3.3 26-28) Friar Lawrence just doesn't want Romeo die, life weighs much more than death for love. It might related to his identity of a priest, has love and faith in people's lives. Romeo just doesn't care,:"Hadst thou no poison mixed, no sharp-ground knife, No sudden mean of death, though ne’er so mean, But “banished” to kill me? “banished”?(3.3 46-48) I think this sentence not only shows his extreme emotions on love but also foreshadows his death later in the play. Of course death is cruel, but to some people, live without love can be crueler.