Spiritual Gambler

Spiritual Gambler In 1888 T.S. Eliot said, "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go". Only a few people have found out how far one can go. In William Shakespeare’s, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence proves he is a risk taker finding out how far he can go. He proves this to the world by marrying Romeo and Juliet, providing Juliet an escape from her …

…help someone. He took risks during the marriage, the fake death conspiracy, and even down to their deaths. But in the end, the play turned out to be a tragedy. Two star-crossed lovers lie dead next to each other because of the risks taken by Friar Lawrence. When the Friar’s risks left two lovers dead, he found out how far a man could go. He found out by taking a step past the limit.