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Friar Lawrence urges Romeo to "love moderately," as love that lasts a long time is moderate, or not so passionate. It is just as bad to be fast, Friar Laurence tells Romeo, as it is to be too slow ...
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 2, scene 2 From Capulet’s garden Romeo overhears Juliet express her love for him. When he answers her, they acknowledge their love and their desire to be married. Act 2, scene 3 Determined to marry Juliet, Romeo hurries to Friar Lawrence. The Friar agrees to marry them, expressing the hope that the marriage may end the feud between their ...
Friar Laurence orders Romeo to stop being so dramatic and start acting like a man. The friar demands Romeo pull himself together—nothing is as bad as it seems. Juliet is alive, and still in love with Romeo; Romeo is alive, while Tybalt, who would have killed him, is dead. On top of it all, Prince Escalus has spared Romeo’s life.
Juliet’s love for Romeo—and her desperation to see it through—has caused her to resort to violence as means of securing her desired ends. Juliet’s feelings of grief, betrayal, and confusion are so large that in expressing them, her thoughts and words are full of violent desires—a consequence of her overwhelming, disorienting love for Romeo and her fear of letting it go.
Friar Laurence goes to the tomb to meet Juliet when he realises the letter hasn’t delivered, but he arrives after Romeo. When he arrives, he sees that Paris has been killed and Romeo is dead. When Juliet wakes up, he quickly tells her that Romeo is dead and tells her to leave the tomb with him. Juliet will not leave the tomb immediately, so ...
Act IV. Scene I. - Verona. Friar Laurence's Cell. Friar Laurence: "I do spy a kind of hope...." Paris reveals that his wedding has been moved forward to Thursday, earlier than expected. Juliet is cold to Paris. Friar Laurence tells Juliet to take a potion simulating death, allowing Romeo to take her away unopposed to Mantua since everyone will ...
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Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet, and these lines explain his motive. He hopes that the lovers’ marriage will put an end to the feud between their families. However, these lines also serve to remind the audience that according to the Prologue it is not the lovers’ “alliance” but their deaths that will “end their parents ...
