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Act 2, Scene 3. 'young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes'. At first, Friar Laurence does not believe that Romeo’s love for Juliet is genuine (real).
Friar Lawrence says that young men’s love lies in their eyes, not their hearts. Friar Lawrence is a mentor to Romeo. He has many poignant things to say to him, because Romeo seems to love very...
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He is one of very few characters who knows about their secret relationship. Friar Laurence establishes the plan for Juliet to fake her own death which allowed her to avoid the arranged marriage to Paris.
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Nov 12, 2019 · Friar Lawrence is typically analysed as wise, trustworthy, caring, well-intentioned. However, he could equally be analysed as a scheming, political character who well knows how he could benefit from being seen to bring about a reconciliation between two warring clans.
It is a tragedy revolving around the relationship between the two main characters, Romeo and Juliet. There is also the underlying subplot of the feuding Capulet and Montague families and how this affects the relationship of the two young lovers.
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The young man explains his love for Juliet and asks for Lawrence’s help in marrying her; the friar upbraids him for his inconstancy and the shallowness of his doting on Rosaline, but agrees to help him in this instance in the hope of ending the enmity between the two houses.
