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- Friar Laurence is a priest in Verona and a confidante of Romeo, He is kind, optimistic, loving, religious and believes the best of people. Romeo sees Friar Laurence as a role model, an almost father figure. Whenever Romeo has a problem, he confides in Friar Laurence and seeks his advice.
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Friar Lawrence occupies a strange position in Romeo and Juliet. He is a kindhearted cleric who helps Romeo and Juliet throughout the play. He performs their marriage and gives generally good advice, especially in regard to the need for moderation. He is the sole figure of religion in the play.
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Friar Laurence is introduced as he tends to his medicinal...
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Friar Laurence is wise when he advises Romeo. He thinks highly of Romeo and refers to him as 'son' illustrating their close bond. He also tries to impart advice so Romeo can make the right...
In spite of his occasional shortsightedness, Friar Laurence is the play’s moral compass in many ways: he calls out Romeo for his melodrama and ungratefulness, Juliet for her rash responses to anger and frustration, and Capulet for his obsession with climbing Verona’s social ladder.
Both Romeo and Juliet trust Friar Lawrence with their secrets. The friar has good relations with both the Montagues and the Capulets, and hopes that Romeo and Juliet’s marriage will...
- Who Is Friar Laurence?
- Why Does Friar Laurence Marry Romeo & Juliet?
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Friar Laurence is a key character in Romeo and Juliet. He is a Franciscan monk who lives on his own in a humble shack in the countryside near Verona. He is a kind of doctor, gathering herbs, from which he makes medicines for various conditions. He is well-known in and around Verona – including among the teenagers of the town – and is someone they k...
Friar Laurence is kind, compassionate and thoughtful, and deeply concerned about the feud that is blighting what is an otherwise prosperous and beautiful town. When Romeo comes to him, telling him he is in love with Julietand asking him to marry them he is horrified. They are so young, and, after all, wasn’t it just the day before that Romeo was si...
Young men’s love lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes (act 2 scene2) But come, young waverer, come, go with me. In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, This alliance may so happy prove To turn your households’ rancour to pure love (act 2 scene 3) A lover may bestride the gossamers That idles in the wanton summer air, And yet not fall, so...
In Act 2, Friar Laurence is at first sceptical (has doubts) about Romeo’s love for Juliet – especially because he seems to have fallen out of love with Rosaline so quickly. He scornfully tells Romeo that 'young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes'.
Friar Laurence is a good-hearted Franciscan friar who marries Romeo and Juliet in hopes that their union will end the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. He is one of the most...
