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Romeo & Juliet - Friar Lawrences - Research Paper

Romeo & Juliet - Friar Lawrences

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's plays about tragedy. It is
about two lovers who commit suicide when their feuding famillies prevent
them from being together. The play has many characters, each with its own
role in keeping the plot line. Some characters have very little to do with
the plot but some have the plot revolving around them. Friar Lawrence does
not have very much time on stage but the time he does have is crucial to
the plot line. Through his words Friar Lawrence demonstrates the he is a
good intentioned, yet sometimes short-sighted, man who is not afraid to
take risks to help others

One of Friar Lawrences most favourable traits is how good intentioned
he is. ...

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and I shall watch thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee to
Mantua." (Act 4, Scene 1), he tells Juliet how everything will be all right.
Unfortunately, for all his good intentions the play still ends in tragedy.

Friar Lawrence is a man who is not afraid to take risks when he feels
it is neccesary to help someone. For example in Act 2, Scene 6, when he
marries Romeo and Juliet, he is risking his reputation as a Friar so he can
help the two lovers. Also, when he says "Take thou this vial, being then
in bed, and this distilled liquor drink though off;" (Act 4, Scene 1), he
is suggesting that Juliet drink a potion so that she might feighn her own
death and avoid marrying Paris. This is an extremely risky thing to do
because anything might happen to Juliet while she unconscious.

Even after all Friar did to help Romeo and Juliet the play still ended
in tragedy because of Friar Lawrences' short sightedness. When the Friar
married Romeo Juliet in secrecy, he ...

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Added: 8/27/2008 04:57:46 PM
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