In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Laurence is one of the characters with a tremendous personality. Friar Laurence’s character is that of a trustworthy‚ friendly‚ and helpful man. The first trait of Friar Laurence’s personality is him being trustworthy. When talking to Romeo the Friar says "But come‚ young waverer‚ come go with me. / In one respect I’ll thy assistant be" (89-90). By telling this to Romeo‚ he shows that he can be trusted to marry him to Juliet. Friar Laurence is also trusted because
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The Friar is the least moral character of all the clergy members according to Chaucer’s “General Prologue”. Clergy members are religious characters who promise to follow four vows. However‚ many of the members actually immorally break these promises. These vows include poverty‚ chastity‚ obedience‚ and stability. The Friar breaks many of these promised vows‚ and is the most immoral clergy member in The Canterbury Tales. Here are a few examples. First off‚ Chaucer states that “instead of weeping and
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Friar Lawrence‚ Romeo’s priest/father was a man of many virtues. He was just as naive as Romeo and Juliet when it came to making rational decisions. Though his instincts in the beginning were that Romeo was rushing into a love he knew nothing about that eventually would be the death of both Romeo and Juliet. His loyalty to the laws of Verona were pushed aside to help Romeo and Juliet to their deaths. After the balcony scene where Romeo and Juliet professed their love for one another‚ and Juliet
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deaths. From time to time‚ it seems that fate is against Romeo and Juliet. On the other hand‚ there are times when involvements of other characters change the direction of the play. Two of the characters that shape the tragedy are Juliet’s Nurse and Friar Lawrence. These two characters had motivation and decisions which affected the outcomes of Romeo and Juliet. To begin with‚ Juliet’s Nurse was very motherly towards Juliet‚ and Juliet trusted her. The Nurse’s motive was to make Juliet happy. The
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ACT FOUR - SCENE ONE 1. What is the plan that Juliet and the Friar come up with? Take a sleeping potion that will make her appear dead; send a letter to Romeo explaining the plan so he will come get her from the tomb and take her to Mantua. ACT FOUR - SCENE TWO 2. Juliet is so convincing in her deception that her father decides to move the wedding day up from Thursday to Wednesday. What Complication does this change foreshadow? Friar Lawrence has less time to get the letter to Romeo. ACT FOUR
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beat the two families. . One man stood out and his name is Friar Lawrence. His plan is to marry the children of these opposing families so that the families can end their feud. Although the lives of the two lovers are taken away‚ the hatred of these families did end because of Friar Lawrence. His attempt to help Romeo and Juliet’s relationship symbolizes the dangers of inconstant and impetuous actions‚ which leads to their deaths. Friar Lawrence plays many dramatic roles in the play‚ marring the
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