Friar Lawrence's Relationship In Romeo And Juliet

When Romeo goes to the friar to ask Friar Lawerence to marry them he agrees saying, “So smile the Heavens upon this holy act, that after-hours with sorrow chide us not” (II, vi, 1-2) This quote shows that he hoped that the odds will be in their favor. Friar Lawrence was a first optimistic about the marriage hoping it would bring the feuding families together; even though just a few pages before he criticises Romeo for changing his love from Rosaline to Juliet telling him, “Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies, not truly in their hearts but in their eyes” (II. iii. 70-72). Friar Lawrence knew that Romeo’s love for Juliet was only in the eyes and not from the heart. He already doubted Romeo’s youth and immaturity. But he marries them anyway in secret hoping the feuding will

With a flicker of hope that the marriage will work and end the feud, Friar Lawrence remarks that, "this alliance may so happy prove to turn [their] households' rancor to pure love" (II iv 91-92). The blame can be placed on Friar Lawrence because he cares too much for Romeo and Juliet and eventually takes an extreme and risky approach to facilitate their union.

Secondly, Friar Lawrence’s intentions are always for the benefit of others. He helps his fellow citizens when they are in despair, such as when Romeo arrives at the friar’s cell crying himself to death. The friar responds, “Thou shalt live, till we can find a time to blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends, beg pardon of the prince, and call thee back” (3, 3, 150-152). Here, Friar Lawrence acts as a mentor to Romeo, and uplifts his spirits by guiding him through the difficult times of banishment. Friar tells Romeo what he wants to hear because he understands Romeo’s boundless love for Juliet, and what may happen as the consequence of forbidden love. Moreover, Friar Lawrence has noble intentions that give himself no personal gain. When he agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet, he says, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (2, 3, 90-92). Friar decides to marry the young lovers not only to help his friends, but because he believes it will end the long bitter feud of Verona. He only cares about the wellbeing of the city and the safety of the opposing families. Lastly, Friar Lawrence always assists his fellow citizens in their time of desperation. When

Throughout the book, Friar Lawrence shows the he has a virtue of peace to bring to feuding families together. Friar Lawrence’s soul reason for the marriage of Romeo and Juliet is to make an attempt at ending the feud between the families. Friar Lawrence said,“In one respect I'll thy assist be: / for this alliance may so happy prove/ to turn to your households’ rancour to pure love” (II.III.90-93). By marrying Romeo and Juliet he sees an opportunity to end the feud, once the parents of each households find out about the marriage maybe they would put aside their feud for the sake of their children. Friar Lawrence is wondering when Romeo will tell everyone about his marriage. “Where thou shalt live till we can find a time/ to blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends” (III.III.150-151). Friar Lawrence shows in this quote that he wants Romeo to tell everyone about his marriage so that it will bring harmony between the two feuding families.

Friar Lawrence, murder, a man foiled by fate, or just not that smart? In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, there was a Friar which Romeo and Juliet went to for most of their problems regarding their love. This Friar is a philosophical man and extremely knowledgeable with plants. He marries Romeo and Juliet without their parents blessing or constant, makes a plan for Romeo after he is banished, and makes an elaborate plan for Juliet not to marry County Paris but runaway with Romeo. As people can see he tries to help.

Friar Lawrence has good intentions while making his decisions but the good intentions don’t equal good results. Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence to ask if he would marry his new love Juliet and himself. He asks the Friar this, the morning after he snuck to Juliet’s balcony. At first the Friar is hesitant because Romeo just met Juliet the night before, but then agrees in hopes it will end the feud between their two enemy families. The Friar believes “...this alliance may prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (2.3 98-99). When Friar Lawrence says “this alliance” he is referring to the one that Romeo and Juliet have formed. Their families, the Capulets and the Montagues are hateful enemies, but the Friar believes that marrying the two could turn the “households’ rancor to pure love”, meaning Romeo and Juliet’s love could end the feud between the two foes. Friar Lawrence is supporting their love so the outcome of it could potentially be positive. He has right motives for making the decision to marry the two, but he seems to ignore

Friar Lawrence asked Romeo and Juliet to marry in an effort to end the feud between their families, the Montagues and the Capulets. He initially made this point by stating, “But come, young waverer, come go with me…. For this alliance may so happy

There are many characters in the play of Romeo and Juliet that have important roles and unique characteristics. One of these characters is Friar Lawrence, a Franciscan monk who is an expert in plants and medicines. While the Friar does not appear in all parts of the play, he acts as an advisor to Romeo and Juliet and gets them married. Being an honest, trustworthy, and loving friend, Friar Lawrence helps keep Romeo and Juliet together while maintaining his character and not acting dual-sided or having a second nature. Throughout the later parts of the play, Friar Lawrence’s characterization remains consistent as he guides the two lovers through their troubles and eventually ends the family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.

Friar Lawrence is responsible for the marriage of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence is completely aware of the feud between the Montague and Capulet families, which does not deter him from organising the marriage of this young couple. With the hope of restoring peace between Montagues and Capulets by turning the “households' rancour to pure love” Friar Lawrence agrees to organise the marriage (II, iii, 92). Friar Lawrence expresses his doubts about this marriage only a few scenes later by saying, “so smile the heavens upon this holy act, that after-hours with sorrow chide us not (II, vi, 1-2).” Friar Lawrence hopes the heavens will approve of his decision to organise this marriage, as he does not want to regret it later. He says this as he recognises that Romeo is far too young to understand what love is and that he should not be in such a serious relationship. Even though Friar Lawrence knows that this marriage could have Romeo and Juliet punished by their families and that this decision

First, Friar Lawrence knows the danger of wedding together a Capulet and a Montague without the consent of either of their families. Despite the risk, Friar Lawrence is loyal to his friend Romeo, who believes he has found ‘the one’ and wishes to marry her the same day “O, she knew well Thy love did read by rote and could not spell/But come, young waverer, come, go with me/In one respect I'll thy assistant be, For this alliance may so happy prove marriage To turn your households' rancor to pure love.” (2,3,94). Secondly, Loyalty is not only displayed by Friar Lawrence, it is also returned to him when Friar John helps Friar Lawrence on a risky mission to get a message to Romeo, who was banished from the town of Verona. For instance, Friar John was to invite Romeo back to town so that Romeo and Juliet are able to elope after the fake death of Juliet “This same should be the voice of Friar John. Welcome from Mantua! What says Romeo? Or if his mind be writ, give me his letter” (5,2,2). Lastly, Juliet, just like all the other citizens of the Verona, look to the church committee for help in tough times. In fact, Friar Lawrence helps Juliet out of committing suicide by finding a way to get Romeo and Juliet together as he creates a deceiving plan after Juliet goes begging to him for help “Take

“But come, young waverer, come, go with me. In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, for this alliance may be so happy, prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (2.3.96-99). In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet he constructed Friar Lawrence's character to come off as a helpful yet a deceiving man. He serves as a mentor and friend to Romeo and Juliet. Friar guides them through their marriage hoping to end the feud. Romeo and Juliet trust the Friar and hope he will keep their marriage a secret and possibly end the conflict. He also comes off as a very helpful individual, given that he has the power invested in him to marry the lovers and create a plan. Friar Lawrence’s motivation to end the feud enforced the demise of their ill-fated love

Friar Lawrence is the man who marries Romeo and Juliet and devises the plan to fake Juliet’s death. Friar Lawrence says, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households rancour to pure love” (Doc C). Friar Lawrence does not think that Romeo and Juliet are ready to be married, but he thinks it may end the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues so he takes the risk anyway. This is encouraging the forbidden love between Romeo and Juliet and allowing more possibility for something to go wrong for them. Friar Lawrence doesn't have faith that Romeo and Juliet will have a happy marriage; he says, “so heavens smile upon this holy act… These violent delights have violent ends…” (Doc C). He also says “And, if thou darest, I’ll give thee remedy,” (Doc C) regarding the potion he gives Juliet to help her fake her death. He continually appears to encourage Romeo and Juliet’s bad decisions by making them become reality. This contributes to the deaths of the lovers.

Friar Lawrence often tries to find the easiest ways out of his issues. He prefers to go behind people’s backs and make actions that attempt to quickly fix issues, instead of actually talking to people and making a compromise everyone can agree on. One example of when Friar lawrence is being selfish is when he sees juliet and Romeo commit suicide, he just runs away out of the tomb. He does not want to get in trouble with the community and does not help Romeo and Juliet. Any person in their right mind would help people in need, it is programed into people's mind. Not helping a dying person for one's own needs, is one of the most selfish actions someone can make. Friar Lawrence should have talked to Lord Capulet, and Lord Montague about the situation. He should have told them about their love and it could have sparked a conversation between families to cause a peaceful resolution for the

The bond between Friar Lawrence and Romeo is a brotherly type relationship.This is because, considering the age gap, they seem to know each other for a long time. Also, because the Friar is willing to help Romeo and Juliet get married. Not only because it is his job to marry anyone who asks, but because he thinks it will the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. On page 105, Friar Lawrence says, "There's one good reason why I'll assist you: this marriage could be the happy cause of turning the enmity between your two households

Friar Lawrence imprudently agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet, even though he knows that it will cause later consequences. At first, Friar thinks that “For this alliance may so happy prove/To turn your households rancor to pure love” (2.3.98-99), meaning that he thinks the marriage will bring about peace to the two opposed families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Immediately, however, he tells Romeo,” Wisely and slowly, they stumble that run fast” (2.3.101). Friar Lawrence warns Romeo that if he is too hasty, then it leads to bad consequences. Friar Lawrence is clearly aware that if he and he alone marries the two, then their marriage will collapse, yet he decides to marry Romeo and Juliet. This causes both of them to sink into depression after Romeo gets banished from the city of Verona, his home town. Without Friar Lawrence, the two would not have married, which would not lead to their depression and further