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Friar Laurence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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2 FRIAR LAURENCE1Romeo & Juliet: Friar LaurenceDanny HarrisAshworth College
FRIAR LAURENCE2AbstractThe contents of this paper will discuss the importance of the secondary characters. Secondarycharacters are defined as those in the play that are important but not as important as the maincharacters; they help the story move along they play a big role in making the story. In particular,Friar Laurence, in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Had Friar Laurence been excluded from theplay there would have been a much different outcome. He was responsible for the secretmarriage of the two, providing that fateful love potion, and keeping the romantic connectionfired up between Romeo and Juliet. All of his actions play into the theme of love throughout …show more content…

Though FriarLawrence’s plans all seem well conceived and well intentioned, they serve as the mainmechanisms through which the fated tragedy of the play occurs (SparkNotes). Within this paper,we will discuss the actions of the secondary character Friar Laurence and the importance of themthroughout the play.
FRIAR LAURENCE3Romeo & Juliet: Friar LaurenceThe play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare carries a resounding theme of love.The theme of a play is defined as the underlying message or ‘big idea,’ the critical belief theauthor is trying to convey (Notari). This play is known as one of the greatest love stories of alltime. It conveys passion, love, loyalty and the violence that can surround a forbidden love; a lovethat was helped along by the secondary character I have chosen, Friar Laurence. Secondarycharacters as the only religious character in the play he was responsible for marrying Romeo andJuliet, giving them advice, sneaking them to see each other and he also provided the sleepingpotion to them. Without Friar Laurence the play would have had a very different outcome. I would say the biggest affect Friar Laurence had on the outcome of the play was thepotion he gave to

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