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Friar Lawrence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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1 Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, is about how strong the bound of love can be between two people. I have chosen Friar Laurence as my secondary character. He was a main reason why Romeo and Juliet killed themselves. He’s the one who married Romeo and Juliet and gave her the sleeping potion. Laurence married Romeo and Juliet in secret. The reason he did that was to stop their families from fighting and to bring peace. The only reason the Laurence agreed to marry Romero and Juliet is because he thought that it would bring the families together and stop the fighting. Soon after the two lovers were married, Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, was killed by Romero which only made the feuding worse. “Thy purposed marriage, send me word tomorrow” (Act II, Scene II, line …show more content…

“By holy marriage. When and where and how We met, we wooed, and made exchange of vow, I’ll tell thee as we pass; but this I pray, that thou consent to marry ustoday.” (Act II, Scene II, line 61-64). “In my behalf—my reputation stained With Tybalt’s slander—Tybalt, that an hou”. (Act III, Scene 1, line 109-110).The double suicide of the married couple all started with Juliet taking the sleeping potion to keep from having to marrying Paris. “Romero, Romero, I drink to thee” (Act 3, Scene 3, Line 58). The Friar’s message to Romero was never received because of the outbreak of a disease kept Romero from hearing what Juliet’s plan was. Romero gets word of her death then says, “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight”. (Act 5, Scene1, Line 34). After Romeo kills himself, Juliet then wakes up to discover that he has drank poison and is dead. Seeing this she then says, “yea, noise?

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