who was friar lawrence in romeo and juliet?

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who was friar lawrence?his charactrictics?

Answer 1

At first glance, one may look over the character of Friar Laurence and dismiss him as only a minor player in the story of Romeo and Juliet. However, upon closer examination, it becomes obvious that the Friar plays an essential role in the development of the play and is notable for moving the action along. A Franciscan friar, he is also an expert of plants and natural remedies. At the beginning of the play, we learn that he is very close with Romeo and considers Romeo to be his pupil. Romeo considers Friar Laurence someone he can confide in, and therefore tells him about his newfound love, Juliet, as soon as possible. The Friar, however, is not convinced. He feels that Romeo is very hasty in his decisions, having been so infatuated with Rosaline, and states, “Young men’s love then lies/Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes”. Being a very wise man, he warns Romeo to slow down a bit, but Romeo stands firm. At this point, the only good Friar Laurence sees in the relationship is that it could eventually bring together the houses of Capulet and Montague. This first exposure to the Friar shows his careful, wise manner and his obvious care for Romeo’s best interests. This characterization of Friar Laurence stands firm throughout the play, as he attempts to guide Romeo and Juliet during their struggles.
The next time we meet with Friar Laurence, he is about to perform the secret wedding ceremony for Romeo and Juliet. The Friar still believes that Romeo and Juliet are merely infatuated with each other and are not truly in love, but he agrees to marry them anyway. He does this because he still hopes that he could help bring their feuding families together. Friar Laurence’s sense of duty here identifies him as the “peacemaker” of the play. Ironically, his intentions were never truly fulfilled because the circumstances surrounding the marriage made it almost impossible for peace to occur. It is important to remember that the Friar’s impetus for all his actions in the play are initially to bring peace, and secondly to bring happiness to Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo returns to the Friar again when Romeo is in need of help after he murdered Tybalt. The Friar gives Romeo what he feels to be good news: Romeo has not been sentenced to death by the Prince, he has merely been banished. This displays the Friar’s unwavering optimism, which hold up till the near-end of the play. Romeo, however, is not happy with this news, and complains to Friar Laurence about the situation. This angers the Friar, and he once again offers guidance to Romeo by pointing out that he should count his blessings and make the best of the situation. He tells Romeo to go to Juliet for their wedding night, and then to make haste to Mantua. He vows to keep in contact with Romeo and let him know what is happening with Juliet.
In the next scene in which the Friar appears, Paris is asking him to preside over his wedding to Juliet the next day. This causes great conflict for the Friar, because he knows the whole story, and he is very relieved to see Juliet appear at his chamber. After Paris leaves, Juliet begs the Friar to help her in her predicament. As a religious man, the Friar is also looking for a way to avoid doubly marrying Juliet, so he helps her plan her “death”. He also plans to send a friar to Mantua to notify Romeo about the situation. Here, we see the control that the Friar has over the events that occur. He is still a good man, trying to correct his mistakes, but he handles all his tasks with confidence and faith in God.
In Scene 4.5, Friar Laurence shows that he is capable of sin and dishonesty. He goes to the Capulet household after Juliet is discovered “dead”, and helps motivate the family to rush their deceased daughter to her funeral service and then to burial. He justifies this by saying it is God’s will, and he lowers himself here by using God as a tool in his dishonesty. However, we must remember that he is still trying to help both families and his young friends, despite his new fault.
In Scene 5.2, Friar Laurence’s well-laid plans begin to fall apart. The letter that he sent to notify Romeo of Juliet‘s scam does not reach him. The Friar realizes that things have gotten out of hand and that he must go to Juliet’s tomb to be there when she wakes up.
In Scene 5.3, everything that Friar Laurence attempted to do falls apart. He tries to save Romeo and Juliet, but they both commit suicide, which lays heavy guilt upon the man. He is humiliated when he has to admit his part in the entire scheme, but the Prince believes his story. This does not, however, remove Friar Laurence’s feeling of personal responsibility. Though he is a genuinely a good man, he, too, can make the wrong choices for the right reasons. His pure intention of bringing the families together has been attained, but his close relationship with Romeo and Juliet does not allow him to feel happy about the results. He is indirectly responsible for their deaths, and though he still remains a very religious man, one may wonder if his faith in God and God’s good will stands just as strong as before.

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Answer 2

friend to both Romeo and Juliet. Kind, civic-minded, a proponent of moderation, and always ready with a plan, Friar Lawrence secretly marries the impassioned lovers in hopes that the union might eventually bring peace to Verona. As well as being a Catholic holy man, Friar Lawrence is also an expert in the use of seemingly mystical potions and herbs.
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Answer 3

The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. A young man of about sixteen, Romeo is handsome, intelligent, and sensitive. Though impulsive and immature, his idealism and passion make him an extremely likable character. He lives in the middle of a violent feud between his family and the Capulets, but he is not at all interested in violence. His only interest is love and he goes to extremes to prove the seriousness of his feelings. He secretly marries Juliet, the daughter of his father's worst enemy; he happily takes abuse from Tybalt; and he would rather die than live without his beloved. Romeo is also an affectionate and devoted friend to his relative Benvolio, Mercutio, and Friar Lawrence.

Answer 4

Friar Lawrence- He is the Priest in Verona. He weds Romeo and Juliet hoping it will unite both families. Instead it causes fighting. He later gives Juliet sleeping potion. He helps Romeo out.


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Character Analysis
Friar Laurence
Friar Laurence is presented as a holy man who is trusted and respected by the other characters. The Friar’s role as the friend and advisor to Romeo and Juliet highlights the conflict between parents and their children within the play. The centrality of the Friar’s role suggests a notable failure of parental love. Romeo and Juliet can’t tell their parents of their love because of the quarrel between the two families.

In their isolation, Romeo and Juliet turn to the Friar who can offer neutral advice. At first, the Friar can’t believe how quickly Romeo has abandoned Rosaline and fallen in love with Juliet, so he reminds Romeo of the suddenness of his decisions. The Friar uses the formal language of rhyme and proverbs to stress the need for caution to Romeo. However, he agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet in the hope that their marriage will heal the rift between the Montagues and the Capulets. His decision to marry the lovers is well-meaning but indicates that he has been naive in his assessment of the feud and hasn’t reflected on the implications of Romeo and Juliet’s clandestine marriage.

The conflict between youth and old age also manifests itself in the Friar’s relationship with Romeo and Juliet. When Friar Laurence tries to soothe Romeo’s grief at the news of his banishment with rational argument, Romeo quickly responds that if the Friar were young and in love, he wouldn’t accept such advice any better.

The Friar’s knowledge of plants—especially their dual qualities to heal and hurt—play an important role in the action that follows. His attempts to heal the feud by reversing nature—causing Juliet’s “death” in order to bring about acceptance of her life with Romeo is notably unnatural. The Friar must extricate Juliet from the tomb in order to save her life—another reversal of nature. This use of nature for unnatural purposes precipitates many of the consequences leading to the tragic conclusion of the play. Ultimately, the Friar acts distinctly human—he flees the tomb and abandons Juliet.

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Answer 5

he helped romeo and Juliet be together. If it wasnt for him they probably wouldnt have died. See the irony is that he was a fryer and lying for them. And he gave them the poison in which to pretend they were dead. He never told each of them either that the poison was not deadly and only a temp fix.

Answer 6

He was the confessor to Juliet who came up with the idea that she take a sleeping potion to pretend death and avoid the marriage and stuff that would take her away from Romeo, who was not informed of the ruse and killed himself when he saw her dead and she awoke and killed herself.

Answer 7

curry, spice, herbs etc

Answer 8

chemistry stuff. test tubes. potions ect.