Friar Lawrence In Romeo And Juliet

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In this act the audience is introduced to a new character filled with many complex qualities and motivations. When Romeo proposes marriage to Juliet and she says yes, he goes to a man named Friar Lawrence to ask him to marry them. Friar Lawrence agrees to marry them immediately. Here, Friar Lawrence is shown as an imperfect religious figure because of his willingness to compromise the sanctity of marriage for a political goal. He believes that if Romeo and Juliet are married then the feud between the two houses, Montagues and Capulets would cease. Friar Lawrence made the right decision to go with his underlying motivations. He knew that Romeo loved Juliet and cared for her deeply because just days ago Romeo was obsessed with Rosaline. Friar

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