Shakespeare's Romeo And His Pal Friar Lawrence

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Romeo and His Pal Friar Lawrence Friendships and close relationship are always something very important to treasure. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare explores this idea with Romeo and Friar Lawrence’s relationship in act two scene three. Shakespeare uses monologue, hyperboles, and metaphor to express the closeness and the trust Romeo has for the Friar. Shakespeare’s use of monologue is used to express the type of person the Friar is; so the reader gets an understanding of why Romeo has a close bond with Friar Lawrence. In the Friar’s monologue, he explains the idea of “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, And vice sometimes by action dignified,” (21-22). These lines express that the good thing to do can lead to bad consequences, and bad actions could lead good consequences. Shakespeare expresses these thoughts of the Friar to show why Romeo trust the Friar. Romeo trust the Friar because he sees that immoral choices could be used for the better, like Romeo falling in love with his enemies daughter. Romeo feels a special bond with the Friar because the Friar views people’s choices from a different perspective than Romeo’s friends and family. Shakespeare express Romeo and the Friar’s relationship through …show more content…

When the Friar ask about Rosaline, Romeo’s old lover, Rome replies with “I have forgot that name, that name’s woe,” (47-48). Shakespeare uses these lines to show that Romeo has trusted the Friar before with love life secrets. The hyperbole implies that Romeo loves Juliet so much that he has completely forgotten about his old lover. With this information, the audience gets an understanding of what the relationship is like between Friar Lawrence and Romeo. The lines show the reader that Romeo is so close with the Friar to come to him with his problems and secrets. Shakespeare uses the literary device hyperboles to express the bond between the two

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