Exploring The Relationship Between Friar Lawrence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Not only did he give consent to this endearingly juvenile idea by marrying them, he continued to embolden the relationship as well as lie and scheme to support his little game. In Act 4, Scene 1, Juliet comes to Friar Lawrence in hopes to seek advice or comfort of some kind after her husband, Romeo has been banished for killing her cousin. He then proposes his plan to her… Friar Lawrence tells Juliet to consent to marry Paris, the man she was arranged to marry, and on the night before the wedding take a sleeping potion. Her family will then discover her unresponsive and seemingly dead and lay her to rest in the capulet tomb. He would be responsible for contacting Romeo and informing him of the plan so that he may help Juliet escape when she