Friar In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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In the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, there is a character who is the Friar of the town of Verona and he could be very dramatic in many sorts of ways but the main way was how he talked about Romeo and Juliet. He was a big part of the story and how it unfolded therefore, Shakespeare put him in there for a reason and that was so he could be the dramatic character that practically caused all of the tragedy in the end to happen. First of all, he is very dramatic when he is contemplating if he should marry Romeo and Juliet. While he is thinking of his decision he does not know if he should because he might anger the heavens. “So smile the heavens upon this holy act That after-hours with sorrow chide us not.” (Rom. 2.6 1-2). The quote is showing how dramatic his mind can be. He is worried that the heavens will be infuriated if he marries the two star-crossed lovers and he hopes they do not do anything to make him regret his decision which we know what happens in the end from the beginning. The Friar is a very dramatic character in the play, yet again he shows this by trying to create as much drama as he can throughout the play. Another example would be when he told Juliet to drink the sleeping potion that …show more content…

At this time in history if someone in her class of royalty died it would create a lot of ruckus and drama around the city. The Friar did this and she drank the potion, the next morning