Friar Lawrence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

The Relationship between Romeo and Friar Lawrence is not just of friends, but family. Friar Lawrence treats Romeo like his son and is a father like figure to Romeo. Friar is there to consult and aid Romeo when Romeo needs assistance and there when Romeo is in need of discipline. Friar is always there for Romeo, just like a father. In Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare usage of irony and the dialogue between Friar and Romeo reveals that Friar and Romeo have the ability to have a father-son relationship. Shakespeare usage of irony shows that Friar has the ability to understand Romeo’s feelings, how only a parent can understand his or her children’s feelings. Through lines 67 and 82 in Act 2, Scene 3, of “Romeo and Juliet”, Friar Lawrence

This is ironic because in the beginning of the story Romeo acts like he is in deep love with Rosaline, even started crying over her, believing she was his true love until he met Juliet. Friar was disappointed at Romeo for moving on so quickly and forgetting all the love he had for Rosaline but he soon realizes that Romeo was just another average teenager who has strong feeling but can quickly get over those feelings. He understood where Romeo was coming from and supported him, something a father would do. The dialogue in between Romeo and Friar shows that they talk to each other almost as if they were father and son. Through lines 32 and 45, in Act 2, Scene 3, of “Romeo and Juliet”, Romeo had just arrived at Friar Lawrence’s cell and they have a conversation. In this conversation, Romeo addresses Friar Lawrence as “father” and Friar addresses Romeo as “son”. At a minor level this might not seem that important, but at a major level, it can be seen the complete opposite. It was Shakespeare’s decision to make Romeo and Friar address each other as “father” and “son”. Shakespeare wanted the reader to think of their relationship as a father-son