Friar Lawrence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Have you ever gotten in the middle of your 2 best friends' argument? Well, Friar did, sort of… The Friar, Friar Lawrence, is a major character in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The Friar is a guy who works for the church and makes potions with herbs. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are a pair of star-crossed lovers whose families are rivals. They use the Frair to help them by marrying them, planning secret sneak-outs, and following them along. By the end of our play, Frair Lawrence is the only person left to tell the tale. Shakespeare uses Friar Lawrence as the reason for Romeo and Juliet’s rash decisions. In the play, the Frair admits that he feels like he could solve the family feud, and he makes various plans to solve

Friar Lawrence says he wants to resolve the Montague v. Capulet feud. He is saying he will only marry Juliet to Romeo because it will resolve the drama.
The Friar says “To turn your households' rancor to pure love.”(2.3.92). The Frair admits that the only reason he is willing to marry Juliet to Romeo is that he wants to resolve the feud. Hearing that Romeo wants to marry Juliet, he senses a change is near for Verona, that the families will no longer be divided. The Friar exclaims, “Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here!”(2.3.65). The Friar is realizing that if the two youngsters are in love, they’ll change Verona forever, finally getting rid of the family's feud. Next, The friar starts to plan… plan too

The Friar makes the plan for Juliet to fake her death, and Romeo and himself take her to Mantua after she is declared, “Dead’ The Friar explains, “Hold then; go home, be merry, give consent To marry Paris./And this distilling liquor drink thou off./ To wanna ashes, thy eyes' windows fall Like death when he shuts up the day of life.\Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift/And hither shall he come. And he and I Will watch thy waking, and that very night Shall Romeo bear thee hence to Mantua” (4.1.89-117). The Friar is explaining to Juliet to go along with his plan, to help the lovers be together. The Friar plans for Romeo and Juliet's wedding. He makes sure Roemo and Juliet know what times to be there. Franciscan Friar declares, “These violent delights have violent ends/And in their triumph die like fire and powder/… Which, as they kiss, consume.” (2.6.9-11). The Friar marries Juliet and Romeo but also admits that their love could, and will have a violent end. Lastly, the Friar continues to be the eye-witness of the story! The Frair was a witness to every step in Romeo and Juliet's