Friar's Views On Virtue And Vice In Romeo And Juliet

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In the Friar’s soliloquy he explains his viewpoints on virtue and vice. The Friar believes that with every good comes bad and vice versa. These beliefs are reflected on both the natural world and humanity. For example, the virtue of a plant is that it could heal someone’s cold or sickness. However, the plant could also poison and cause death to someone. This would be a vice of the plant. Similarly, this ideology also applies to humanity, and is relatable to the decision he makes to marry Romeo and Juliet. Based on the fighting between the Montagues and Capulets and secrecy of the Romeo and Juliet’s relationship it is evident that the two families despise each other. However, uniting the two families through marriage would cause their hatred