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The Importance Of Marriage In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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In the moment, anyone would do anything that seemed right at the time. In this act, Friar Laurence marries Romeo and Juliet, hoping to fix the feud between the two families but knowing what could possibly happen. Towards the end of the act Friar expresses, “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.”(2.3.94) This shows that he realizes mistakes could be made but will act upon this, wanting Romeo and Juliet to be happy. Marriage should be taken seriously for it is a big step in a relationship. However, in this time period it was normal to be married so quickly and young. Even with this in mind, Romeo and Juliet’s love is forbidden and their marriage happens a lot quicker than the norm. The Friar’s words from this quote shows he has an idea
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