Friar Lawrence's Role In Romeo And Juliet

Imagine knowing you are going to meet the love of your life, but also knowing as a result of your love, you and your partner were both going to die. The story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare takes us through the step by step story of the “star crossed lovers” and their passage of their “death-marked love”. Although there are many important figures in the story of Romeo and Juliet, two characters that play the most important role in their story of love are the Nurse and Friar Lawrence. The young teens each had their mentors who they looked up to and seeked guidance from throughout the story. They each played their specific role, as the Nurse tend to be a family member of the Capulets, while although Friar Lawrence did not have a role in either families he tend to be more on the Romeo side. Both Romeo and Juliet were rushing into something neither of them had experienced, and this is why they needed their mentors. As a result, of their forbidden relationship they could not

As the teens, were experiencing something neither of them have ever been through, they looked up to the older adults who had more experience and wisdom then them who was the Nurse and Friar Lawrence. The Friar knew exactly what he was getting into by marrying Romeo and Juliet, as he describes it as "Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast" (2.iii.101). However, it is obvious the reason Friar Lawrence decided to help Romeo and that was for personal benefit. He thought if he could help marry Romeo and Juliet together, that he would get the recognition for stopping the feud between the two houses. If he could do this, he would become very wealthy and recognized in the city of Verona, therefore he attempted, but it strongly backfired. He tells Romeo that, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households' rancor to pure love”.