In the play Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare utilizes the morally ambiguous character of Friar Lawrence to highlight that even if you are good at heart, you can still do wrong. We are discouraged from identifying him as purely good or purely evil because he shows evidence of both. We can consider Friar Lawrence good because he was trying to help Romeo and Juliet. He was the only one supportive of their relationship, even though she was a Capulet and him a Montague. He had good intentions because he married them in hope of creating peace between the houses. He set up a plan for them to succeed and live happily. He hoped for the best, for them and everyone else, the Capulet’s and the Montague’s. We can also consider him bad because he