The Friar In Romeo And Juliet Essay

In the play of Romeo and Juliet, the Friar plays a very big role. The parts of the play where he made a difference or appeared, affected the outcome of the story. Scenes where he caused a change in the play were in Act 2 Scene 3, Act 2 Scene 6, Act 3 Scene 3, Act 4 Scene 1 and Act 5 Scene 3. In this essay, I will analyse and evaluate the importance of Friar Lawrence’s part in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The first time we meet Friar Lawrence in this play is in Act 2 Scene 3, when Romeo comes to find the Friar to tell him that he has fallen in love with Juliet. Romeo and the Friar know each other very well, so the Friar understands him very well. When Romeo says that he wants to get married to Juliet, the Friar was shocked. “Holy Saint …show more content…
He tries to help Romeo and Juliet, how he does it is by trying to come up with plans which always fail. Like the first time he agrees to Romeo that he will get him and Juliet married. He only agrees with one thought, which was that, the marriage has the strength “To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” He permitted the marriage, because he saw a ray of hope that the two families will change from hatred to pure …show more content…
In Act 3 Scene 3 when Romeo is unaware of the banishment the Friar tells him that he has been banished from Verona by saying, “A gentler judgment vanished from his lips, not body’s death, but body’s banishment”. When Romeo heard that he was tried to kill himself because he thinks that banishment is worse than death. The Friar convinces Romeo not to kill himself and go to Mantua, until the Friar finds the right time for Romeo to reconcile with everyone. Before going to Mantua you should spend the night with Juliet and leave before the sunrise. The impact the Friar has is that he saves Romeo’s life and he encourages Romeo that everything will be fine and soon you will be in Verona