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Friar Laurence is a friar who plays the part of a wise adviser to Romeo and Juliet, along with aiding in major plot developments. Alone, he foreshadows the later, tragic events of the play with his soliloquy about plants and their similarities to humans. [ 1 ]
Romeo begs Friar Lawrence the sea otter, to wed them. After some thought, the friar believes their marriage will end the feud between their families, and agrees. Romeo and Juliet are wed that morning and traverse the sea in their happiness. However, even the other sea and land animals strongly oppose their being together.
William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, set in Verona, Italy, features the eponymous protagonists Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet.The cast of characters also includes members of their respective families and households; Prince Escalus, the city's ruler, and his kinsman, Count Paris; and various unaffiliated characters such as Friar Laurence and the Chorus.
In choosing forms, Shakespeare matches the poetry to the character who uses it. Friar Laurence, for example, uses sermon and sententiae forms and the Nurse uses a unique blank verse form that closely matches colloquial speech. [74] Each of these forms is also moulded and matched to the emotion of the scene the character occupies.
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Several scenes are interpolated, including three sequences featuring Friar John in Mantua. [11] In contrast, the role of Friar Laurence (an important character in the play) is much reduced. [ 14 ] A number of scenes are expanded as opportunities for visual spectacle, including the opening brawl (set against the backdrop of a religious ...
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