Friar Laurence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Friends try to help each other even if it doesn't go as planned. Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet tries to help Romeo and Juliet throughout the play. The well-intentioned actions Friar Laurence used helped the shape of the plot. Friar Laurence tells Juliet to agree to marry Paris, which went wrong. After Juliet tells Lord Capulet that she will marry Paris, Capulet moves the wedding to Wednsday instead of thursday(4.2.45-48). Friar told Juliet to agree to marry Paris so they can go on with their plan to get Juliet and Romeo together."Hold, then. Go home be merry; give consent to marry Paris"(4.1.90-91). Friar laurence gives Juliet a drink that will make her act like she is dead but she is not really dead. Friar did this because Juliet didn't

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