Who was friar Lawrence and what role did he play in the drama of Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 1

He symbolizes the mediator of all bad and good. He is the god figure, who idly stands by,watching the families (or humans if we were to contextualise the play into being about god and humans) ruin what they have around them. He is the man who tries to do good, fix all the problems in Verona, bad dismally fails and is the primary cause for the lovers death. However, their deaths eventaute in peace and calm, so he is perhaps not a human, but a force to be reckoned with.

Answer 2

Symbolize is a loaded word... It means "representd." "$" represents money, or "MPH" represents "Miles Per Hour," but those are specific and direct things. If I showed you the color red and asked you, "What does this remind you of?" Guaranteed, you would give me a laundry list of answers. That is why your question is loaded. How to find Symbols and their Meanings? Step 1. What does the writer or author keep coming back to? Major Topics or Issues? Race, Identity, Love, Family, Freedom, Success, etc. Step 2. What was the CONFLICT (problem) in the situation/plot/story? Step 3. What did the character do to cause that problem, but hopefully resolve it? Step 4. Is there a relationship between the character, the conflict and the Major Topics? FIND PATTERNS!!! NOW FOR THE LAZY ANSWER.... Romeo can represent one of 4 things... 1. Indecision- Remember who made all of the decisions throughout the conflict... 2. Lust- How many girls did Romeo have a crush on? Juliet and ROSALINE! Did he really love and care for Rosaline? (Listen to what his friends Mercutio and Benvolio have to say about her!) 3. Cowardice- Remember how Romeo fights? He never starts them, but everyone seems to die around him, even his mother. How does he react when these people die? Tears, profuse apologies, and tread marks from his shoes... 4. Foolish Love- Would you really marry someone you just met? He and Juliet met, married, mated, and then became martyrs in less than a week! So, there you have it.

Answer 3

Friar Lawrence was the local priest in Verona. He agrees to secretly marry Romeo and Juliet. Later he is called upon to marry Juliet to Paris. When Juliet asks how this may be prevented he arranges a scheme whereby she fakes her death and gives her some knock-out drops. Although he absents himself at just the point where he could have saved Juliet's life, and does not get there in time to save Romeo's, he does help explain to the survivors what went on.

Answer 4

he is the one who gets romeo and Juliet to become married

Answer 5

Friar Lawrence:

Fathering

Caring

Loving

Patient

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God bless-livie

Answer 6

He is a priest. He performs weddings and funerals and hears confessions.

Answer 7

He marries Romeo and Juliet.

Answer 8

Advisor and go-between.

Answer 9

mean