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Juliet knocks at Friar Lawrence's door seeking help because she is in desperate need of a solution to avoid marrying Paris. She is willing to take his advice and go to great lengths to be with Romeo instead.
The Friar gives Juliet a vial of potion that will make her appear dead to help her escape her arranged marriage to Paris. This plan is meant to give Juliet time to be with Romeo and avoid marrying Paris.
No, Juliet does not fall into a coma at the end of Act 4. She takes a potion that simulates death so that she can avoid marrying Paris and be with Romeo.
He gives her the Sleeping Potion to simulate death, so that she can avoid marrying Paris and committing bigamy.
Juliet asked Friar Laurence to help her avoid marrying Paris by giving her a plan to fake her death so she could be with Romeo instead.
Friar Lawrence wanted Juliet to join a sisterhood of nuns as a last resort to avoid marrying Paris and potentially finding a way to be with Romeo. He believed this drastic measure would protect Juliet and avoid a tragic outcome in her life.
Friar Lawrence's motive for wanting to delay the marriage preparations for Paris and Juliet is to prevent Juliet from being forced into a marriage that she does not want. He sees the union with Paris as a potential threat to her happiness and well-being, and hopes that by buying time, he may find a way to help her avoid this unwanted marriage.
In the first three scenes of Act Four, Juliet's major goal is to avoid marrying Paris. For the remainder of Act Four she is unconscious. In that state she doesn't have much of a goal at all.
Juliet goes to Friar Laurence's cell to seek his help and advice after being told by her parents that she must marry Paris. She is desperate for a solution to avoid the unwanted marriage and turns to the friar for guidance.
The drug given by Friar Lawrence to Juliet is meant to induce a death-like coma. This allows Juliet to avoid marrying Paris and gives Friar Lawrence time to reunite her with Romeo.
She would rather marry Romeo than Paris...
Friar Laurence hopes that his plan for Juliet to fake her own death will allow her to avoid marrying Paris and ultimately reunite with Romeo. He believes this will bring peace and happiness to both Juliet and Romeo, ending the feud between their families.