The Friar knows that Juliet is already married. He doesn't want to have to refuse to marry her to Paris in a public way. His plan not only helps Juliet, it also gets him off the hook.
Friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion at the opening of Act 4. It is the only way she can avoid being bigamously married to Paris. It is not a poison, however, just a Mickey Finn designed to knock her out for a couple of days.
Juliet goes to Friar Laurence's cell in the play twice. The first is to marry Romeo and the second is after she learns of her prospective marriage to the County Paris. The latter time she seeks his help to stop the marriage from happening so that she may remain faithful to her Romeo and bee reunited with him.
The objectives of Friar Lawrence's plan are: 1. To give Juliet some hope so she won't immediately kill herself as she threatens to do. 2. To get Juliet out of Verona. 3. To avoid having Capulet chase Juliet to Mantua and try to bring her back. 4. Most importantly, to avoid having to explain to Capulet that he has married Capulet's only child and heir to Romeo.
He plans to go to the tombs alone and within 3 hours Juliet will wake up. She will be very mad that Romeo doesn't know what happened. Friar Laurence will write again to Mantua and he will keep Juliet in his cell until Romeo comes.
I think they are the nurse and the friar Lawrence.The nurse doesn't tell Juliet's parents what's going on and acts as a messager between her and Romeo, even though she tries to convince her marrying Paris would be a good option. Friar Lawrence helps by agreeing to preform the wedding ceremony, helping Romeo once he gets banished, and coming up with the plan/giving Juliet the potion to help her avoid marrying Paris. Although it's his plan going wrong which causes the two lovers' tragic deaths, he does a lot to try to help them be together.there are actually 3 people who know about romeo and Juliet's relationship: the nurse, friar Laurence, and Romeo's servant balthasar.
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.
On the day of Juliet's wedding to Paris, she takes a potion given to her by Friar Laurence to make her appear dead and avoid the marriage. When her family finds her seemingly lifeless, they grieve and lay her in the family tomb.
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.
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.
She would rather marry Romeo than Paris...
A ring.
Friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion at the opening of Act 4. It is the only way she can avoid being bigamously married to Paris. It is not a poison, however, just a Mickey Finn designed to knock her out for a couple of days.
Juliet goes to Friar Laurence's cell in the play twice. The first is to marry Romeo and the second is after she learns of her prospective marriage to the County Paris. The latter time she seeks his help to stop the marriage from happening so that she may remain faithful to her Romeo and bee reunited with him.
He gives her the Sleeping Potion to simulate death, so that she can avoid marrying Paris and committing bigamy.
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.
In Act 4, Scene 6 of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence expresses his fear that Juliet may commit suicide rather than go through with his plan to help her avoid marrying Paris. He worries that the pressure and desperation she feels may drive her to take her own life, leading to disastrous consequences.
Friar Laurence insists that the Capulets immediately bury Juliet to avoid suspicion since her apparent death was sudden and there might be questions raised if her body remained unburied. It is also a way to maintain peace between the feuding families.