She says, "Do thou but call my resolution wise and with this knife I'll help it presently." The "resolution" she talks about is her determination to kill herself rather than marry Paris; if the friar agrees that this is the only way out, she will use the knife in her hand to do the deed.
She threatens to kill herself. Well, the friar reasons, if she is prepared to really die, she should be prepared to pretend to be dead.
to help marry him and Juliet
Juliet drinks Friar Lawrence's potion, which she fears may actually be poison, rather than enter into a bigamous marriage with Paris.
Paris is there, arranging his wedding to Juliet.
She would rather marry Romeo than Paris...
Paris has come to mourn Juliet, who he intended to marry. The Friar is hoping to get to Juliet before Romeo does
He's making arrangements for his wedding to Juliet.
No. Juliet 'dies' the night before the wedding.
when she encounters paris and the friar, paris is still under the impression that he is going to marry juliet; however, juliet is already secretly married to romeo. So the dramatic irony is that we know juliet has a plan to get out of marrying paris and that she's already married, but paris does not know any of this
When Juliet arrives at the church, she finds Paris speaking with Friar Laurence. Paris is there to discuss his upcoming marriage to Juliet, unaware of her secret marriage to Romeo and her true feelings. The Friar is trying to navigate the situation delicately, knowing the complexities of Juliet's circumstances.
Romeo wants the Friar to marry him to Juliet.
Friar Lawerence