to help marry him and Juliet
When Juliet arrives at Friar Laurence's cell, it is Paris who is speaking with the Friar. Paris is there to discuss marrying Juliet, but Friar Laurence is aware of her secret marriage to Romeo. This sets up the conflict that will lead to the tragic events of the play.
Juliet's emergency with Paris.
Romeo wants the Friar to marry him to Juliet.
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.
Friar Laurence was created in 1597.
Friar Laurence tries to dissuade Paris by suggesting that Juliet may not be ready for marriage yet as she is grieving over Tybalt's death. He advises Paris to be patient and give Juliet some time before moving forward with the marriage. Ultimately, the friar is trying to buy more time to come up with a plan to reunite Juliet with Romeo.
Romeo asks friar Laurence to marry him and Juliet in secret
Yes, he's making arrangements for their wedding.
Friar Laurence belongs to the Franciscan religious order.
Friar Laurence is Romeo's confidant, and the play suggests Romeo has known him since he was very young as it implies that the Friar is a religious leader. Friar Laurence is to Romeo; what the nurse is to Juliet.
He gives Juliet a potion will make her seem to be dead on the wedding day.
The first time when she arrives at his cell, Romeo is there ready to get married to her. The second time Paris is there, making arrangements to get married to her. There's a kind of parallelism there.