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.
Juliet tells Friar Laurence that she would rather face death than marry Paris, expressing her desperation and determination to avoid the arranged marriage. She insists that she would rather leap from a tower, join the dead, or even be buried alive than become Paris's wife. Her dramatic declarations highlight her deep love for Romeo and her willingness to take extreme measures to escape her predicament. This fervent plea convinces the Friar of her sincerity and prompts him to devise a plan to help her.
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.
Romeo wants the Friar to marry him to Juliet.
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 Lawrence's cell in the hope that he will be able to devise a plan for her that will prevent her marriage to County Paris. The Friar gives Juliet a potion which will make her sleep, this is all part of the plan to reunite the two lovers.
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.
Juliet tells Friar Laurence that she would rather face death than marry Paris, expressing her desperation and determination to avoid the arranged marriage. She insists that she would rather leap from a tower, join the dead, or even be buried alive than become Paris's wife. Her dramatic declarations highlight her deep love for Romeo and her willingness to take extreme measures to escape her predicament. This fervent plea convinces the Friar of her sincerity and prompts him to devise a plan to help her.
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.