Question

PLEASE HELP. GIVING 50 POINTS! for the book Romeo and Juliet. analyze how either the character Friar Lawrence OR nurse develops throughout the play. how do they change as characters? what causes them to change? how did the changes in these characters affect the plot of the play? in your discussion of the character, focus on their character traits throughout the play. (you only have to do ONE of these characters, not both!)

Answer 1

Friar Laurence decides to marry Romeo and Juliet in the attempt to stop the civil feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. When Romeo is banished for killing Tybalt and flees to Mantua, Friar Laurence tries to help the two lovers get back together using a potion to fake Juliet's death.It can be said that we see Friar Laurence change with respect to how he acts upon his principles. For instance, it is not clear that he truly believes that Romeo and Juliet genuinely love each other. When Romeo first tells Friar Laurence of his love for Juliet, Friar Laurence declares, "young men's love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes" (Act 2, Scene 2)