Description
Lawrence is a good friend and counselor to Romeo. He loves nature and is fascinated by the ability of the Earth to both take and produce life. He is very wise and confident in his ability to make decisions (sometimes overconfident). He is patient and believes that quick decisions motivated by passion only lead to destruction. He believes that the best way to make decisions is through reason and deep thinking. He has a very strong sense of morality, and believes that marriage is holy. He has an elaborate scheme for every problem presented to him. These schemes often go awry but he never lets that deter him. While he appears unflinching, deep down, he is afraid of the consequences of failure.
How do other characters describe Friar Lawrence?
- "My ghostly Father" (2.3.48).
- "My ghostly confessor" (2.6.21).
- "Being a divine, a ghostly confessor, a sin absolver, and my friend professed" (3.3.52-54).
- "O holy Friar" (3.3.88).
- "In thy wisdom" (4.1.53).
- "Dear Father" (4.1.29).
- "Holy Lawrence" (4.2.21).
- "Reverend holy friar" (4.2.32).
- "A holy man" (4.3.30), (5.3.279).
- "Holy Franciscan Friar" (5.2.1).
- "Brother" (5.2.23).
- "Comfortable Friar" (5.3.153).
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"Friar Laurence." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friar_Laurence>.
"Romeo and Juliet : Friar Lawrence." Friar Lawrence. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. <http://uwsslec.libguides.com/c.php?g=187083&p=1236870>.
"Historyfish.net Franciscan Friars and Poor Clares." Historyfish.net Franciscan Friars and Poor Clares. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. <http://www.historyfish.net/monastics/franciscans.html>.
"1028.—Franciscan, or Grey Friardetails." 1028.—Franciscan, or Grey Friar. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. <http://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/pages/1028-Franciscan,-or-Grey-Friar/>.