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Friar Laurence is a member of a Catholic order who has taken vows of poverty, chastery, and obedience. He works with herbs and plants and knows Romeo from previous interactions. In Act II, Scene iii, Friar Laurence counsels Romeo about his quickly shifting affection from Rosaline to Juliet, questioning whether Romeo's love is genuine. The Friar plays an advisory role to both Romeo and Juliet throughout the story that has pivotal consequences.

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Friar Laurence
Whats a friar?From the Latin fratr-, frater, meaning brotherA member of any of several Roman Catholic orders [groups] that originally forbade ownership of property, thereby making them dependent mostly on alms [money, food, or other donations given to the poor]
Friars took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in service to a community spread across a wide geographical area (such as a province. Therefore, he will typically move around spending time in different houses of the community.HisDay to day work could include duties such as being a doorkeeper, cook, teacher,nurse, gardener, etc.
Friar LaurenceWorks with herbs and plantsHas a friendly history with Romeo (e.g. knows about his infatuation with Rosaline)Works with others (Friar John makes an appearance later)
Act II, Scene iii
Plants and HumansFriar Laurence speaks of how plants are much like humans: they can be easily manipulated; they contain both positive and negative aspects [duality]; their lives are cyclical.The earth that's nature's mother is her tomb.What is her burying grave, that is her womb
Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear,/So soon forsaken?Friar is surprised to hear Romeos affections are no longer aimed at Rosaline.If so, he continues, then young men love only with their eyes (lust), and not their hearts (genuine love).
Salt water = Romeos tears season = to salt a dish (Rosaline)Why season the food, the Friar argues, is you are not going to taste it?And, the Friar wonders, if Romeo had been speaking truly, how could his sadness at his unrequited love possibly vanish so quickly? How much salt water was thrown away in waste, To season love, that of it doth not taste!
Pronounce this sentence then:/Women may fall when theres no strength in menThe Friar has a lesson for Romeo: one cannot expect loyalty from women when men are as fickle as Romeo.
Not in a grave to lay one in, another out to haveThe Friar clarifies that he only scolded Romeo for doting on Rosaline [having a one-sided crush], not for loving her genuinely.Not in a grave to lay one in, another out to have: the Friar did not mean for Romeo to simply cast aside one love and replace it with another.
She knew well/ Thy love did read by rote, which could not spellThe Friar defends Rosalines perceptiveness, comparing Romeos love for Rosaline to a student who can read from memory (by rote), but has no understanding of what he was reading (one who cannot spell). In other words, Rosaline knew that Romeos love was simply infatuation, and not the real thing.
Beyond Act II, Scene iiiFriar continues to counsel Romeo, and also Juliet.His role as advisor plays a pivotal role in the outcome of the story.His motives are never clearhe says he has good intentions, but he often acts un-friar-like
Works Citedhttp://www.enotes.com/romeo-and-juliet/q-and-a/what-friar-laurence-saying-about-love-act-2-what-159955http://www.enotes.com/romeo-and-juliet/q-and-a/what-relaionship-does-friar-lawrence-see-between-157399

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  • 2. Whats a friar?From the Latin fratr-, frater, meaning brotherA member of any of several Roman Catholic orders [groups] that originally forbade ownership of property, thereby making them dependent mostly on alms [money, food, or other donations given to the poor]
  • 3. Friars took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in service to a community spread across a wide geographical area (such as a province. Therefore, he will typically move around spending time in different houses of the community.HisDay to day work could include duties such as being a doorkeeper, cook, teacher,nurse, gardener, etc.
  • 4. Friar LaurenceWorks with herbs and plantsHas a friendly history with Romeo (e.g. knows about his infatuation with Rosaline)Works with others (Friar John makes an appearance later)
  • 6. Plants and HumansFriar Laurence speaks of how plants are much like humans: they can be easily manipulated; they contain both positive and negative aspects [duality]; their lives are cyclical.The earth that's nature's mother is her tomb.What is her burying grave, that is her womb
  • 7. Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear,/So soon forsaken?Friar is surprised to hear Romeos affections are no longer aimed at Rosaline.If so, he continues, then young men love only with their eyes (lust), and not their hearts (genuine love).
  • 8. Salt water = Romeos tears season = to salt a dish (Rosaline)Why season the food, the Friar argues, is you are not going to taste it?And, the Friar wonders, if Romeo had been speaking truly, how could his sadness at his unrequited love possibly vanish so quickly? How much salt water was thrown away in waste, To season love, that of it doth not taste!
  • 9. Pronounce this sentence then:/Women may fall when theres no strength in menThe Friar has a lesson for Romeo: one cannot expect loyalty from women when men are as fickle as Romeo.
  • 10. Not in a grave to lay one in, another out to haveThe Friar clarifies that he only scolded Romeo for doting on Rosaline [having a one-sided crush], not for loving her genuinely.Not in a grave to lay one in, another out to have: the Friar did not mean for Romeo to simply cast aside one love and replace it with another.
  • 11. She knew well/ Thy love did read by rote, which could not spellThe Friar defends Rosalines perceptiveness, comparing Romeos love for Rosaline to a student who can read from memory (by rote), but has no understanding of what he was reading (one who cannot spell). In other words, Rosaline knew that Romeos love was simply infatuation, and not the real thing.
  • 12. Beyond Act II, Scene iiiFriar continues to counsel Romeo, and also Juliet.His role as advisor plays a pivotal role in the outcome of the story.His motives are never clearhe says he has good intentions, but he often acts un-friar-like