Friar Laurence or Friar Lawrence is a character in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
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10 Facts About Friar Laurence
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Friar Laurence is a friar who plays the part of a wise adviser to Romeo and Juliet, along with aiding in major plot developments.
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When Romeo requests the Friar Laurence marry him to Juliet, he is shocked, because only days before, Romeo had been infatuated with Rosaline, a woman who did not return his love.
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Nevertheless, Friar Laurence decides to marry Romeo and Juliet in the attempt to stop the civil feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.
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The friar sends a letter to Romeo explaining the situation, but it does not reach him because the people of Mantua suspect the messenger came from a house infected with the plague, and the Friar Laurence is unable to arrive at the Capulet's monument in time.
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Friar Laurence arrives just as Juliet awakes from her chemically induced slumber.
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Friar Laurence urges Juliet not to be rash and to join a society of nuns, but he hears a noise from outside and then flees from the tomb.
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The Friar Laurence is forced to return to the tomb, where he recounts the entire story to Prince Escalus and all the Montagues and Capulets.
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Friar Laurence begins with a 14-line prologue in the form of a Shakespearean sonnet, spoken by a Chorus.
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In 1968 the part of Friar Laurence Lawrence was played by Milo O'Shea in Romeo and Juliet.
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