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In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence doesn’t notice the anguish he has given to Romeo and Juliet. He plays the main role in the midst of their love, all because of his great influence over them and their marriage. Also, his personal reasons to end the feud between the Montagues resulted in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
As the character that pushes Romeo and Juliet together, the Friar has power over them and their love. Within the story, the only characters aware of the Love Between Romeo and Juliet are the Friar and the nurse. Yet, Juliet loses her trust in the nurse because she is not willing to accept that the nurse is right about not falling for Romeo. This leaves the Friar as the source of guidance. From the beginning of their love, Romeo and Juliet depended on the Friar to help keep their safety and status during their forbidden love. For example, when Romeo was banished and Mercutio died, Romeo hid in the Friar’s cell and confessed that he would rather die than not be with Juliet. The Friar responds with, “there art thou happy”. He has Romeo reconsider his options and then convinces Romeo that he would be better off alive in banishment than dead. This gives Romeo new hope when all seems lost. Not only does Friar influence Romeo, but he also helps Juliet. Later, when Romeo leaves, Juliet arrives at the Friar’s cell and asks, “if in their wisdom thou can't give me no help do thou but call my resolution wise And with this knife I'll help it presently”. This shows that Juliet is majorly influenced by Friar. Both of the lovers seek Friar after tragedies to get help. Without the Friar, major events in the play would not be set into motion.
The Friar harbors personal motivations that are the true reasons behind his decisions. When Romeo first mentioned his love to Juliet, Friar Lawrence replies, “is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, so soon forsaken?” The Friar doesn't understand why Romeo suddenly changed his love from Rosaline to Juliet within a day. The Friar is reluctant, but he still agrees to Romeo's requests because he wants to stop the fight between the Capulets and the Montagues. Friar hopes that the marriage will create an alliance that will bring the Capulets and Montagues to peace.
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