Thursday, August 9, 2018

How did Friar Laurence lie in Romeo and Juliet?

Whiledoes not directly lie to anyone in the
play, he does deceive the entire community of Verona by marryingin secret, helping hide , and
givinga potion that allows her to fake her own death. Initially, Friar Lawrence agrees to marry
both Romeo and Juliet in secret because he believes that their marriage will end the ongoing
family feud between the Montagues and Capulets. In act 2, scene 6, Friar Lawrence marries the
couple in secret and the only other person that is aware of their marriage is the Nurse. After
Romeo murders, Friar Lawrence once again deceives Verona's society by hiding Romeo in his cell
until the Nurse arrives and tells...

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