Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Does Friar Lawrence have an aside in Romeo and Juliet?

In drama,
asides are used to allow the character on stage the chance to communicate directly with the
audience. When characters use the asides, its accepted that the other people on stage cannot
hear them. These asides let the audience in on a joke or give more information about the plays
action.

In Shakespeares , numerous asides are used
throughout the play.uses this strategy to communicate with the audience. In act 4, scene 1,is
with Friar Lawrence making plans to marry . Friar Lawrence knows that she is already married
toand that this marriage cannot take place. Paris explains thatwants the marriage to occur
quickly:

Now do you know the reason of this
haste?

Friar Lawrence responds with an aside:


I would I knew not why it should be slowed.


This reminds the audience of Juliet's previous marriage, as well as
the role he played in the ceremony.

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