The introduction of Friar Lawrence by his soliloquy proves him to be a very intelligent and able human being. It is seen that he is one of the few characters who can differentiate between right and wrong. It is believed that he may be the one character who reaches the Aristotelian Golden Mean. Just by the fact he is speaking in rhyming couplets shows that he is a very knowledgeable person. Yet when Romeo comes and tells him the problem and his solution of getting married, the friar disregards his own beliefs. This makes him incredibly immoral. If he truly was a good person and a good fr

However when he is next seen in Act III, the way he expresses himself is completely reversed than when he decided to marry them. He is still thinking in the same manner and arriving at the same intelligent solutions, yet now he actually acts and says what his true feelings call for. His 50-line speech, even though it is in blank verse, is far superior to the speeches given in Act II. It speaks of the truth that the friar knows, and he is using his knowledge in a positive manner. This speech is exactly what Romeo needs to be told, and the friar is really the only one who could really get the point across. The only difference in the surrounding in this speech is the presence of another adult, the nurse. Had he been only with Romeo, most likely he would have agreed with Romeo and further frenzied Romeo's already radical behavior. However, since the nurse was there, he felt a need to propel his image as a responsible adult would, which combined with his intelligence produces and almost perfe

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