Friar Lawrence is a character from Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy by William Shakespeare, an English playwright. The friar plays an important role in the plot, as he marries the couple in secret ...
impetuosity, chastity vs. bawdry, and so on. Every character has its foil: Romeo and Mercutio, Juliet and Roasline, Benvolio and Tybalt, Friar Laurence and the Nurse. If it is not a supreme ...
Gabby Beans, persuasive as the well-meaning Friar Lawrence ... fans her fanny—but insufficiently menacing as Tybalt. If Romeo and Juliet stand out in this production, it’s partly because ...