Friar Laurence And The Nurse In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Friar Laurence and the Nurse are really important characters in the play. The reason for that is one the Nurse fills the role as Juliet's “mother” and Friar Laurence as Romeo's “Father”. This changes pretty much everyone’s thoughts of how they play a key important role to the play. Like how Friar Laurence acts more like a father rather than Romeos actual Father because he is happy about him and supports him. The same for Juliet the Nurse is supportive and helps Juliet out with her problems.

For first of The Nurse. She is like a mother figure to Juliet because one she’s always so supportive and like edges to help juliet out with no matter what. Unlike her real mother she always want her way. Like how she didn’t even bother to question about how she has to marry Paris even though she didn’t want to. Her mother basically wants what she thinks is right for her but she never asks Juliet if she likes it. But the Nurse is always there to consult her not forcing her to do anything.

Friar Laurence was like a Father figure to Romeo. How this is so was because in the movie it shows a lot of times where they are both together. While they are together they talk about personal things like what a fher and a son would do, if he’s having
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I think so because without these two there are any things that could’ve gone differently in the story. Like whenever Juliet wants to kill herself because Romeo was banished, if Friar Laurence wasn't there i’m pretty sure she would've killed herself right away. Also, like if the Nurse wasn’t there how would have Juliet got of contact with Romeo once in awhile. Lastly, what I think would be crucial if they weren’t there would probably be th part where in the ending thy both kill themselves, because basically Friar Laurence gave a meaning to their death ending the feud against the Capulets and

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