Rushing to Juliet’s tomb with poison in his hand, Romeo plans to kill himself by Juliet’s side after learning of her “death.” Meanwhile, Friar Laurence was just told that Romeo did not receive his message, this makes him also rush to Juliet to intercept Romeo and tell him about the plan. However, Friar is too late and arrives to see Juliet crying over Romeo’s dead body. The Friar then tells Juliet to follow him to where she could join a sisterhood of nuns. Friar Laurence is looking out for the well being and future of Juliet when she cannot deliberate her future for herself because she is too overcome with emotion. This shows a few of Friar Laurence’s character traits, one of these being that he is altruistic. Friar Laurence notices that Juliet
