Family is not just about who shares your blood, but rather, who cares about you more than anyone else. Throughout Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare is able to create many different evident relationships with sheer indirect characterization. With his use of the Friar’s exclamatory remarks along with his contrasting of Romeo and the Friar’s personalities, Shakespeare is able to emphasize that the Friar is almost a fatherly figure to Romeo. Throughout the passage, the Friar has many exclamatory expressions which assist in conveying his authority over and his love for Romeo. In a mere sixty-seven lines, the Friar has five exclamatory phrases, illustrating the state of the shock he is in with lines such as, “God pardon sin! Wast thou with Rosaline?”
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Romeo is clearly portrayed as inconsistent and spontaneous while the Friar is displayed as more of a calm, collected man who keeps Romeo grounded. When Romeo supposedly falls in love with Juliet, he is completely ready to be with her for the rest of his life, which he tells the Friar. The Friar is far from convinced, though. Romeo even explains the Friar’s displeasure with Romeo’s initial love by reminding the friar, “Thou chid’st me oft for loving Rosaline.” The Friar proceeds to explain that Romeo wasn’t scolded because he loved Rosaline, but rather because he was infatuated with her. Romeo’s naivety and failure to see the reasoning behind Friar Lawrence’s punishment is contrasted with the Friar’s old age and how wise Lawrence has become as his years have progressed. It becomes evident that Romeo and the Friar communicate often, and Romeo holds little to no information from the Friar, as one would do with their father. At the end of the passage, Romeo is in quite a bit of a hurry to rush into a relationship with Juliet, proclaiming, “O, let us hence! I stand on sudden haste.” The Friar is quick to tell Romeo, “Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.” Once again, Romeo’s almost child-like characteristics are contrasted with the Friar and his intelligence that has come with his age. All Romeo cares about is being with Juliet while the
Romeo is clearly portrayed as inconsistent and spontaneous while the Friar is displayed as more of a calm, collected man who keeps Romeo grounded. When Romeo supposedly falls in love with Juliet, he is completely ready to be with her for the rest of his life, which he tells the Friar. The Friar is far from convinced, though. Romeo even explains the Friar’s displeasure with Romeo’s initial love by reminding the friar, “Thou chid’st me oft for loving Rosaline.” The Friar proceeds to explain that Romeo wasn’t scolded because he loved Rosaline, but rather because he was infatuated with her. Romeo’s naivety and failure to see the reasoning behind Friar Lawrence’s punishment is contrasted with the Friar’s old age and how wise Lawrence has become as his years have progressed. It becomes evident that Romeo and the Friar communicate often, and Romeo holds little to no information from the Friar, as one would do with their father. At the end of the passage, Romeo is in quite a bit of a hurry to rush into a relationship with Juliet, proclaiming, “O, let us hence! I stand on sudden haste.” The Friar is quick to tell Romeo, “Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.” Once again, Romeo’s almost child-like characteristics are contrasted with the Friar and his intelligence that has come with his age. All Romeo cares about is being with Juliet while the