character impressions: friar lawrence

4/24/2013

Put your findings in the comments section. List the personality traits you have discovered for this character and then find quotations to support your opinion. Be sure to indicate (Act.scene.line number) following the quotation. You may need to provide an further explanation as well.

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Megan, Jessica and Shannon

4/25/2013 02:18:35 am

"Holy saint Francis, what change is here! Is Rosaline, whom thou didist love so dear, so forsaken? Young men's love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes. Jesu Maria, what deal of brine hath washed thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline! How much salt water thrown away in waste to season love that of it doth not taste! The sun not yet thy sighs from heaven clears, thy old groans ring yet in my ancient ears. Lo, here upon thy cheek the stain doth sit of an old tear that is not washed off yet. If e'er thou wast thyself and these woes thine, thou and these woes were all for Rosaline. And art thou changed? Pronounce this sentence then: woman may fall when there's no strength in men." (2.3.65-80) this shows how indecisive he is about Romeo so quickly forgetting Rosaline for Juliet. It also shows how "down to earth" he is when it comes down to common sense.
" oh, she knew well thy love did read by rote, that could not spell. But come, young waverer, come, go with me, in one respect I'll thy assistant be, for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love." (2.3.87-92) this shows he is peace loving because he agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet in the hopes that it will end the feud.

character impressions: friar lawrence

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