Friar Lawrence In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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In this paper I will be writing about option 2, where Friar Lawrence says “wisely and slow, they stumble who run fast.” This piece of advice gives the reader the idea that he is the only smart one in this story. He says this when Romeo is excited about his marriage with Juliet, that they had planned right after they had met. It was obvious that this was a very fast engagement and that something would go wrong. As a matter of fact, something does go wrong where Juliet’s cousin Tybalt fights Romeo’s friend Mercutio and kills him. Watching this happen, Romeo loses his temper and kills Tybalt. He is therefore banished from the city and forced to go to the nearest city, Mantua. He sends a spy to check on Juliet, and reports she is dead. She is