Romeo And Juliet - Friar Quotes Flashcards
With baleful weeds and precious-juiced flowers
Plant imagery: We are firstly introduced to Friar Lawrence who is collecting plants in his hidden-away room which have medicinal properties: the fact he is hidden away suggests that he is rather sneaky
Adjective ‘baleful’ means harmful also suggesting he has access to dangerous things which can ‘stays all senses with the heart’ (stopping heart/senses) - could insinuate how he is duplicitous between Juliet and Romeo’s family
it argues a distempered head
As soon as Romeo walks in, Lawrence is aware of his troubled mind, emphasising the witch-craft elements Lawrence seems to have portrayed which will shock the audience
He feels that Romeo’s ‘unbruised youth with unstuffed brain’ means that he is not yet injured by life and should still be carefree
I have forgot that name, and that name’s woe (Romeo speaking to Friar)
Name = Rosaline, as he has forgotten about the unhappiness that name has caused him
Reflects the naive side of both Romeo and Juliet
Within thy help and holy physic lies
Romeo is trying to persuade the Friar that his help and holy medicine can be the remedy for both him and Juliet
Therefore he wants his Friar to marry them both in order to bring the houses together
Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes
This clearly highlights the Friar’s knowledge and wiseness - he feels that Romeo has only fell in love with both Rosaline amd Juliet becaude of their angelic appearances and looks.
Therefore he feels Romeo is too young and possibly foolish to love with his heart as what lures him in firsthand is what he sees with his eyes.
Shows love based on physical appearance.
To turn your households’ rancour to pure love
Lawrence does finally agree to hold the ceremony, however he knows that this could get him in very big trouble with the law and therefore he says he is only doing this to try and end the households’ rancour/rivalry so that people lime Romeo and Juliet can marry without fearing the consequence of telling their families.
“Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.”
Friar Lawrence is warning against impulsivity/haste in falling in love and getting married.
“So smile the heavens upon this holy act That after-hours with sorrow chide us not.”
May the heavens be happy with this holy act of marriage, so nothing unfortunate happens later to make us regret it. Friar Lawrence hopes that the heavens will be happy with this decision to marry Romeo and Juliet and that nothing will happen in the future to cause him to regret marrying them
“These violent delights have violent ends”
These sudden joys have sudden endings. Friar Lawrence is concerned that the impulsivity and suddenness of the love/wedding will have a sudden (and violent) ending.
