Exploring the role of Friar Lawrence in Act 2, Scene 3 of 'Romeo and Juliet'
I can explain the role of Friar Lawrence and his relationship to Romeo within Act 2, Scene 3 of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
Exploring the role of Friar Lawrence in Act 2, Scene 3 of 'Romeo and Juliet'
I can explain the role of Friar Lawrence and his relationship to Romeo within Act 2, Scene 3 of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In Elizabethan England, religion played a central role in people’s lives.
- Friar Lawrence’s role as an advisor to Romeo and Juliet arguably represents the importance of religion.
- Friar Lawrence’s speech in Act 2, Scene 3 indicates his knowledge of human nature and emotions.
- Shakespeare arguably presents Friar Lawrence and Romeo as having a very close relationship.
Keywords
Friar - belongs to a religious order, a group within the Catholic church
Duality - the state of combining two different things
Secular - not connected with religious or spiritual matters
Tragedy - a play dealing with tragic events and often ends with a death
Common misconception
That people in Elizabethan England share the same ideas about religion as we do in modern society.
Religion was central to people's lives in Elizabethan England in a way that it is not in modern society.
Equipment
You may wish to have a copy of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' for this lesson.
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