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Why did Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
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Content: He marries them because he sees the match as a way to end the feud. As a priest, he probably sees the hand of Providence in the match. It's ironic because Romeo and Juliet's tragic death does end the feud. Download PDF
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When Romeo tells Friar Laurence that he's met Juliet, at first the Friar is skeptical, reminding Romeo that he was claiming to be in love with Rosaline up until the day before: Holy St. Francis, what a change is here? Is Rosaline, that thou didst so love so soon forsaken?