Title: How does Friar Laurence initially react when Romeo tells him of his plans to marry Juliet? - eNotes.com
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Romeo and Juliet
How does Friar Laurence initially react when Romeo tells him of his plans to marry Juliet?
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Content: He is in love with Juliet now. Friar Laurence chides him for switching girls so easily: Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear,
So soon forsaken? young men's love then lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes. Jesu Maria, what a deal of brine
Hath wash'd thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline (Act II, Scene 3)! Friar Laurence thinks Romeo is just a young man guided by rampaging hormones. Romeo has to convince him his love for Juliet is sincere, and that he actually wants to marry her. He will never think about Rosaline again. One of the reasons Friar Laurence decides to marry Romeo and Juliet so quickly is that he thinks getting a Montague and Capulet together will be good for both families.