What is Friar Laurence?
[[File:Romeo and Juliet with Friar Laurence - Henry William Bunbury.jpg|thumb|Friar Laurence with Romeo and Juliet]] '''Friar Laurence''' is a character in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. He is an old man who secretly marries the two. Juliet's fake death is his idea. He is unable to prevent Romeo from killing himself. [[Category:Characters in Shakespeare's plays]] {{multistub|lit|performing-arts}}