Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare. The main characters and the center of conflict in this play are Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet become lovers at first sight which leads to issues with their families. They are from opposing families, the Capulets and the Montagues, which means their love is forbidden. They get married secretly and go through a series of events which lead to Romeo being exiled and Juliet faking her death to avoid an arranged marriage to the rich County Paris. Romeo thinks Juliet actually died and kills himself along with Paris. Juliet finds Romeo dead and kills herself leading to the end of this tragedy. The actions of characters greatly influence Romeo and Juliet and the course of the play. Friar Lawrence’s actions greatly influence the way Romeo acts and the result of the play. Friar Lawrence encourages Romeo’s rash marriage plans when he tells Romeo: “Come, go with me / In one respect I’ll thy assistant be”(2.3.89-90). Friar Lawrence encourages Romeo and approves of his marriage. The Friar promises his help by saying he will be Romeo’s assistant. If it wasn’t for Friar Lawrence, Romeo may have given up on Juliet without anyone to agree to marry them. Their marriage advanced Romeo and Juliet’s relationship into a more binding state where they believe they should be together forever. Friar Lawrence also tells Romeo that “these violent delights have violent ends”(2.6.9), which is warning Romeo that his daring relationship with a Capulet will have a violent ending. But Romeo is so infatuated with Juliet that he does not heed the Friar’s warning. Friar Lawrence is basically telling Romeo that he shouldn’t be doing this but still gives his support, these actions are contradictory and make the Friar seem like a confused character at first. Friar Lawrence also has a considerable influence on Juliet towards the end of the play. Juliet looks at the Friar as a guiding character and