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Group C Act Two

Mercutio has a childish humor. He loves making puns that are not very funny... at all. In 2:4 on the 668th page of our lit. book, Mercutio makes a pun on Tybalt's name {Tybalt}. He calls him the Prince of Cats which was an allusion to the old folk tale Reynard the Fox. the Prince of Cat's name was Tybert, yet Mercutio still found this funny. See what I mean? :-P On that very same page, {the 668th page in case you forgot} Mercutio again makes a pun, but this time about Romeo when he comes out. He says Romeo is without roe which is fish eggs {?} meaning he is all "me oh"s or "oh my"s. Mercutio is a very bad comedian. but I guess there's one in every family. -Will?

Mercutio even though he enjoys to joke, he doesn't care when he offends people, especially the nurse. On page 670 and 671, he infers that the nurse is holding a fan up to hide the fact that she is ugly. In reality the nurse probably used the fan, so nobody would recognize her as she brings the message to Romeo, but Mercutio doesn't know and enjoys making fun of her. Then he says that the nurse is a bawd, which is an offensive term. He simply does not want to show any self respect for other people. After that Mercutio refers to the nurse as moldy and old by comparing her meat in a pie during Lent. Later he continues, by singing a rude song about her, and calling her an "ancient lady" before leaving. Mercutio tries to be funny, but ends up offending or hurting peoples' feelings-Bobby

In Act Two, the play introduces a new character, Friar Laurence. The Friar is, as the Nurse is to Juliet, a parent-like figure to Romeo. In Scene 3 of Act 2, Friar Laurence congratulates Romeo on getting over Rosaline, an act that is very father-like. Friar also gives Romeo advice for life, and tells him his opinion on things that Romeo is conflicted over, such as his love for Juliet. Also, on page 667 line 82 the Friar shows that not only can he be paternal, but he can be a mentor and a leader to Romeo, by referring to Romeo as "pupil mine". The Friar holds the position in Romeo's life that is held normally by a father or close mentor, and he plays this part very well. -Tony Ciro

In Act 2 Scene 3 of the famous play Romeo and Juliet we meet Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence or F.L. as i like to call him is Romeo Montague's spiritual advisor. When Romeo goes to F.L. in this scene of act two on page 668 he seeks the assistance of F.L. Romeo wants Friar to marry him and Juliet. At first the Friar is very surprised and declines but towards the end of the scene he accepts the duty or responsibility of marrying Romeo and Juliet. The point of this discussion is why the change of mind in the Friar from no to yes. This is because Friar Lawrence believes that if he marries Romeo and Juliet the feud between the two families will come to an end and everyone can be happy.
 * __Christopher Kurtz__**:

Friar Laurence is one of the only logical thinkers in this act. In 2:3 on page 665-666, Friar is talking to Romeo and telling him to slow down as he speaks. Romeo wants Friar to marry Juliet and himself, and is rushing into it, but Friar is actually taking the time to think things through. This shows that Friar thinks before he acts, which is in most cases helpful. After a while, Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet, probably because he thinks that in the "long run", if a Capulet and a Montegue get married, the quarrels between the families will stop. Friar is being logical because he doesn't just say yes or no right away, he thinks about what will happen if he does or doesn't marry Romeo and Juliet. Everyone else in the play so far, like Romeo and Juliet, are rushing into things and not thinking about what could happen, only what they want to happen. -Madison

Friar Lawrence is the kind of person who likes things to be simple and isn't a person who likes to rush. In act 2, scene 3, Friar Lawrence tells Romeo to get to the confession quickly without further details. Also, on page 667, Friar Lawrence advises Romeo to take things at a slower pace, instead of rushing ahead. In act 2, scene 3, Friar Lawrence is extremely surprised that Romeo had changed so quickly from being lovesick about Rosaline, to planning on marrying Juliet, who he had only met for only a couple of hours. Friar Lawrence seems to be the only person who isn't acting outrageously. - Min