Why is friar lawrence reluctant to marry paris

Friar Lawrence tries to delay the marriage of Paris and Juliet by questioning Paris about why the marriage is occurring so soon since he and Juliet have not even met. Friar Laurence is reluctant to marry Paris to Juliet because Juliet is too upset over Tybalt and will be confused from grief. She needs a clear head. The short answer is that the Friar agreed to marry the lovers because Shakespeare wanted it to happen and needed to have it happen in order for the rest of his play to work out the way it did.

So yes marriage was the only way out. Both of their families hated each other so the only other dumb decision was marriage to stop the feud between the two. What implication does this have? He moves the wedding from Thursday to Wednesday, a day earlier. How does Juliet show her maturity and independence in this scene?

She takes the potion and makes decisions for herself because her mother, father, and the nurse disown her If the potion does not work, what will Juliet do?

It might kill her, she might not make up, Romeo might not be there when she wakes up. Kill herself Why does Friar Laurence think that Juliet will except his plan? Revision of 7-step plan What does Juliet say that makes her father happy? She will marry Paris How does Capulet change the wedding plans? What implication does he have?