"Friar Laurence changes his mind"

I smell another "motif" coming on... yes, friends, you should notice how the Friar first says one thing, and then suddenly changes his mind. He actually has done this throughout the play. For example, he said he would NOT marry the young couple, then he changed his mind. Many characters do this in this play. The Prince first decreed that anyone fighting would die, then he "changed his mind" and softened the punishment. There are many, many more examples yet to come, from now until the end of the play, which will hopefully be soon.

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