Whenever Romeo has a problem, he confides in Friar Laurence and seeks his advice. When Romeo tells Friar Laurence of his love for Juliet and his ... households will be united by God.

The friar has good relations with both the Montagues and the Capulets and hopes that the two families will be united if Romeo and Juliet marry. Image caption, Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet.

Sounds counterintuitive, right? This is the heart of the “Romeo and Juliet Effect,” a psychological phenomenon coined by Richard Driscoll, Keith Davis, and Milton Lipetz. In their classic ...

Paramount Pictures won a round in court Monday when a judge ordered dismissed on free-speech grounds a renewed lawsuit by the ...