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.

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.

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 ...

Few stories are as renowned as William Shakespeare’s classic tragic love story Romeo and Juliet, but that famous story is ...

This, the character Anne reminds in the middle of “& Juliet,” is how the show is meant to be. In the first few pages of “Romeo and Juliet,” we learn the fate of the titular characters.