as a member
of the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church is clearly in the wrong for his performing a marriage
ceremony for . , who was a closet Catholic exposes in this place some of the corruption of the
clergy of the Church, perhaps in order to ingratiate himself with Queen Elizabeth, who was a
patron of the theatre. For, in the Catholic Church marriage bans must be posted six months
before couples are married, and no couple can marry until there are no objections to their
marriage at the end of the six months.
This is the first of Friar Laurence's
acts which break his vow of obedience to the Church. His making of certain potions would at
least be frowned upon. Then, his giving of a vial of these potions towould clearly be brought
before his superiors.
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