Friar Laurence is another facilitator of the secret marriage, which he reluctantly performs at II.vi. At IV.i he similarly arranges the stratagem whereby Juliet impart fall into the deathlike sleep that will enable Romeo to carry her away from the tomb to Mantua: "Take railway yard this vial, being then in bed,
And this distilled liquor drink metre of" (IV.i). And all will (he thinks) be well. Friar Laurence reappears just after Romeo's death in the tomb (V.iii) and attempts, unsuccessfully, to lead the newly waken Juliet out of the tomb, finally leaving her to her suicide because, as he says of the approaching party pursuing Romeo "I dare no longer stay" (V.iii).
thither art thou happy: Tybalt would kill thee,
Hamlet is urged toward motion by other minor characters as well. Claudius draws Rosencrantz and Guildenstern into his plot against Hamlet, direct them on a mission with a secret implementation order, but Hamlet makes short work of them and has them killed instead. The abortive voyage to England confirms Hamlet in the revenge enterprise, and he returns to Elsinore to complete the Ghost's mission.
Friar Laurence is basically giving Romeo a grow-up call, functioning as a foil for Romeo's development as a hero of amatory tragedy. His sermon concentrates Romeo's mind for both the marriage-bed and the escape to Mantua.
And turns it to exile; at that place art thou happy:
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