One of Friar Laurence's passions or hobbies is his herb
garden. He tends to it gently and attentively. These herbs will come into importance
later in the play when he uses them to make a potion to drink that will help Juliet fake
her death to avoid having to marry Paris.
The observations
Friar Laurence makes about his herbs and flowers have to do with the healing and harming
powers they possess. They have the power to heal, yet they have the power to harm, as
well. Think of it as the venom from a snake. If a snake bites you, the venom can kill
you. However, a tiny amount of that venom is used to make the anti-venom that is given
to snake-bite victims to heal them. The Friar then makes a connection to humans. They
also have the power within them to either heal or harm. We all have both sides of our
personality within us and it's a matter of what we choose to utilize. This is his
commentary on the two families who have been fighting for
generations.
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