He asks the Prince to:
* Consider the events and their cause: He emphasizes that the deaths were not deliberate but a tragic consequence of circumstances.
* Learn from the tragedy: He hopes the Prince will take steps to prevent such a terrible incident from happening again.
Here's the quote from the play:
> Friar Laurence: See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
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> That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!
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> And I, for one, with more-than-human speed
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> Ran to your city’s aid, and my first act
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> Was to advance the tyrant’s bloody rage.
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> Prince: What Friar, speak!
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> Friar Laurence: O, then I saw the tyrant overthrown!
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> And you, brave prince, I saw as on your knee
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> Kneeling before a humble virgin’s bed.
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> Prince: Come, stay this doleful music with thy tongue.
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> Friar Laurence: Thus with a kiss I did attempt to die,
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> To join with thee in death, but he, swift-footed
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> As hunted hare, escaped and fled the park.
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> Prince: We still have heard thee; and we think thee cruel.
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> Friar Laurence: My purpose was to join with thee in death,
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> But that my senses, overcome with fear,
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> Could not attend the dictates of my soul.
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> Then did my heart, for fear of death, give way
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> And I fled from the theatre of death.
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> Prince: Thy tale is of more length than truth, my lord,
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> Friar Laurence: Then be it shorter, for the sake of truth.
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> Prince: But long enough to palter with thy soul;
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> And stain the blushing crimson of thy cheeks
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> With falsehood.
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> Friar Laurence: O, pardon me, my lord! for I am old
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> And weary, and I fear my breath is short.
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> Prince: But my ears are quick, and I would hear your tale.
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> Friar Laurence: Therefore I will begin. The story of our woes
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> Begins with Romeo, the son of Montague.
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> Prince: He is the one who married fair Rosaline.
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> Friar Laurence: He did, my lord, but now his heart is set
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> On Juliet, daughter of the Capulets.
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> Prince: I know that, Friar. What happened then?
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> Friar Laurence: Then Romeo, in secret, married her.
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> Prince: And she, fair Juliet, did she consent?
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> Friar Laurence: She did, my lord. But fate had other plans.
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> Prince: And what were those plans, good Friar?
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> Friar Laurence: Alas, they were the cause of their demise!
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> Romeo, thinking Juliet was dead,
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> Went to her tomb, and took his own life.
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> Prince: And Juliet, what of her?
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> Friar Laurence: She awoke to find her Romeo dead,
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> And, in despair, she took her own life too.
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> Prince: A tragedy indeed! And all for love!
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> Friar Laurence: Yes, your Grace, for love they died.
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> Prince: We, the Lords of Verona, must learn from this.
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> Friar Laurence: Indeed, my lord. This tragedy must not happen again.
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> Prince: We will bury them in consecrated ground.
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> Friar Laurence: May their souls find peace in Heaven.
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> Prince: Amen. Let us all learn from their fate.
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> Friar Laurence: May their deaths serve as a warning to us all.
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> Prince: Let us pray for their souls.
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> Friar Laurence: Amen.
The play ends with the Prince's concluding statement, "We will bury them in consecrated ground," and the Friar's final words, "Amen."