Read the following selection from Act II of Romeo and Juliet. What does the word in bold most likely mean?

FRIAR LAURENCE
But come, young waverer, come, go with me,
In one respect I'll thy assistant be;
For this alliance may so happy prove,
To turn your households' rancour to pure love.

Question

Read the following selection from Act II of Romeo and Juliet. What does the word in bold most likely mean?

FRIAR LAURENCE
But come, young waverer, come, go with me,
In one respect I'll thy assistant be;
For this alliance may so happy prove,
To turn your households' rancour to pure love.

baby456 · Answer

what bold word!

baby456 · Answer

which word please

asevilla5 · Answer

um so friar Laurence the only world bolded im guessing means that he is an important part in the story and in both Romeo and Juliet life. Someone that guides them throughout the story and tries to help them.

anonymous · Answer

well fortune favours the bold so may be he is saying that the world is favored.