In act ii of the tragedy of romeo and juliet, what role does friar laurence mainly serve?
a) a brilliant but frustrated botanist
b) an influential relative of the capulets
c) romeo’s spiritual advisor
d) an influential advisor to the prince

brutus overlooks that the majority of the crowd served julius caesar the military general. he appeals to their citizenship as romans by calling them first by that name in his salutation: "romans, countrymen, lovers." mark antony, however, speaks in terms understood by the military, by calling them first by, "friends, romans, countrymen." he recalls not only caesar the general but caesar the friend, whose body they see covered with stab wounds.