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Reread Friar Laurence's speech in scene 3, lines 223-269, What various and possibly conflicting motivations does he have for making this remarks?

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Hello.

Right before his longer speech, the Friar says "Myself condemned and myself excused." He is telling everyone the whole story of how it all happened, but his motivation is a bit conflicted. He knows that telling them everything will possibly get him into trouble, as he did all of it without anyone's permission, but also he thinks that being honest will free him from any punishment.

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