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Why does the shakespere have the wedding take place off stage Romeo and Juliet?

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Romeo and Juliet’s wedding takes place offstage, where the audience cannot see it. The main reason for this is that the marriage will be kept secret, so it is appropriate that the ceremony be held in secret as well. Friar Laurence performs the marriage without witnesses present. As very few of the play’s other characters are invited, neither is the audience. This exclusion heightens the atmosphere of clandestinity and makes the audience identify with characters such as the lovers’ parents.

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