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Read the excerpt from Act II, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo: We met we woo'd and made exchange of vow,
I'll tell thee as we pass; but this I pray,
That thou consent to marry us to-day.

Friar Laurence: Holy Saint Francis! what a change is here;
Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, 70
So soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.
Jesu Maria! what a deal of brine
Hath wash'd thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline;
How much salt water thrown away in waste, 75
To season love, that of it doth not taste!
How does Friar Laurence support the archetype of mentor in the excerpt?

by offering religious teaching and insight
by telling a story of his own youth
by discouraging a hasty course of action
by criticizing a wasteful use of resources

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by discouraging a hasty course of action

Friar Laurence chides Romeo for quickly abandoning Rosaline and warns that "young men's love...Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes," offering wise caution rather than encouragement.