In Act IV of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence advises Juliet to yield to her parents' wishes and agree to marry Paris. He tells her to go along with the marriage plans but suggests a plan to fake her death so that she can avoid the marriage and be with Romeo later on. Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a potion that will make her appear dead for 42 hours, after which she will wake up in the Capulet tomb and he will send Romeo to retrieve her so they can escape together.
