Romeo and Juliet

Why does the Friar tell Romeo his ''tears are womanish''?

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Romeo is devastated and crying. The Friar tells him that he looks like a man, but yet, his tears give him the look of a woman. I other words, he's telling Romeo to man up and face his punishment, while everyone else prepares a way for he and Juliet to be together.

Art thou a man? Thy form cries out thou art. Thy tears are womanish. Thy wild acts denote The unreasonable fury of a beast.
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