Read the excerpt from act ii, scene v of romeo and juliet. friar laurence: these violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite: therefore love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. the purpose of the oxymoron and paradox used in this excerpt is to describe what it feels like to love. emphasize a point about love. provide the definition of love. entertain using visions of love.

emphasize a point about love.

Friar Laurence's quote is a warning or a word of caution for Romeo. He is warning him to slow down and act with thought - not impulse. Of course, Romeo is all about acting on impulse. These lines from Friar Laurence also remind the reader that the two lovers will end up dead. Shakespeare often reminds the audience of Romeo and Juliet's deaths in the play, and yet it still surprises the audience when it happens.

The purpose of oxymoron and oxymoron in this excerpt is to

Emphasize a point about love.  

In this scene, Friar Laurence by stating the lines in the excerpt tries to emphasize on moderating the passion that people have when in love.

Further Explanation:

Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare had an enigmatic character named Friar Laurence. He was supportive of the lovers and even tied them to holy matrimony in order to put an end to the conflict between the two families in Verona. The Friar makes some exceptional statements on the matter of love. In the above excerpt, Romeo comes to the Friar to request him to tie Juliet and him in holy matrimony. The Friar here uses oxymoron and paradox in order to convey his message.

The Friar here mentions that love is like a ‘violent delight’ which immediately indicates the use of an oxymoron. Love is a ‘delight’ but it is ‘violent’ in nature. He further states that even when love is victorious, it explodes like ‘fire and powder’, which brings in the image of a spark of fire and gunpowder. Further, he states that even though the initial stage of spontaneous love may seem sweet as honey, it later delivers a ‘loathsome’ taste that does not suit the appetite. With the use of such oxymoron, the Friar brings in the paradoxical situation to be in love. He means that the love that sparks so quickly, vanishes away faster than expected. While using the paradox and oxymoron in this excerpt, the Friar actually tries to emphasize the advantages of being moderately in love, the passion that comes slowly and not suddenly. In his opinion, the main point about love is that it should come slow, and then it will help one to remain rational and not burn out of impulse.  

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Answer Details:  

Grade: Senior School

Subject: English Literature

Chapter: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Keywords: Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, Friar Laurence, paradox, oxymoron, love, spontaneous, violent, spark, vanishes, moderately.

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