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.
what mood is created by the oxymoron and paradox in this excerpt?
excitement
chaos
hopefulness
seriousness

The correct answer is seriousness.

Explanation:

In the excerpt, it is obvious that the theme of Friar's speech are the consequences of Romeo and Juliet's love. The power of their love was too strong and they went to great lengths in order to be together. However, nothing they did could give them a chance to love each other happily, and as a result,  both of them ended up dead.

The tone Friar's speech is quite serious - the message is that we should do everything moderately, even show love to others, because only then will we keep on being happy and satisfied in life. The speech shows no excitement or hopefulness because this is a tragedy and therefore must end on a sad note.

D.seriousness

Explanation:

no