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In Act 2 Scene 6: What does the Friar Laurence mean when he says, "Therefore, love moderatly; long love doth so"?
Help me translate this to modern english, please.
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In this scene, Friar Laurence is about to marry Romeo and Juliet. He and Romeo are talking when he says the lines you cite. He is telling Romeo that it is not a very good idea to be rash and...
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In Act Two, scene six of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is impatiently waiting the arrival of his bride-to-be. The scene takes place in Friar Laurence's cell. Romeo...
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Romeo and Juliet are young... she's almost 14, his age has been assumed to be anywhere from 17 to 26. When teenagers experience what they think is love, it is usually infatuation, right? I think...
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