Inaccurate judgement and illogical interpretation accompanied by undesirable repercussions are clearly demonstrated via instances of hasten marriage and trust in wrong
Inaccurate judgement and illogical interpretation accompanied by undesirable repercussions are clearly demonstrated via instances of hasten marriage and trust in wrong, unreliable people. Despite Romeo’s impulsive and capricious behavior of his undying love and lust, Friar Lawrence agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet too easily without confirming the approval of either side of their parents and genuineness of their love. With the intention of his own self-interest to unite two feuding families and keep peace, Friar Lawrence did not take into account the apprehension of clandestine and impetuous marriage and the fact that the two lovers barely knew / had just met each other. “Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, so soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes. If e’er thou wast thyself and these woes thine, thou and these woes were all for Rosaline. And art thou changed? But come, young waverer, come, go with men in one respect I’ll thy assistant be, for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love. Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.” (Act 2 Sc. 3) “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.” (Act 2 Sc. 6) Following the marriage, Friar Lawrence
