Question 4 • Twilight Session 1 (Fall 26): Literature and Composition I_CThompson
Read the excerpt from Act II, scene vi 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 honeyIs loathsome in his own deliciousnessAnd in the taste confounds the appetite:Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Answer
A
Only love has the ability to overcome obstacles.
B
Nothing good ever comes from truly loving another.
C
Loving with restraint is the key to long-lasting love.
D
True love causes one to lose the ability to reason.
Explanation
Friar Laurence warns that intense, uncontrolled passion can burn out quickly, like fire and gunpowder consuming each other. He advises Romeo to “love moderately,” saying that love tempered with restraint lasts longer. Therefore, choice C, “Loving with restraint is the key to long-lasting love,” best expresses the passage’s message.
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