Romeo and Friar Laurence discuss Romeo’s new love in this dialogue from Act II, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet Romeo: I pray thee, chide not; she, whom I love now Doth grace for grace and love for love allow; The other did not so. Friar Laurence: O! she knew well Thy love did read by rote and could not spell. But come, young waverer, come, go with me, In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households’ rancour to pure love. Romeo: O! let us hence; I stand on sudden haste. Friar Laurence: Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast Which words best describe the mood of this conversation? Choose three correct answers.
Romeo’s eagerness—“I stand on sudden haste”—makes the conversation excited. Friar Laurence hopes the marriage alliance will turn the families’ hatred into “pure love,” which gives the exchange an optimistic mood. His warning, “Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast,” adds caution. The conversation is not primarily frightening or mysterious.
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