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 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. Which is an example of a paradox within the excerpt?
Answer
A
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
B
Which, as they kiss consume:
C
the sweetest honey / Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
D
Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;
Explanation
A paradox is a statement that seems contradictory but expresses a meaningful idea. “The sweetest honey / Is loathsome in his own deliciousness” contrasts honey’s sweetness with its becoming unpleasant, suggesting that too much sweetness can overwhelm the taste. The other choices do not contain this apparent contradiction.
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