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.

What mood is created by the oxymoron and paradox in this excerpt?

excitement
chaos
hopefulness
seriousness

Respuesta :

The mood created by the oxymoron and paradox in this excerpt on Romeo and Juliet is that of d. seriousness.

What is the purpose of the oxymoron here?

The oxymoron of violent delights shows that the actions the couple are engaging in will have a very negative end.

This is further reinforced by the paradoxes in the Act which goes to show that the mood of the scene is that of seriousness because the results of Romeo and Juliet's actions could be quite deadly.

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