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Can you even believe that the entirety of Romeo and Juliet occurred in only a week? I know for me, I couldn’t believe it. The short timespan of the events definitely contributed to the chaotic feeling that The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet gave. Romeo and Juliet did not actually fall in love with each other in a week because they spent very little time getting to know each other, they got married after knowing each other for only one day, and their love required more time to develop. Patience is everything. The first reason why I think that Romeo and Juliet did not actually fall in love with one another is because they spent very little getting to know each other. After their first encounter with each other at the Capulet party, and then their second encounter on Juliet’s Balcony, they decided to marry each other (Shakespeare 2.2.125-148). After Romeo and Juliet agree to marry each other, Romeo goes to ask Friar Lawrence to wed them. In the midst of Romeo explaining to Friar Lawrence that he regrets ever …show more content…

Friar Lawrence warns Romeo and Juliet of their fast-paced romance. After Friar Lawrence agrees to wed Romeo and Juliet to each other, he bids Romeo a warning. Friar Lawrence says “ Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast” (Shakespeare 2.3.94) Once again, right before Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet, he tells Romeo that “These violent delights have violent ends” (Shakespeare 2.6.9). Friar Lawrence then goes on forth to explain that the swiftness of their marriage may lead to more harm then good when he says “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” (Shakespeare

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When Romeo first comes to talk to Friar Lawrence about marrying Juliet, Friar Lawrence is hesitant to perform the ceremony. He thinks that Romeo is moving too quickly, and that Romeo should not get married to a person he has just met. Despite his doubts though, he marries Romeo and Juliet behind their parent’s backs in the hopes that a marriage between the two families will end the feud. Friar Lawrence does not take into account how this will affect Romeo and Juliet. He even predicts that “These violent delights have violent ends,” meaning that he thinks that their love will end badly because it began so

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