Question

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 do the oxymoron and paradox in this excerpt illustrate about love? only love has the ability to overcome obstacles. nothing good ever comes from truly loving another. loving with restraint is the key to long - lasting love. true love causes one to lose the ability to reason.

Explanation:

1. Analyze the excerpt: Friar Laurence uses oxymorons (e.g., "violent delights") and paradoxes (e.g., "too swift arrives as tardy as too slow") to discuss love. He advises "love moderately" and notes that excessive or unrestrained love (like "violent delights") has negative outcomes, while moderate love lasts.
2. Evaluate options:

• Option A: The excerpt focuses on moderation in love, not overcoming obstacles. Eliminate.
• Option B: The excerpt doesn’t claim love is bad, just that excess is. Eliminate.
• Option C: The advice "love moderately; long love doth so" and the paradox about speed (too swift = too slow) support that restraint (moderation) leads to lasting love. This matches.
• Option D: The excerpt is about moderation, not losing reason. Eliminate.

Answer:

C. Loving with restraint is the key to long - lasting love.