Question

Read the excerpt from Act II, scene v 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 effects does the foreshadowing in Friar Laurence’s warning to Romeo have? Check all that apply.

It keeps the audience engaged in the plot by suggesting more potential conflict in the story.
It explains to the reader why Romeo and Juliet will never find the happiness they seek together.
It creates suspense as the reader wonders why Friar Laurence would utter this warning.
It characterizes Friar Laurence as a man who believes he has the ability to predict the future.
It provides a clue that something tragic will happen to the lovers later as the story progresses

Answer 1

1. It keeps the audience engaged in the plot by suggesting more potential conflict in the story.
2. It explains to the reader why Romeo and Juliet will never find the happiness they seek together.
3. It provides a clue that something tragic will happen to the lovers later as the story progresses.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. "violent ends" - suggests of death and fighting
2. "love moderately; long love doth so" - Romeo and Juliet's love is passionate and Friar Lawrence is saying that passionate love ends quickly
3. "in their triumph die" - in the triumph of their love, and their plan to escape, Romeo and Juliet die

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