Question

What is the significance of the diction in this speech?

FRIAR LAURENCE
Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here!
Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear,
So soon forsaken? young men's love then lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.
Jesu Maria, what a deal of brine
Hath wash'd thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline!
How much salt water thrown away in waste,
To season love, that of it doth not taste!
The sun not yet thy sighs from heaven clears,
Thy old groans ring yet in my ancient ears;
Lo, here upon thy cheek the stain doth sit
Of an old tear that is not wash'd off yet:
If e'er thou wast thyself and these woes thine,
Thou and these woes were all for Rosaline:
And art thou changed? pronounce this sentence then,
Women may fall, when there's no strength in men.


Friar Laurence uses words like "waste" and "forsaken" to show that he disapproves of Romeo's change of heart. Friar Laurence uses words like "heaven" and "ancient" to show that he is happy that Romeo is in love with Juliet now. Friar Laurence uses words that express fear to illustrate his hesitation to marry a Montague and a Capulet together.

Answer 1

A is the answer

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Answer 2

The answer is: Friar Laurence uses words like "waste" and "forsaken" to show that he disapproves of Romeo's change of heart.

In the excerpt from "Romeo and Juliet", by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence cannot believe Romeo has changed his mind so quickly, since he was deeply in love with Rosaline a very short time ago. He also mentions Romeo's tears and crying over Rosaline, so at first he feels doubful and looks down at Romeo.

The rest of the options are incorrect because in the passage Friar Lawrence makes no reference to Juliet; he only questions how Romeo has fallen out of love with Rosaline.