Question

what does Juliet mean by the following lines "I have no joy in this contract tonight./ it is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;/ too like the lightning, which doth cease to be/ ere one can say it lightens

Answer 1

Well, don’t swear. Although you bring me joy, I can’t take joy in this exchange of promises tonight. It’s too crazy. We haven’t done enough thinking. It’s too sudden. It’s too much like lightning, which flashes and then disappears before you can say, “it’s lightning.” My sweet, good night. Our love, which right now is like a flower bud in the summer air, may turn out to be a beautiful flower by the next time we meet. I hope you enjoy the same sweet peace and rest I feel in my heart.

Answer 2

With the excerpt shown in the question, Juliet reveals that she has doubts about her love for Romeo, because everything is happening so fast.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this excerpt, Juliet shows how much she is in doubt and afraid about how fast her marriage to Romeo is coming to fruition. Juliet loves it, Romeo, that is a fact, but he fears it is birdlike because it is so sudden and hasty. It compares the common lightning situation where it suddenly happens and in seconds it is no longer there.

With this success, Shakespeare managed to convey to the reader the sense of apprehension and fear that Juliet is feeling. In this story we see that Juliet is a little mature and begins to think of this marriage with a little more rationality and a little less emotion. However, Juliet's feelings are stronger than reason, and as you already know all these thoughts are abandoned in favor of her love for Romeo.