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? Select 3 options.
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.