Love can manifest itself in many different ways, especially in William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. For example, love between/for family members, love for friends, love for oneself, love for an idea/cause, and of course, romantic love. It has never been entirely clear what kind of love Shakespeare is trying to teach us in his play, or, better yet, what he is trying to persuade us about it. In real life, Shakespeare doesn't seem to be a big fan of love. He married a woman named Anne Hathaway, but after a while he moved to another place and never saw her again. In his will, he left her only her sheets. This has led people to come up with different theories, one of which is that he simply fell in love and would never be able to look at Anne again. This is why, through his play, Shakespeare intends to show the reader that passionate love can lead to destruction. This is based on the danger of being obsessed with love and loving one person too much. This becomes evident through the actions and words of Friar Lawrence, the priest, Juliet, the girl who fell in love with Romeo, and Mercutio, Romeo's best friend. When an individual loves one person too much, they tend to push their friends, family, and everything else in their lives aside. Juliet is a good example of this since after falling in love with Romeo, she began to disobey her family and the nurse. During the famous balcony scene, after chatting a little with Romeo, she says: “It's too rash, too inadvisable, too sudden. Too much like lightning, which ceases to exist before one can say "It brightens." » Translating this quote into modern English, she says she thinks it's too crazy, they didn't think about it enough, that's it too. suddenly, and it looks a lot like lightning, which...... middle of paper ......o. Too fast comes as late as too slow. Translated, the quote means that sudden joys have sudden ends. They die victorious like fire and powder. When they meet, like in a kiss, they explode. Too much honey is delicious, but it makes you sick. Therefore, love in moderation. Loving for a long time, but too fast is as bad as too slow. Shakespeare specifically used the word "confound" because it means to confound, or to cause surprise or confusion by acting against expectations. He used the word "moderately" to give specific instructions about what he wants to persuade us about love, and the words somewhat, reasonably, to a certain extent, and not too much, come to him. spirit. The meaning is basically that too much of a good thing, like love, can surprisingly turn bad. Shakespeare couldn't be more precise in telling us to love in moderation, otherwise there will be chaos.