Topic > How Hasty Love Works in Romeo and Juliet - 988

This is the biggest flaw of Romeo and Juliet, their intense and fiery relationship. Because the two love each other so passionately, a violent end is inevitable and they will not heed the Friars' warning. In the last line 14-15 the friar again warns of their love by saying: “Long love does this; too fast comes as late as too slow." Friar Laurence tells Romeo that lasting love goes neither too fast nor too slow. It highlights a rhythm of love that the two lovers do not follow. Calm down, he warns, otherwise love will not