What is Friar Laurence saying? [T]he sweetest honey Is loathsome in his own deliciousness And in the taste confounds the appetite: (II. vi. 13-15) Sugary things are always bad for you - he is advising the young lovers to not get married until the "honeymoon" phase is over. Too much of a good thing is still too much - he is advising the young lovers to love moderately. Love is like a sugar buzz - he is telling the young lovers that they are acting out of the bounds of reason. He is actually, in this case, really talking about honey.

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Chelsea

26 January, 22:22

What is Friar Laurence saying? [T]he sweetest honey Is loathsome in his own deliciousness And in the taste confounds the appetite: (II. vi. 13-15) Sugary things are always bad for you - he is advising the young lovers to not get married until the "honeymoon" phase is over. Too much of a good thing is still too much - he is advising the young lovers to love moderately. Love is like a sugar buzz - he is telling the young lovers that they are acting out of the bounds of reason. He is actually, in this case, really talking about honey.

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Brodie · Answer 1

Too much of a good thing is still too much - he is advising the young lovers to love moderately.

Friar Laurence tells this to Romeo right before he and Juliet are about to wed. It's one of the many examples he gives to Romeo to warn him that he should calm their feelings a little. One of the other comparisons he makes is to gun powder exploding.