Question

Read the excerpt from Act III, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.

Friar Laurence: Romeo, come forth; come forth, thou fearful man:
Affliction is enamour’d of thy parts,
And thou art wedded to calamity.

What is the meaning of the phrase "thou art wedded to calamity”?

You have not had enough disaster in your life.
You often have disaster around you.
Your marriage will be a complete disaster.
Your confusion is the cause of many disasters.

Answer 1

"You often have disaster around you."

Here "wedded to calamity" means Romeo is as if married to misfortune—always joined with or plagued by bad luck and suffering.