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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 often have disaster around you.
Your marriage will be a complete disaster.
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The first option is correct.
In this passage Friar Laurence is using a metaphor: calamity (misfortune) is as if married to Romeo — it clings to him and follows him everywhere. The preceding line, “Affliction is enamour’d of thy parts,” makes the same point: trouble is in love with you. The friar means Romeo seems constantly beset by disaster, not that his literal marriage will necessarily be a complete disaster.
In this passage Friar Laurence is using a metaphor: calamity (misfortune) is as if married to Romeo — it clings to him and follows him everywhere. The preceding line, “Affliction is enamour’d of thy parts,” makes the same point: trouble is in love with you. The friar means Romeo seems constantly beset by disaster, not that his literal marriage will necessarily be a complete disaster.
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