The sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness. And in the taste confounds the appetite.
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The entire speech is about a thing having two sides. In this case, the sweetest honey is so sweet that it is sickening and messes with your appetite. When referred back to the love between Romeo and Juliet, it is so strong that it disgusts others, sort of a "get a room" kind of thing, and then it blinds the lovers to what is happening around them. Get it?
You have to read the full passage before and after the quote to really understand the jist of what Friar Lawrence is trying to tell Romeo. The Friar has agreed to marry the children of two mortal enimies, and he utters a brief prayer to God, "May the heavens so smile upon this holy act". He's hoping to end what is basically a private war between two noble families by joining their bloodlines.
Romeo, being a brash young man agrees with him and says "Amen" but then just has to tack on to the end, "but come what sorrow can, it cannot countervail the exchange of joy that one short minute gives in her sight...." He's basically telling the heavens that he doesn't give a damn if they approve or not, thereby tempting fate to spit on him, which alarms Friar Lawrence, who then warns Romeo,
"These violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die; like fire and powder which as they kiss, consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in its own deliciousness, and in the taste confounds the appetite: Therefore love moderately; long love doth do so.
He's basically warning Romeo that anything too rash and reckless, no matter how right and good it feels at that particular moment will probably carry the seeds of its own destruction. Think about going out to party hardy and getting wasted. It might feel good while you're doing it, but the next morning you will pay for your actions.
for what is worth, I still think Leo diCaprio & Claire Danes made a perfect Romeo & Juliet..
I haven't watched that version yet, not sure if I like it or not.
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