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Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake- its everything except what it is!
"Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake- its everything except what it is!"— William Shakespeare
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Meaning of this quote
Romeo describes love through a chain of contradictory states.
Key takeaway:
Recognize the dramatic confusion behind the romantic language.
Origin of the quote
Modern prose adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene I.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedThe exact post matches the style of No Fear Shakespeare’s modern rendering. Shakespeare’s original uses different verse, including feather of lead and bright smoke.
