Please discuss the importance of Friar Lawrence's quote in II.VI of Romeo and Juliet. And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which, as...

I think we need to see this important speech from Friar
Lawrence as a caution to Romeo. Note how Friar Lawrence has seen Romeo overwhelmed by
his sudden love for Juliet. He has cast aside his romance with Rosaline and now speaks
using intense language to describe his affections for Juliet. Note what Romeo says
immediately before this speech:

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Do thou but close our hands with holy
words,

Then love-devouring death do what he
dare--

It is enough I may but call her
mine.

Of course, there is
irony in this speech, as "love-devouring death" does do what he "dares," and Romeo finds
it is not enough to just be able to call Juliet his. Thus it is that the Friar begins by
cautioning that "violent delights have violent ends." There is a sense in which Friar
Lawrence foreshadows the ending of Romeo's relationship with Juliet. He tries to counsel
Romeo to not be in so much of a hurry and to "love moderately" because love that lasts a
long time does this; it does not consume itself as fire or
power.