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A melancholic Romeo confides in his cousin Benvolio about his unrequited love for Rosaline. Benvolio attempts to offer comfort and practical advice, while Romeo uses poetic oxymorons to express the painful duality of his romantic obsession.
BENVOLIO: Good morrow, cousin.
ROMEO: Is the day so young?
BENVOLIO: But new struck nine.
ROMEO: Ay me, sad hours seem long.
Was that my father that went hence so fast?
BENVOLIO: It was. What sadness lengthens Romeo’s hours?
ROMEO: Not having that which, having, makes them short.
BENVOLIO: In love?
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