Saturday, March 7, 2009

Romeo's Oxymorons

Act 1, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, has a conversation where Romeo laments the contradictions of life, even using the word 'vanity' ("serious vanity"). Benvolio doesn't find it funny.

Qoheleth also laments the contradictions of life, but in the end resigns to enjoy life as it is handed to him.

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