Passionate love is defined as: "A state of intense longing for union with another. ... In Act 2, Scene 3, Friar Laurence states as much: "Romeo: Thou chid'st me oft for loving Rosaline. Friar Laurence: For doting, not for loving, pupil mine.... Friar Laurence is all for this plan, as he believes " this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households' rancor to pure love.... She went to see Friar Laurence, intent on killing herself, rather than betray her husband. ...

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The American Heritage Dictionary defines "impetuous" as: "characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion; impulsive and passionate; having or marked by violent force." ... The next day Romeo tells the Nurse that he wants to marry Juliet and that he wants Juliet to meet him at Friar Lawrence's cell to be wed that afternoon (2.4.184-186). ...

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According to The Oxford English Dictionary, a motif is defined as "A (usually recurrent) feature of a composition, esp. a distinctive or salient one; the structural principle or dominant idea of a work; an object or group of objects forming a distinct element of a design; any small design or symbol". ... When Romeo goes to visit the Friar in Act II, he has been up all night visiting with Juliet and the Friar sees that he is unrested. ...

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