Question

read the excerpt from act iii, scene iii of romeo and juliet. friar laurence: romeo, come forth; come forth, thou fearful man: affliction is enamourd of thy parts, and thou art wedded to calamity. what is the meaning of the phrase \thou art wedded to calamity\? you have not had enough disaster in your life. you often have disaster around you. your marriage will be a complete disaster. your confusion is the cause of many disasters.

Explanation:

• Analyze the meaning of "wedded to". "Wedded" implies a close, continuous connection.
• Consider the word "calamity" which means disaster.
• So, "thou art wedded to calamity" means there is a continuous presence of disaster around the person.

Answer:

You often have disaster around you.