In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence uses the quote “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, And vice sometime by action dignified” to explain that everything is able to injure or alleviate a circumstance. The quote simply is expressing that if a virtue or good deed is misused, it has the ability to become bad and if a bad deed is justified or used for good, it is able to become a virtue. Friar Lawrence uses this quote as a metaphor to compare the herbs he is gathering to Romeo’s love. The meaning behind this is that if Romeo and Juliet’s love and passion for each other overlooks everything else in their world, it will become harmful. The Friar is explaining that the herbs must be taken in proportionate amounts,
