Question

In Act 2 Scene 2 (Links to an external site.), Juliet says: Sweet, so would I: Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing. Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow. Which phrase is the oxymoron and what does it mean?

Answer 1

The phrase "sweet sorrow" is an oxymoron.

Step-by-step explanation:

“Sweet sorrow” is a combination of opposite ideas of joy and pain.