In Act II prologue, 'old desire' is Romeo's former love, Rosaline, and 'young affection' is his new love Juliet. He quickly forgets Rosaline in the face of Juliet's beauty.
I would taking as meaning getting over an old love and finding a new person to fall for.
The narrator
The prologues are not part of the action of the play and so belong to no act or scene. Act 1 scene one starts when the first prologue ends. Open up a copy of the play and look at the first page. The prologue starts with the words, "Two households, both alike in dignity."
They were described as "A pair of star-crossed lovers" (act one, prologue).
"Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie And young affection gapes to be his heir; That fair for which love groaned for and would die, With tender Juliet matched, is now not fair. Now Romeo is beloved, and loves again, Alike bewitched by the charm of looks; But to his foe supposed he must complain, And she steal love's sweet bait from fearful hooks. Being held a foe, he may not have access To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear; And she as much in love, her means much less To meet her new beloved any where. But passions lends them power, time means, to meet, Tempering extremities with extreme sweet."
The Prologue. There is a second prologue just before Act 2.
I would taking as meaning getting over an old love and finding a new person to fall for.
The narrator
In the prologue of "Romeo and Juliet," Romeo is described as a young man from the Montague family who falls in love with Juliet, a member of the rival Capulet family. The prologue sets up the main conflict of the play, which is the feud between the two families that ultimately leads to tragedy.
The prologues are not part of the action of the play and so belong to no act or scene. Act 1 scene one starts when the first prologue ends. Open up a copy of the play and look at the first page. The prologue starts with the words, "Two households, both alike in dignity."
stalking
Kiss
There is a Prologue, Act I, Act II, Act III , and Epilogue. Hope this helped, WoodWorkingMaster
An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness., To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.
They were described as "A pair of star-crossed lovers" (act one, prologue).
Amir threw pomegranates at Hassan out of frustration and jealousy stemming from their complex relationship and his own insecurities about his father's affection for Hassan. This act was an expression of Amir's conflicting emotions and desire to hurt Hassan in the heat of the moment.
"Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie And young affection gapes to be his heir; That fair for which love groaned for and would die, With tender Juliet matched, is now not fair. Now Romeo is beloved, and loves again, Alike bewitched by the charm of looks; But to his foe supposed he must complain, And she steal love's sweet bait from fearful hooks. Being held a foe, he may not have access To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear; And she as much in love, her means much less To meet her new beloved any where. But passions lends them power, time means, to meet, Tempering extremities with extreme sweet."