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Friendship is constant in all other things, save in the office and affairs of love.
— William Shakespeare · Much Ado About Nothing
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Friendship is described as dependable until love enters the picture. The exception in 'save' turns an apparently reassuring statement into a warning about divided loyalties. The contrast suggests that affection and romantic interests can unsettle a bond that otherwise seems constant.
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