> Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow
What is this trying to say, for example? When love is happening too fast, every moment apart feels like an eternity and thus the next time together always arrives "too tardy"? And... wait, what? I feel like I'm not quite grasping it
But if you translate it then it won't be beautiful; not unless the ML is as good a writer as Shakespeare.
Anyway, Shakespeare really isn't that difficult. It should be read aloud, declaimed with passion. Then a lot of it will become clear, while some will remain ambiguous. Translating it will not, or ought not, remove the ambiguity.
Anyway there are already simplified versions of Shakespeare. Here is one of Macbeth: https://www.academia.edu/6555385/A_Simplified_and_Concise_Ve...
https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet/pa...
> These sudden joys have sudden endings. They burn up in victory like fire and gunpowder. When they meet, as in a kiss, they explode. Too much honey is delicious, but it makes you sick to your stomach. Therefore, love each other in moderation. That is the key to long-lasting love. Too fast is as bad as too slow.
> The candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long
a hot love burns itself out