| “From Fourth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star crossed lovers take their life. Whose misadventured piteous overthrows doth with their death and bury their parents strife.” (prologue) | Chorus |
| “What, drown and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues and thee. Have of thee coward.” Act 1 Scene 1 | Tybalt |
| “If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.” Act 1 Scene 1 | Prince Escalus |
| “For my mind misgives some consequence, yet hanging in the stars. Shall bitterly begin his fearful date. With the nights reveals and expire the term- of a despised life, closed in my breast. By some vile forfeit of ultimately death.” Act 1 Scene 4 | Romeo |
| “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” Act 1 Scene 5 | Romeo sees Juliet and immediately comments on how bright and wonderful she is. |
| “Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe’s debt.” Act 1 Scene 5 | Romeo |
| “My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!” Act 1 Scene 5 | Juliet to Nurse |
| “Deny thy father and refuse thy name! Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” Act 2 Scene 2 | (Juliet) She’s on her balcony expressing her feelings while Romeo is outside listening; She wonders why he has to be a Montague and thinks he should just give up his name. |
| “Romeo, the love I bear thee can affordNo better term than this: thou art a villain.” Act 3 Scene 1 | Tybalt- Confronts Romeo and insults him. |
| “A plague o’ both your houses!” Act 3 Scene 1 | Mercutio |
| “O! I am Fortune’s fool!” (Act III, Scene I) | Romeo and fate after killing Tybalt |
| “There’s no trust, no faith, no honesty in men.” Act 3 Scene 2 | Lady Capulet |
| “Romeo, come forth; come forth, thou fearful man. Affliction in enamored of the parts, and thou are wedded to calamity.” Act 3 Scene 3 | Friar Lawrence |
| ‘O true apothecary. Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.’ Act 5 Scene 3 | Romeo |
| “Where be these enemies?—Capulet! Montague! See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love! And I, for winking at your discords, tooHave lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished.” Act 5 Scene 3 | Prince Escaleous |
Quotes from Romeo and Juliet
November 24, 2019