In which town is the play set? In what country do you suppose this town exists? | Verona italy |
How could knowing the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are coming improve the play? | Builds up suspense and/or tension. Since the plot line was supposed to be a tragedy, but it is at first a comedy it throws the audience off because they will have forgotten that it was going to happen. It re-surprises them |
When Sampson says he will not “carry coals,” what does he mean?What literary techniques is being used in this silly exchange between Sampson and Gregory? | He will not be insulted by capsules men. Puns are being used |
In Shakespearean times biting your thumb was… | An insult |
Is Benvolio a montague or capulet? | Montague |
Why doesn’t lady capulet want her husband to get involved in the fight? | Because he is too old to fight |
How many times have the Capulets and Montagues had street fights recently? | Three times |
How has Romeo been spending his days recently? | Locked in his room being moody |
List three oxymorons Romeo uses to describe the conflict between his family and the Capulets. Then, explain how the family feud is oxymoronic in its nature. | Brawling love, loving hate, heavy lightness, serious vanity, bright smoke, cold fire, and sick health |
In your own words, we wrote Romeo speech about love in scene 1, lines 176-180, line by line. | Love brings me anger and griefs lie in my heat but when you try to help you are just making it worse |
Romeo is heartsick over a girl (it’s not Juliet) who is not at all interested in Romeo. Name three of the ineffective romantic strategies Romeo has used in his attempt to woo this girl. | 1. Gold2. Notes3. Gifts |
Why doesn’t this girl like Romeo? | She’s a nun |
What does Benvolio tell Romeo to do in order to forget the girl who doesn’t want him? | Benvolio tells Romeo to see other girls and to forget about her. Look at how there are so many other beautiful women out there |
What “suit” does Paris bring to Capulet in scene 2? | It’s a legal marriage agreement to marry Juliet. |
How old is Juliet? What are her fathers thought about allowing her to marry? | Juliet is 13. Capulet, her father, won’t be easily persuaded by Paris. Capulet thinks she’s too young and needs to wait 2 more years before she gets married. Also Juliet has to agree to the marriage if it were to happen. |
Lord Capulet’s willingness to allow Juliet to have a say in whom she marries is pretty progressive, since most marriages for the social class at the time would have been arranged by parents. Why, do you suppose, Capulet is willing to take Juliet’s feelings into consideration? | Because she is an only child or was the only child to survive into adulthood so her parents just want Juliet to be happy . |
Why is the Capulet servant upset about having been given a pay of party guests to find? | He can’t read; he is illiterate |
Why does Benvolio want to crash the party? Why does Romeo agree? | Benvolio wants to prove to Romeo there are other girls better than Rosaline. Romeo agrees because he wasn’t a to be able to look at Rosaline for the night. |
What does Romeo want to happen to his eyes if they find someone other than Rosaline desirable at the party? What does this show is about Romeo? | He wants his tears to turn to fire because nobody is more beautiful than Juliet. It tells us Romeo is a drama queen. Also it tells us that Romeo once he is and he is all in. Once he falls for someone that will be his whole focus, he is willing to take big leaps world by his heart not his head. |
In your own words, explain the Nurse’s two storied about Juliet as a toddler | When Juliet was two the nurse decided to put wormwood on her nipples to get a bad taste to make Juliet stop breast feeding so when Juliet sucked on it it was gross so she wouldn’t breadth feed anymore. When Juliet fell the nurses husband picked her up and made a sex joke to say when she’s older to fall on her back not forward on a (marriage) bed and Juliet said yes. |
Does lady Capulet want Juliet to marry Paris? | Yes. She says Paris is a gorgeous book and Juliet will be the cover |
What is Juliet’s reaction to her mothers request? What does this show us about Juliet? | Juliet says she will give him a chance and to try to develop feelings for him but there are no promises. This shows us that Juliet is obedient to her parents request and also that she’s practical |
According to mercutio, who or what is queen mab, and what does she do? | Queen Mab is the fairies midwife, person that delivers babies, that appears in dreams. She delivers the dreams. |
What does Romeo say about the value of dreams? | Romeo says the value of dreams are they are the truth and happen for reason. They’re real, and he believes that dreams are fate and or destiny. |
What does Mercutio say about the value of dreams? | Mercutio says dreams are just lies and they are not real. He thinks they are nonsense, and there is no truth to what we are dreaming. |
At the end of scene 4, Romeo mentions the subject of his latest vivid dream. What did Romeo dream? Why isn’t he changing his course of action? What does this show us about Romeo? | Romeo has a dream of predestination that will lead to his death and the death of an enemy who he loves by going to this party. He still goes because Romeo believes in fate and that nobody can change it. This tells us Romeo is a believer in fate, and that he acts first and speaks second this tells us also that Romeo is carefree. |
When Romeo first sees Juliet, what term does he use to describe her? | Beauty too rich for use, Rich Jewel, true beauty, and snowy dove |
How does Tybalt recognize Romeo? | By his voice |
When Tybalt is ready to seize Romeo and throw him out of the party, what does Capulet say to Tybalt? Why? What is Tybalts reaction to this | When Tybalt is ready to seize Romeo and throw him out of the party Capulet says to leave him alone and that he is a good guy, he does this because he decided to end the feud and because it could start a fight which could end into Tybalts death. Tybalts reaction is furious, he thinks Capulet is 100% wrong, and he wants to fight him. Tybalt vows revenge on the next time Romeo and him meet |
How does Romeo find out juliets last name? | Nurse; Romeo find out Juliet’s last name by when the nurse says “madam, your mother Craves a word with you.” Romeo asks who’s Juliet’s mom is and then the nurse says “lady of the house.” He knows he’s in the Lord Capulet’s house so he knows Juliet is a Capulet |
How doses Juliet find out Romeo’s last name? | Juliet finds out Romeos last name by asking the nurse. The nurse says “his name is Romeo, and a Montague; the only son of your great enemy.” |
In the 1996 film version, the Capulet ball is a costume party, but Juliet is just as an angel, Romeo as a knight in shining armor, and Paris as an astronaut. Explain how these costumes are appropriate for each character, giving special attention to analyzing Paris’s outfit. | Juliet is known as sweet and innocent and she is the lightRomeo is her knight in shining armor And Paris is an astronaut because he is orbiting the world but he is in a different sphere. When Romeo and Juliet meet he is out of the loop and in a different world. |
What does the act 2 prologue say happens to Romeos love for Rosaline? How is this an example of foreshadowing? | His love for Rosaline is dead and buried and this is foreshadowing because this is how Romeo and Juliet’s love will end as well. |
What does Romeo mean by “dull earth” in scene 1, line 2? | She means his life isn’t worth living without Juliet. He needs his body feels that her life was when he is not around her and he wants to do anything to be with her. When they are together he is whole but when they are away he is dead. |
Who does Mercutio think that Romeo is in love with and his speech and seen one, lines 6-21? What’s funny about these lines? | Mercutio thinks Romeo is still in love with Rosaline. This is funny because he is actually in love with Juliet. Mercutio is also making inappropriate comments about Rosaline also because he’s trying to be a magician by trying to draw out Rosaline. |
When Romeo says, “he jests at scars that never felt a wound,” what does he mean? | He is missing the mark because it is about Rosaline but Romeo doesn’t like Rosaline anymore. |
What does Romeo compare Juliet to in his first speech in scene 2, lines 2-3? | He compares her to the sun in the night time sky. |
In your own words, rewrite Juliet speech and scene two, lines 33-36. Go line by line as you restate her meaning. | Why do you have to be named Romeo or a Montague? Change your name or tell me you love me and I will change my name. |
When Juliet says, “That which we call a rose / by any other word would smell as sweet,” what does she mean? Do names matter in our lives? If you had a different first name, do you think you might have grown up to be a slightly different person? | She is saying it’s not our name that defines us. A rose will always smell good no matter what we call it. If you change your name it doesn’t matter you’re still you, you were just being called something different. She was saying any other name would be just as sweet as Romeo. Juliet will always love Romeo because she doesn’t love the name she loves the person. I don’t think I would be a different person if my name was changed. |
In you own words, translate Juliets meaning in lines 95-101. Why do other young lovers, both then and now, play such games? | If you think I’m too easy to get I will pretend to be hard if you try to win me. Otherwise I would never act that way. I just like you too much Romeo so you may think I’m crazy. But trust me I will prove myself more faithful than girls to act hard to get. |
Why does Juliet ask timid not t swear his loves allegiance by the moon? | Because the moon is always changing. she doesn’t want his love to change. |
Which one is the first to mention marriage? What does this show us about this character? | Juliet is the first to mention marriage. This tells us she is aware of her situation with Paris. |
What does Juliet instruct Romeo to send her the next day? | Where and when to meet for marriage tomorrow. A word of marriage. |
Look at lines 182-184. What do these lines literally mean? Then, explain how this bit of text is an example of foreshadowing. | They mean she would not let him go and that he would be like a prisoner but with Love. She wishes Romeo could always be close to her but Juliet is afraid that she would smother him to death with her love. This is foreshadowing because Juliet actually does kill Romeo with her love |
At the beginning of scene 3, what Is friar Laurence doing? | He is picking herbs, flowers, plants in the basket. He is discussing poison properties of plants. |
According to the friar, how are humans like plants? | According to the friar humans are like plants by some are evil, some are good. Also because they can be easily manipulated just as plants can be manipulated to produce either poison or medicine power. Individual human beings can be manipulated either for good or for evil |
With whom does friar Laurence assume Romeo has spent the night with? | Rosaline |
In lines 87-88, the friar says l, “O, she knew well/ thy love did read by rot and could not spell.” Explain what he means here. | The friar means Rosaline didn’t return his love because it wasn’t real life. Romeo was not truly in love with her. |
Why does the Friar begrudgingly agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? | He thinks that it will end the feud, and that would be a good thing |
Who are Laura, dido, cleopatra, Helen, and hero? What does mercutio say about them? | All of these people or from literature mythology. He said Laura is a kitchen wench; dido is a Dowdy; cleopatra a gipsy; and Helen and hero are hiding a and harlots. These women are all supposed be beautiful woman but Mercutio was saying that these women are beasts compared to Rosaline. According to Romeo all of them are hideous compared to Rosaline. |
Wrist down three subjects mercutio and Romeo make puns about in scene four, lines 44-70 | Slip/slip (counterfeit coin) ; courtesy/curtsy; sole (of a shoe) / sole alone; goose (to eat)/ goose (pinch bottom) |
How does mercutio treat the nurse? | He makes rude jokes about her |
What instructions does Romeo tell the nurse to pass on to Juliet? | Romeo says to tell Juliet she should make up that she needs to go to confession at church this afternoon. When she gets to church, Romeo will be there waiting w/ friar Laurence to marry them. |
Who does the nurse say Juliet’s feeling are for this other suitor? | She mentions the Paris is also interesting in winning Juliet’s hand in marriage, but that Juliet is not interested in him at all. Juliet, the nurse says, looks sick and pale whenever the subject of Paris arises. |
What time of day is it | Noon |
How long had the nurse been gone on her errand to find Romeo? | The nurse has been gone on her errand to find romeo for three hours. The delay is driving Juliet crazy because the nurse said she would only be gone for a half hour. |
What’s humorous about the way the nurse treats Juliet in this scene? | It’s funny because The nurse is purposely stalling because she knows how anxious Juliet is to hear the news from Romeo. This scene is fun and cute. |
Is Romeo fearful of the future? Write down the lines that support your answer | Romeo is not afraid of the premonition he had in the dream mentioned at the end of act one scene four. These are the lines that prove this: “then love devouring death do what he dare/it is enough I may but call her mine.” |
In your own words, explain the Friars warning in these lines:”these violent delights have violent ends -‘d in their triumph die like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume.” | He is trying to say that loving quickly and sharply like this means that your love will end too quickly and sharply as well. This intense type of love could consume itself with its heat, like gunpowder is burned up by fire when they touch. The friar is trying to warn Romeo here to slow down and contain his love/passion. |
In your own words, explain Friar’s message in these lines: “Therefore lover moderately; long love doth so: too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” | Again he wants Romeo to slow down a little bit so that his love with Juliet can be lasting love. When it comes to love. Falling too quickly in love, is just as bad as being too slow to act on your loving feelings. You have to time these things just right, if you want to build a love that will last a long time. |
What happens at the very end of this scene?(Act 2, sc 6) | Romeo and Juliet get married, but it happens off stage. If not publicly they are still man and wife. |
At the beginning of act 3, who says the following lines? What do these lines foreshadow? “I pray thee, food Mercutio, let’s retire. The day is hot, the Capulets abroad, and is we meet, we shall not ‘scape a brawl, For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.” | Benvolio says these lines. He is foreshadowing The fight scene that will happen between Mercutio and tybalt and Tybalt and Romeo. |
What does Mercutio tell us about Benvolio in lines 15-27? Is it true? Explain what’s happening here. | Mercutio is telling us benvolio fights so much that his head is fried and he is such a hothead he always wants to fight. This is not true because this describes Mercutio not Benvolio |
Examine Mercutio’s “grave man” line. What figure of speech is used? What is the meaning? | This is considered a pun. It could either mean he is serious or upset or it could mean he is literally in a grave |
Explain the following lines (104-110): “this gentlemen, the princes near Ally, my very friend, hath got his mortal hurt In my behalf – my reputation stained with Tybalts slander – Tybalt, that an hour hath been my cousin. O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate and in my temper soft’ned valor’s steel!” | This is explaining why the prince shows mercy. Mercutio was the princes nephew so he exiled Romeo not executed him. Romeo has said his love for Juliet has made him womanly. Mercutio’s death is partially Romeo’s fault for not defending himself. |
Explain the Prince’s judgement and why he makes this ruling. | The prince didn’t want to do anything but he was supposed to execute Romeo but decided to just exile him because he needed to for the citizens sake. Romeo needed a punishment. The prince did what he had to do |
In juliets speech at the beginning of act 3 scene 2, what is Juliet looking forward to that night? | Juliet is looking forward to seeing Romeo and making their marriage official by having sex. |
Give two examples from lines 26-31 that Juliet uses to explain the agony of expectation that she’s feeling. (Act 3) | Two examples of Agony Juliet is feeling is a child with new clothes until the day comes so they can wear them. Or a mansion she can’t move into yet and cannot enjoy |
Write down three of the oxymorons Juliet uses to describe Romeo and explain why she uses this literary technique to describe her young husband. | Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical, a dove feathered Raven. |
The nurse says,”Shame come to Romeo!” How does Juliet react to the Nurse? | She becomes upset with The nurse and immediately starts to defend Romeo. Juliet realized she would rather have her husband alive than her cousin. |
Where is Romeo hiding? (Act 3 sc 2) | Laurence’s cell |
What is Friar Laurence’s opinion of Romeo’s punishment in scene 3, lines 25-28? (Act 3) | Friar Laurence thinks Romeo became lucky and that he should be happy he isn’t getting executed. Exiled is a merciful punishment. |
In scene 3, lines 33-39, why does Romeo say that is is less honored than carrion- flies? (Act 3) | Romeo is jealous of the flies who could buzz around and touch her lips where he cannot. |
What three reasons does friar Laurence gives Romeo to show that he should be happy | 1. He killed Tybalt, tybalt didn’t kill him2. He is being exiled not executed3. Juliet is alive and so is her love for him |
In scene 3, the nurse gives Romeo a first from Juliet. What is the gift? (Act 3) | Juliet gives the nurse a ring to give to Romeo |
Capulet explains to Paris that Juliet is upstairs crying about Tybalt. He says, “look you, she loved her kinsman Tybalt dearly, and so did I. Well, we were born to die.” From this passage, explain how Capulet felt about his nephew. Why, do you suppose, he felt this way? | Capulet was upset by not sad. He knows he brought it upon himself. Lord Capulet is not upset as she should be but he’s ready to move on. His only concern is what people will think marrying off Juliet too marry. |
What decision does Capulet make, thinking that it will cheer up Juliet? | Capulet makes the decision that Juliet will be marrying Paris in three days on Thursday. He thinks it will bring to the household. |
What is Paris’ reply when Capulet makes his announcement? | He is very happy and excited. He thinks it’s awesome. He wants to marry her now? |
Why does Juliet want to believe the songbird she can hear is a nightingale, not a lark? | The nightingale sings at night when Romeo and her can be together. The lark wings at daybreak when Romeo has to leave. She wants the night to last. She knows when the morning comes Romeo will have to leave her. |
What does Juliet mean be an “I’ll-divining soul” in scene 5, line 54 (act 3) | Her soul predicts evil things (Romeos death) will come. It’s upsetting because that’s he last image she has of Romeo. |
What do Juliet’s parents believe she is upset? What is their plan to help cheer her? | They hunk she is sad because of Tybalts death so they plan her wedding to cheer her up. |
Earlier in the play Capulet and Juliet Will get to have a voice and who she marries. Now, he’s a raging at his daughter for speaking up against his choice. Explain why Capulet has changed his mind about listening to his daughter’s opinion about her future spouse. | Capulet is shocked and does not want to be humiliated. Capulet changed his mind because Juliet needs to start making babies or else this is not a next generation. Tybalts death had changed the situation; no heir now, he genuinely thinks she will be happy. |
How does the nurse describe Paris is Sc 5, lines 218-223? (Act 3) | He nurse describes Paris as way better than Romeo. Paris is a better match. Romeo is a dirty rag compared to Paris. Juliet should stay and marry Paris. |
What reason does Paris give for not having spent much time courting Juliet? | He says there wasn’t a good opportunity and that she has been grieving over Tybalts death |
Name three of the horrible things Juliet says she would find preferable to marrying Paris | 1. Jumping from which tower and killing herself 2. Walk through a road full of thieves 3. Walk down a trail of poisonous snakes 4. Be chained to a bear 5. Being locked in a tomb with dead people |
Describe the Friar’s plan in your own words. | Friar will give a potion to Juliet to make her appear dead and she will take the potion the day before the wedding. Then Juliet will be placed in the Capulets tomb. Friar Laurence will send Romeo a letter telling him about the plan. Romeo and Laurence will then meet be in the tomb when she wakes up. They will get her out and then run to mantua together. |
How do you know if you’re hiring a good cook? | A good cook will lick his fingers. But to actually means a good cook will be willing to eat the food he makes a bad cook wouldn’t. |
Juliet was supposed to marry Paris on Thursday, but what has her father decided? | Capulet decided toLove the wedding date up to Wednesday. (Tomorrow) |
Who will stay up all night to make sure the wedding party preparations are complete? | Capulet will stay up all night to make sure the wedding party preparations are complete. |
In case the potion doesn’t work, what item does Juliet keep with her in the bed? | Juliet has a knife/dagger with her in bed in case he potion doesn’t work |
Describe three things Juliet thinks might go wrong if she takes the potion. | 1.die2.wake up/doesn’t work3. Wake up too early -suffocate -go insane 4. So scared she kills herself |
Write doesn’t six words from juliets speech (act 4 scene 3, lines 30-58) that show her feelings about death. | Hideous, mangled, distraught, loathsome, terror, horrible |
What time in the morning is it? | 3 AM |
in the midst of all the cooking and prepping, Paris arrive for his wedding date. Given the answer to the previous question, what does this arrival show us about Paris. | Paris arrived before sunrise. This tells us that he really wants to marry Juliet and he’s super excited/anxious |
What does Capulet mean when he says the nurse should “go trim her up” in scene 4, line 27? (Act 4) | He actually means to prep her up or go make her look good. Or to get her dress and fit it properly |
Who is he first to find Juliet’s body and think that she’s dead in scene 5? (Act 4) | The nurse |
Ok what three ways does Capulet say he can tell Juliet is dead? | 1. Settled blood2. Stiff joints 3. Cold body |
What does the friar advise juliets parents to do with her body? | To put juliets body in the Capulets tomb for the burial. He does this to avoid the detection that she’s not actually dead. |
In a sly way, the friar actually blames juliets parents for her lifelessness. Write the line sin which he says they are being punished by God | “Heavens do low’r upon you for some I’ll move them no more by crossing their high will” |
Why does Shakespeare end this heavy, emotionally wrenching scene with the odd exchange between Peter and the musician? | Shakespeare wants to lighten the mood and remind us that Juliet is not dead. Also because we are sill in a comedy structure. And to tell us that the problems of Romeo and Juliet do not effect/ cause problems to people surrounding them, working men. |
Describe the dream that Romeo has just at the beginning of scene 1? (Act 5) | Romeo had a dream that he was dead then Juliet kissed him and he came back to life and became a emperor. |
Who brings news from Verona? What is the news? | Balthasar come to tell Romeo of Juliets death |
Write doesn’t three odd things Romeo noticed in the apothecary shop. | The three odd things were the old man was frail, a stuffed alligator was present, and there were dusty seeds in the shop. |
Who is it difficult to get poison in mantua? Why does Romeo believe this apothecary will sell him some despite this? | It’s difficult because selling poison is against the law and he thought for sure he would sell the poison to him because he is poor and looks like he is starving. |
Who is the first person to arrive at juliets tomb in scene 3? Why his he there? (Act 5) | Paris; he was laying flowers and was there to mourn. |
Explain Paris’ logic in thinking that Romeo is responsible for Juliet killing herself. | Paris thinks Juliet dies from grieving over Tybalts death and since Romeo killed Tybalt Paris blames Romeo. |
Did Paris love Juliet? Give evidence to support your answer. | Yes, I do think Paris loves Juliet. I don’t think he wa sin love with her because from what we know they never spent much time together but I do think he loved her. Otherwise why would he have layed flowers, mourned her, and asked to marry her? And when he found out that he was going to he got extremely happy and was at the church before even sunrise because he was so excited. |
Romeo comments that Juliet looks just as beautiful in death as she did in life, with roses in her cheeks and lips. He doesn’t realize that the “death” is just a potion that’s wearing off. Instead, why does he figure Juliet is still so beautiful? | He says her beauty is untouched and and that death same to be Juliet’s lover. |
Does juliet wake up just before Romeo dies or just after? | Just after |
Who is present when Juliet awakens? Why doesn’t this person stay? | Friar Laurence is present. He doesn’t stay because he thinks he will beg in trouble for his role in the deaths. |
Why does Juliet Kiss Romeos lips even after he already died? | She wants to get some of the poison off his lips and on to hers to kill her as well. |
Juliet says, “thy lips are warm!” This is, quite arguably, one of the saddest line sin the entire play. Why are these four little words so meaningful? | Hey missed each other just by minutes max they were so close being with each other. |
How does Juliet kill herself? | Stabbing herself with a dagger/knife in the chest. |
Which two characters are detained by the watchmen after Juliet’s death? | Friar Laurence and Balthasar who explained what happened |
Who else died tonight? How do we find out? | Lady montague died; montague says that she died of the thought of Romeo being banished |
How many people died in this play? List their names in order of their deaths. | Mercutio, Tybalt, Lady Montague, Paris, Romeo, Juliet |
Rewrite the final six lines of the play in your own words. | A glooming peace the moving will bring. The sun is sad and full of loss and will not be present anymore so go somewhere else to talk of these terrible losses. Some people will be pardoned and others guilty. This story was filled with tragedy and no story will have more tragedy than this. |
“There’s no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all are prejudged all forsworn, all naught; dissemblers all!” | Nurse |
“Our Romeo hath not been in bed tonight.” | Friar Laurence |
“No less? Nay, bigger! Women grow by men.” | Nurse |
“What satisfaction canst thou have tonight?” | Juliet |
“If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully. Or if thou thinkest I am too quickly won, I’ll drown and be preserve and say thee nay so thou wilt woo.” | Juliet |
“Where is my mother? Why, she is within. Where should she be? How oddly thou repliest!” | Juliet |
“He is a kinsman to the Montagues; affection makes him false, he speaks not true.” | Lady Capulet |
“I can tell you, but young Romeo will be older when you have found him than he was when you sought him.” | Romeo |
“These times of woe afford no times to woo. Madam, good night, commend me to your daughter.” | Paris |
” but coming, young waverer come go with me. In one respect all thy assistant be; for this alliance may so be happy prove to turn your households rancor to pure love.” | Friar Laurence |
“Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief that thou her maid art far more fair than she.” | Romeo |
” I conjure thee my Rosaline’s bright eyes, by her high forehead and her scarlet lip.” | Mercutio |
“Beauty too Rich for use, for earth too dear!” | Romeo |
“When I have fought with the men, I will be civil with the maids – I will cut off their heads.” | Sampson |
“Good thou, save me a piece of Marchpane, and, as thou loves me, let the porter let in Susan Grindstone and Nell. Anthony, and potpan!” | Peter or 1 serving man |
“I’ll look to like, if looking liking move, but no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make it fly.” | Juliet |
“You men, you what’s, that quench the fire of your pernicious rage with purple fountains issuing from your veins!” | Prince |
“A crutch! A crutch! Why call you for a sword?” | Lady Capulet |
“I’ll go along, no such sight to be shown, but to rejoice in splendor of mine own.” | Romeo |
“Prodigious birth of love if is to me that I must love a loathed enemy” | Juliet |
“I tell you, he that can lay hold of her shall have the chinks.” | Nurse |
“But I can give thee more; for I will raise her statue in pure gold.” | Lord montague |
“O, that decker should dwell in such a gorgeous palace!” | Juliet |
“Susan and she (God rest all Christian souls!) were of an age. Well, Susan is with God; she was too good for me.” | Nurse |
“The earth that’s natures mother is her tomb. What is her burying grave that is her womb.” | Friar Laurence |
ROMEO AND JULIET
August 8, 2019