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- “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life. “ (Chorus, Prologue)
- “Abraham: Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? Sampson: I do bite my thumb, sir.” (act 1, scene 1)
- “O teach me how I should forget to think!” Romeo (act 1 scene 1)
- “Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes; Being vex’d a sea nourish’d with lovers’ tears.” Romeo (act 1 scene 1)
- “These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume. The sweetest honey. Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
- “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.
- “Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it.” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.
- “thus with a kiss I die” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.
One of the play’s major themes is the inseparability of good and evil, love and hate, poison and cure. Juliet’s death is tragic, but she also celebrates it as a way of escaping a life without her beloved. Important quotes by Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.
These lines express Romeo’s first impression of Juliet. In discussing his love for Rosaline, Romeo uses stale clichés drawn from the Petrarchan love poetry that was popular in Shakespeare’s day. As soon as he sees Juliet, Romeo’s language takes on a striking and original quality, which suggests that his passion for her is authentic.
Explanation of the famous quotes in Romeo and Juliet, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues.
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Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! (I, v) Romeo's words upon seeing Juliet for the first time. Immediately his speech begins to transcend anything earlier in the play. Love and the...
