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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)
Explanation of the famous quotes in Romeo and Juliet, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues.
Because the Prologue references the lovers’ “star-crossed” fate, every subsequent reference to the stars, or to the heavens in general, reminds the audience of the sad fate awaiting the lovers, and their inability to avoid it, try though they might. Important quotes by Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.
- “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.
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Below, we introduce some of the best, most famous, and most illustrative quotations from Romeo and Juliet which help to explain why the plain remains so popular with readers and theatregoers.
That all the world will be in love with night (III, ii) After their initial meeting, the lyrical and imaginitive quality of Romeo and Juliet's love reaches sublime heights. Juliet speaks to ...
