Quotes Flashcards
“If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace”
The Prince says this in Act 1 after the street fight between Capulets and Montaques
Why does the Prince refer to Capulets and Montagues as having purple thumbs?
They are basically royalty and shouldn’t be street fighting
“Three civil brawls bred of an airy word by thee, old Capulet and Montague,”
fought three times over nothing and the oldest of each side started it
“but soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the East and Juliet is the sun”
Romeo: light imagery, and describing Juliet in a way that was a lot different than Roselyn
“See how she leans her cheek upon her hand. O, that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek!”
Romeo: Desire
“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”
Juliet: “why do you have to be a Montaque”
“O, be some other name Belonging to a man. What’s in a name?”
Juliet: shes asking Romeo to leave his parents but if he doesn’t then she will and she will not make him do something that she wouldn’t do
“My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words Of thy tongue’s uttering.”
Juliet (Romeo): they don’t know each other that well and haven’t talked that much
“If they do see thee, they will murder thee”
Juliet: fear, saying that Romeo shouldn’t be there and they will kill him of they find him there
“My life were better ended by their hate Than death proroguéd, wanting of thy love”
Romeo: desire saying he would rather be killed than to not have the love of Juliet
“If thou thinkest I am too quickly won”
Juliet: she is saying that she likes him and asking if she needs to play hard to get and she is in it as much as he is
“I have no joy of this contract tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden, To like lightning, which doth céase to be ere one can say ‘It lightens’ sweet, good night
Juliet: Fear it happened so quickly, she compared to lightning b/c she is saying that that night would have been to fast and she doesn’t want it do go away so quick like lightning
“O blesséd, blesséd night! I am afeard, Being in night, all this is but a dream, Too flattering sweet to be substantial.”
Romeo: concerned it is not real and he’s dreaming
“Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow”
Juliet: if he wants to marry her he should sent her news and word about it tomorrow morning at 9 am.
“Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow”
Juliet: if he wants to marry her he should sent her news and word about it tomorrow morning at 9 am.
