romeo quotes Flashcards
romeo at the capulet party
O she doth teach the torches to burn bright.
these lines express Romeo’s first impression of Juliet. In discussing his love for Rosa-line as soon as he sees Juliet she stands out
romeo straight after he finds out juliet is dead
“i defy you stars!”
romeo refuses to accept Juliet’s death. He decides to return to Verona, but his attempt to defy the “stars” only succeeds in bringing about his tragic fate, which emphasizes that the lovers’ destiny is inescapable
this allows his character to be arrogant and defiant
romeo replacing rosaline with juliet
“did my heart love till now, for i ne’er seen true beauty until this night”
expresses the idea that Romeo didn’t know what true love was until he met Juliet and he has now just seen true beauty
a snowy dove tropping with crows
Romeo says after seeing Juliet she is a dove in a crowd of crows and links to what Benvolio said that Rosaline will seem like a crow to other women
romeo describing juliet with the sun
“it is the east and juliet is the sun”
romeo says that if juliet was the sky she would be the sun, Romeo constantly uses celestial language to describe juliet in a deep ethereal way
romeo describing juliet with the sun
“it is the east and juliet is the sun”
romeo says that if juliet was the sky she would be the sun, Romeo constantly uses celestial language to describe juliet in a deep ethereal way
