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Free Will & Fate

 "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."


 Context: Juliet expresses the idea that names don't define love.
 "These violent delights have violent ends."
 Context: Friar Lawrence warns Romeo about the consequences of
hasty decisions.
2. Act 2:
 "O, I am fortune's fool!"
 Context: Romeo realizes that fate has turned against him after
Mercutio's death.
 "A greater power than we can contradict hath thwarted our intents."
 Context: Friar Lawrence acknowledges the influence of fate on Romeo
and Juliet's plans.
3. Act 3:
 "O, I am slain! If thou be merciful, open the tomb, lay me with Juliet."
 Context: Paris, upon discovering Romeo in the tomb, meets his tragic
fate.
 "Then I defy you, stars!"
 Context: Romeo defies fate and takes matters into his own hands
after learning of Juliet's supposed death.
4. Act 4:
 "These times of woe afford no time to woo."
 Context: Paris discusses the urgency of his marriage to Juliet,
emphasizing the chaotic events.
 "Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on the dashing rocks thy seasick
weary bark!"
 Context: Friar Lawrence compares Juliet's desperate situation to a
ship in a storm.
5. Act 5:
 "I dreamt my lady came and found me dead—strange dream that gives a
dead man leave to think!"
 Context: Romeo, before entering the tomb, reflects on a premonitory
dream.
 "O happy dagger! This is thy sheath: there rust and let me die."
 Context: Juliet takes her own life with Romeo's dagger.

Love:

1. Act 1:
 "But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?"
 Context: Romeo is captivated by Juliet's beauty during their first
encounter.
 "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!"
 Context: Romeo expresses Juliet's radiant beauty at the Capulet's
party.
2. Act 2:
 "My bounty is as boundless as the sea,"
 Context: Juliet expresses the depth and vastness of her love for
Romeo.
 "With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these walls;"
 Context: Romeo sneaks into the Capulet's garden to be with Juliet,
defying obstacles.
3. Act 3:
 "For stony limits cannot hold love out,"
 Context: Juliet emphasizes the power of love to overcome physical
barriers.
 "Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow,"
 Context: Romeo and Juliet bid farewell after their secret meeting.
4. Act 4:
 "Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books, but love from love,
toward school with heavy looks."
 Context: Juliet laments the separation from Romeo as she prepares to
marry Paris.
 "O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris,"
 Context: Juliet expresses her desperation to avoid the unwanted
marriage to Paris.
5. Act 5:
 "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss, I
die."
 Context: Romeo takes poison upon discovering Juliet apparently dead.
 "O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss, I die."
 Context: Juliet takes her own life with Romeo's dagger.

Honour:

1. Act 1:
 "A dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat to scratch a man to death!"
 Context: Tybalt expresses his anger and desire for revenge against
Romeo.
 "O calm, dishonorable, vile submission!"
 Context: Mercutio's reaction to Romeo's reluctance to fight Tybalt.
2. Act 2:
 "By giving liberty unto thine eyes; Examine other beauties."
 Context: Benvolio advises Mercutio to be open-minded about love.
 "O sweet Juliet, thy beauty hath made me effeminate."
 Context: Mercutio playfully mocks Romeo's infatuation with Juliet.
3. Act 3:
 "Alive in triumph, and Mercutio slain!"
 Context: Tybalt revels in his victory over Mercutio.
 "O, I am fortune's fool!"
 Context: Romeo realizes that he has become a pawn of fate.
4. Act 4:
 "These times of woe afford no time to woo."
 Context: Paris discusses the urgency of his marriage to Juliet amidst
the tragedy.
 "For that 'determines' that."
 Context: Juliet contemplates the limitations placed upon her by
societal expectations.
5. Act 5:
 "O woful time!"
 Context: Romeo laments the tragic events unfolding.
 "Then I defy you, stars!"
 Context: Romeo defies fate and takes matters into his own hands.

Violence:

1. Act 1:
 "A plague o' both your houses!"
 Context: Mercutio curses the Montague and Capulet families after
being fatally wounded.
 "Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace, Profaners of this neighbor-stained
steel!"
 Context: Prince Escalus addresses the feuding families after the street
brawl.
2. Act 2:
 "A pox o' both your houses! I am sped. Is he gone and hath nothing?"
 Context: Mercutio curses the Montague and Capulet houses again as
he faces his impending death.
 "That late thou gavest me; for Mercutio's soul Is but a little way above our
heads,"
 Context: Romeo, after avenging Mercutio's death, reflects on the
consequences.
3. Act 3:
 "Alive in triumph, and Mercutio slain!"
 Context: Tybalt triumphs in the aftermath of Mercutio's death.
 "O, calm, dishonorable, vile submission!"
 Context: Mercutio's reaction to Romeo's refusal to fight Tybalt.
4. Act 4:
 "These times of woe afford no time to woo."
 Context: Paris discusses the urgency of his marriage to Juliet amidst
the tragic events.
 "Then love-devouring death do what he dare;"
 Context: Romeo decides to confront death and go to Juliet's tomb.
5. Act 5:
 "There is thy gold, worse poison to men's souls,"
 Context: Romeo, finding Paris at Juliet's tomb, reflects on the
destructive nature of violence and the consequences it brings.
 "O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris,"
 Context: Juliet contemplates a desperate act, preferring death over a
forced marriage to Paris.

Death:

1. Act 1:
 "But, I can give thee more, For I will raise her statue in pure gold,"
 Context: Romeo speaks to Tybalt, promising to honor Juliet with a rich
monument.
 "My only love sprung from my only hate!"
 Context: Juliet expresses the tragic irony of falling in love with a
member of the rival Montague family.
2. Act 2:
 "Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow,"
 Context: Romeo and Juliet bid farewell after their secret meeting,
hinting at the challenges of their love.
 "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
 Context: Juliet expresses that names do not affect the essence of love,
despite the feud between their families.
3. Act 3:
 "O woful time!"
 Context: Romeo laments the tragic events unfolding after killing
Tybalt.
 "Alive in triumph, and Mercutio slain!"
 Context: Tybalt triumphs in the aftermath of Mercutio's death,
leading to increased violence.
4. Act 4:
 "O woful day! O woful day!"
 Context: Juliet reacts with despair upon learning of her impending
marriage to Paris.
 "Then love-devouring death do what he dare;"
 Context: Romeo decides to confront death and go to Juliet's tomb in
an attempt to defy fate.
5. Act 5:
 "O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss, I die."
 Context: Romeo, finding Juliet seemingly dead, takes poison in a tragic
misunderstanding.
 "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss, I
die."
 Context: Juliet, awakening to find Romeo dead, takes her own life
with his dagger.

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