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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.