r and j key quotes
If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace
Prince; I,i meaning: if you fight in public again, you will be executed context: Price ends fight in street
Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, By thee, old Capulet, and Montague, Have thrice disturb'd the quiet of our streets...
Prince; I,i meaning: your families have fought in public 3 times over nothing, and its disturbing the the public context: Prince comes to end fight in street
She'll not be hit With Cupid's arrow; she hath Dian's wit; And, in strong proof of chastity well arm'd, From love's weak childish bow she lives unharm'd.
Romeo; I,i meaning: Rosaline will never love me because she has sworn chastity, so she will never feel how painful love is context: Romeo complains about love to Benvolio
O brawling love! O loving hate! O any thing, of nothing first create
Romeo; I,i meaning: love is like fighting and hate: it comes from nowhere context: Romeo's oxymoron speech about Rosaline to Benvolio
I fear too early: for my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin his fearful date with this night's revels and expire the term of a despised life...
Romeo; I,iv meaning: I predict something bad will happen if we go to this party context: Romeo talks with Mercutio and Benvolio before going to the Capulet's ball
O she doth teach the torches to burn bright? It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear;
Romeo; I,v meaning: she's so beautiful its like she teaches fire how to be bright and like an earring in a black persons ear context: Romeo's first impression of Juliet
I have night's cloak to hide me from their sight;
Romeo; II,ii meaning: They can't see me in the dark context: balcony scene
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Romeo; II,ii meaning: there's a light in the window! it's like the east, and Juliet is the rising sun context: balcony scene
Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee Doth much excuse the appertaining rage To such a greeting: villain am I none; Therefore farewell; I see thou know'st me not.
Romeo; III,i meaning: I have a reason to love you so lets put aside the bad blood. I see you don't know that reason, because I'm not a villain context: Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt for crashing the Capulet ball
O, I am fortune's fool!
Romeo; III,i meaning: fate has it out for me, I am so unlucky context: Romeo has just killed Tybalt
This day's black fate on more days doth depend:/ This but begins the woe others must end
Romeo; III,i meaning: this is the start of something really bad that future generations must deal with context: reaction to Mercutio's death
Ha, banishment! Be merciful, say 'death;' for exile hath more terror in his look, much more than death: do not say 'banishment.'
Romeo; III,iii meaning: just call it death, because banishment is worse than death anyways context: Romeo hides at the church after killing Tybalt
I dreamt my lady came and found me dead...
Romeo; V,i meaning: I had a dream that Juliet found me dead context: Romeo is in Mantua
Part, fools! Put up your swords; you know not what you do.
Benvolio; I,i meaning: break it up, don't fight, you don't know what you're doing context: Benvolio tries to stop the servants from fighting
Tybalt, the kinsman of old Capulet, Hath sent a letter to his father's house.
Benvolio; II,iv meaning: Tybalt has sent a letter to the Montague house context: Benvolio asks Mercutio where Romeo is
The earth hath swallow'd all my hopes but she, She is the hopeful lady of my earth:
Capulet; I,ii meaning: I can't have any more children so she is my only child, so I want her to do well context: Capulet tells Paris to wait 2 years and woo Juliet
But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart, My will to her consent is but a part;
Capulet; I,ii meaning: make her love you back, my consent is only half the game context: Capulet tells Paris to wait 2 years to marry Juliet
Am I the master here, or you?...You'll make a mutiny among my guests!
Capulet; I,v meaning: whose in charge here? you're embarrass your self in front of the guests! context: Tybalt complains that there are Montague's at the party
Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face
Capulet; III,v meaning: who cares about you, you worthless, disobedient girl! get married on Thursday, or leave context: Juliet begs her father not to force her marriage to Paris
Life and these lips have long been separated: Death lies on her like an untimely frost Upon the sweetest flower of all the field
Capulet; IV,v meaning: she's been dead for a while. death came too early for such a beautiful girl context: Juliet appears dead after taking the poison
In one respect I'll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households' rancour to pure love.
Friar Lawrence; II,iii meaning: I'll marry you, but just because it may end the feud between your families context: Romeo asks Friar to marry him and Juliet
Within the infant rind of this small flower Poison hath residence and medicine power: For this, being smelt, with that part cheers each part; Being tasted, slays all senses with the heart.
Friar Lawrence; II,iii meaning: if you smell this flower, it has medicinal powers, but if you eat it, you will die context: Romeo asks Friar to marry him and Juliet
Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.
Friar Lawrence; II,iii meaning: take it easy, if you rush into this then you will fall context: Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet
Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, So soon forsaken? young men's love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.
Friar Lawrence; II,iii meaning: what a change! you change your mind about love so quickly that you just love anyone pretty context: Romeo asks Friar to marry him and Juliet
Women may fall, when there's no strength in men.
Friar Lawrence; II,iii meaning: women can't be expected to be strong when men are weak context: Friar is surprised that Romeo is over Rosaline so quickly
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 And in the taste confounds the appetite: Therefore love moderately; long love doth so; Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Friar Lawrence; II,vi meaning: these fast loves have explosive endings. Honey is good, but too much makes you sick. everything is good in moderation. too much is just as bad as not enough context: Friar warns Romeo of too much love before he marries Juliet
...where thou shalt live, till we can find a time To blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends, Beg pardon of the prince, and call thee back With twenty hundred thousand times more joy...
Friar Lawrence; III,iii meaning: you will stay in Mantua until we can tell people about the marriage and end the feud, and then everyone will welcome you back and it will be better than before context: Romeo hides at the church after killing Tybalt
O deadly sin! O rude unthankfulness! Thy fault our law calls death; but the kind prince,Taking thy part, hath rush'd aside the law, And turn'd that black word death to banishment: This is dear mercy, and thou seest it not
Friar Lawrence; III,iii meaning: you're so ungrateful! your punishment should be death, but the prince was nice enough to bend the law for you. He treated you with mercy, and you don't even see it context: Romeo hides at the church after killing Tybalt
I'll look to like, if looking liking move: But no more deep will I endart mine eye Than your consent gives strength to make it fly.
Juliet; I,iii meaning: I'll try to like him if I like what I see, and I won't check other people out unless you tell me to context: Juliet responds to her mother about marrying Paris
My only love sprung from my only hate? Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me, that I must love a loathed enemy
Juliet; I,v meaning: the only person I love is also the only person I hate, and now its too late. Love sucks for doing this to me context: Juliet finds out that Romeo is a Montague
O, be some other name! What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd, Retain that dear perfection which he owes Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name, And for that name which is no part of thee Take all myself.
Juliet; II,ii meaning: a name isn't that important. A rose still smells good no matter what we call it. Without the name you'd still be perfect, so trade it in for me context: balcony scene
O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet.
Juliet; II,ii meaning: why do you have to be a Montague? choose me over your name, or at least love me and I will forget my name context: balcony scene
O, she is lame! love's heralds should be thoughts, Which ten times faster glide than the sun's beams, Driving back shadows over louring hills:
Juliet; II,v meaning: she's so slow! love should travel faster than darkness context: Juliet awaits the nurse with news about Romeo
Gallop apace you fiery-footed steeds, Towards Phoebus' lodging: such a wagoner As Phaeton would whip you to the west, And bring in cloudy night immediately
Juliet; III,ii meaning: I wish the night would come soon context: Juliet awaits the nurse with news of Romeo
O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face! Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?
Juliet; III,ii meaning: he's two faced; actually a serpent but disguised as a flower context: Juliet learns that Romeo killed Tybalt
Is there no pity sitting in the clouds That sees into the bottom of my grief? O sweet my mother, cast me not away! Delay this marriage for a month, a week, Or if you do not, make the bridal bed In that dim monument where Tybalt lies.
Juliet; III,v meaning: does no one understand my grief? please don't kick me out mom! please delay the wedding at least a little, or at least let me die context: Juliet begs her mother to not force her marriage to Paris
Methinks I see thee, now thou art so low,/ As one dead in the bottom of a tomb
Juliet; III,v meaning: looking down at you makes it look like you are lying dead in a tomb context: Romeo sees Juliet for the last time
Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again. I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins, That almost freezes up the heat of life
Juliet; IV,iii meaning: goodbye, who knows when we will see each other again. I have a fear that runs through my body and almost freezes my life context: Juliet is about to take the poison
O, churl, drunk all, and left no friendly drop to help me after!
Juliet; V,iii meaning: darn you drank all the poison and didn't leave me any to kill myself too! context: Juliet awakens to find Romeo dead
Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face, And find delight writ there with beauty's pen; ... And what obscured in this fair volume lies Find written in the margent of his eyes. This precious book of love, this unbound lover...
Lady Capulet; I,iii meaning: look how great Paris is context: Lady Capulet tries to convince Juliet to marry Paris
I would the fool were married to her grave
Lady Capulet; III,v meaning: it would be so much easier if she was dead context: Juliet begs her parents not to force her marriage to Paris
O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
Mercutio; I,iv meaning: then I see you were visited by the sex fairy context: response to Romeo saying dreams reveal the truth
A plague o' both your houses!
Mercutio; III,i meaning: curse both of your families context: Mercutio's death makes him realize that the feud is pointless
No, 'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church-door; but 'tis enough, 'twill serve: ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man. A plague o' both your houses! Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm?
Mercutio; III,i meaning: its not deep or wide, but it's enough so tomorrow you'll find me dead. curse you both. why did you come between us? it's your fault that I got hurt context: Mercutio is dying from his fight with Tybalt
Away from the light steals home my heavy son, And private in his chamber pens himself, Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out And makes himself an artificial night
Montague; I,i meaning: Romeo comes home in the morning and locks himself in his room to make it seem like night context: Montague, Lady Montague, and Benvolio wonder about Romeo's sad state
Hie you to church; I must another way,To fetch a ladder, by the which your love Must climb a bird's nest soon when it is dark:
Nurse; II,v meaning: go to church to get married, and I will go get a ladder so Romeo can come see you context: Nurse tells Juliet that she should go to confession to marry Romeo
I think it best you married with the county. O he's a lovely gentleman! Romeo's a dishclout to him: an eagle, madam, hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye as Paris hath.
Nurse; III,v meaning: you should marry Paris, and he's not bad. Romeo is nothing in comparison. Paris is a hottie context: Juliet asks for advice from the nurse about how to avoid marrying Paris
I pay thy poverty and not thy will.
Romeo; V,i meaning: I'm paying you because you're poor, not because you're a good salesman context: Romeo buys poison to kill himself
Then I defy you, stars!
Romeo; V,i meaning: then I fight the stars! context: Romeo finds out about Juliet's "death"
O my love, my wife!/ Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath/ Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
Romeo; V,iii meaning: my lovely wife! death has taken your life, but not your beauty context: Romeo thinks Juliet is dead
What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.
Tybalt; I,i meaning: why did you draw your sword and then talk about peace? I hate peace as much as I hate hell, the Montagues, and you context: Tybalt's response to Benvolio before the fight in the street
I will withdraw: but this intrusion shall now seeming sweet convert to bitter gall.
Tybalt; I,v meaning: fine, I'll stop, but this doesn't end here I will fight him later context: Tybalt agrees not to make a scene at the ball
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.
chorus; prologue meaning: the children of enemies fall and love and kill themselves
