Quotes

• What does Romeo express about unrequited love in "Ah me, sad hours seem long"?


  He feels sad and time drags on.
• What does Romeo mean by "O brawling love, O loving hate"?


  He expresses the conflicting emotions of love.
• How does Romeo describe love with "Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs"?


  He suggests love is intangible and filled with sorrow.
• What does Romeo mean when he says, "I have lost myself… This is not Romeo"?


  He feels he has changed due to love.
• What does Romeo imply by "Under love’s heavy burden do I sink"?


  He feels overwhelmed by the weight of love.
• What does Romeo mean by "Some consequence yet hanging in the stars"?


  He believes fate has a significant role in his life.
• What does Romeo express with "But He that hath the steerage of my course Direct my sail!"?


  He seeks guidance from fate in his love life.
• What does Romeo mean by "O I am fortune’s fool"?


  He feels like a victim of fate.
• What does Romeo declare with "Then I defy you, stars!"?


  He challenges fate and its control over him.
• What does Romeo say about love when he states, "Did my heart love til now? I never saw true beauty till this night"?


  He realizes he has never truly loved before Juliet.
• What does Romeo mean by "O she doth teach the torches to burn bright!"?


  He sees Juliet as exceptionally beautiful.
• How does Romeo describe Juliet with "Juliet is the sun"?


  He views her as a source of light and warmth.
• What does Romeo imply with "The brightness of those cheeks would shame those stars"?


  He believes Juliet's beauty surpasses the stars'.
• What does Romeo mean by "Bright angel"?


  He refers to Juliet as a heavenly figure.
• What does Romeo express with "With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls"?


  He feels love gives him the strength to overcome obstacles.
• What does Romeo mean by "Love devouring death do what he dare, It is enough I may but call her mine"?


  He is willing to face death for Juliet's love.
• What does Romeo say about Juliet in "Here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes this vault a feasting presence full of light"?


  He sees her beauty as illuminating even in death.
• What does Romeo mean when he says, "I do protest I never injured thee, but loved thee better than thou canst devise"?


  He claims he has only loved Tybalt, not harmed him.
• What does Romeo imply with "Villain am I none"?


  He insists he is not an enemy to Tybalt.
• What does Romeo mean by "Gentle Mercutio, put thy rapier up"?


  He asks Mercutio to avoid fighting.
• What does Romeo express with "O sweet Juliet, thy beauty hath made me effeminate"?


  He feels weakened by his love for Juliet.
• What does Juliet say when she states, "Madam, I am here"?


  She acknowledges her mother’s presence.
• What does Juliet mean by "Sweet, sweet, sweet nurse"?


  She expresses affection towards her nurse.
• What does Juliet imply with "Proud can I never be of what I hate!"?


  She cannot take pride in her family's feud.
• What does Juliet mean when she says, "[to Capulet] Henceforward I am ever ruled by you"?


  She submits to her father's authority.
• What does Juliet say about kissing in "You kiss by the book"?


  She comments on Romeo's kissing style.
• What does Juliet express with "All my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay, and follow thee my lord throughout the world"?


  She is willing to sacrifice everything for Romeo.
• What does Juliet mean by "My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep"?


  She expresses her limitless love for Romeo.
• What does Juliet imply with "I have bought the mansion of a love but not possessed it"?


  She feels she has love but cannot fully enjoy it.
• What does Juliet mean by "an impatient child who hath new robes but may not wear them"?


  She feels frustrated by her unfulfilled love.
• What does Juliet express with "Yond light is not daylight: It is some meteor that the sun exhaled to light thee on the way to Mantua"?


  She doubts the light she sees is real.
• What does Juliet mean by "Go get thee hence, for I will not away"?


  She refuses to leave Romeo's side.
• What does Juliet imply with "If he be married, My grave is like to be my wedding bed"?


  She feels despair at the thought of losing Romeo.
• What does Juliet mean by "My only love sprung from my only hate!"?


  She acknowledges the conflict of loving Romeo.
• What does Juliet express with "O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!"?


  She feels betrayed by Romeo's actions.
• What does Juliet mean when she says, "[To Friar Lawrence] Bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, from the battlements of any tower"?


  She prefers death over marrying Paris.
• What does Juliet express with "O happy dagger"?


  She embraces death as a means to be with Romeo.
• What does Benvolio say in "Part fools! Put up your swords, you know not what you do"?


  He urges others to stop fighting.
• What does Benvolio mean by "I do but keep the peace"?


  He claims he is trying to maintain peace.
• What does Benvolio imply with "Examine other beauties"?


  He suggests Romeo should move on from Rosaline.