romeo - quotes

• what does romeo say when speaking about his love for rosaline? (oxymoron)

  "O brawling love! O loving hate!
• why does romeo describe his love for rosaline as "brawling"


  because it feels like an internal battle for him - he cannot stop himself loving her, so he feels physical pain because of how strong his love is
• what does romeo mean by "loving hate"?

  he hates the situation he finds himself in, but he still loves rosaline.
• what does romeo say when he sees juliet for the first time at the party?

  "did my heart love till now...for i ne'er saw true beauty till this night"
• what does the use of a hyperbole in the quote "did my heart love till now...for i ne'er saw true beauty till this night" suggest about romeo?

  could suggest he is still immature at this point
• in which quote is romeo trying to calm tybalt down by saying he values his own name?

  "good capulet - which name i tender as dearly as my own - be satisfied"
• in which quote does romeo say that either him or tybalt must join mercutio in heaven?

  "mercutio's soul is a little way above our heads... either you, or I, or both must go with him"
• what does romeo say before he takes the poison that will end his life?

  "shake the yoke of inauspicious stars from this world-wearied flesh"