"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, for I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." -Romeo (act 1, scene 5)Ĩ. "See how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O, that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek!" -Romeo (act 2, scene 2)ħ. The more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite." -Juliet (act 2, scene 2)Ħ. "My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep. "Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, having some business, do entreat her eyes to twinkle in their spheres till they return." -Romeo (act 2, scene 2)ĥ.
"One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun ne’er saw her match since first the world begun." -Romeo (act 1, scene 2)Ĥ. "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" -Juliet (act 2, scene 2)ģ. "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." -Romeo (act 2, scene 2)Ģ. Whether you're in the throes of first love, seeking to rekindle the flame with your longtime sweetheart, or you just can't get enough of romance, these quotes will leave you swooning.ġ. Love, a common theme throughout Shakespeare’s work, is at the heart of Romeo and Juliet. Here you'll find our favorite quotes from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to inspire your inner romantic. Yet when it comes to poetic words full of yearning, adoration, passion, heartache, devotion, and anguish, nothing comes close to the 16th-century original. Over the centuries, this tragic tale of star-crossed lovers from feuding Italian families-the Montagues and the Capulets-has inspired retellings from the modern classic West Side Story to a striking diversity of 21st-century takes, including These Violent Delights, When You Were Mine, Noughts and Crosses, Starry Eyes, Prince of Shadows, and Want. Penned by William Shakespeare early in his celebrated career, Romeo and Juliet endures as one of the Bard's best known, most frequently performed, and most quoted plays.
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