Romeo and Juliet Quotes

Question 1

What is the quote said by Romeo, indicating his love for Rosaline?

Answer 1

‘O brawling love, O loving hate’

-oxymoron portrays his mixed emotions for rosaline, it’s an internal battle for him, he hates the situation he finds himself in yet he still loves rosaline.

Question 2

What is the quote said by Romeo, when he first sees Juliet?

Answer 2

‘Did my heart love till now… For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night’

-emphasises his immaturity as he suddenly falls in love with juliet from looks after saying he loved rosaline.

Question 3

What is the quote said by Romeo, as he is about to drink the poison?

Answer 3

‘Shake the yoke of inauspicious stars from this world-wearied flesh’

-by ending his life, he is getting rid of his unlucky destiny, experiencing hurt, there is no other option.

Question 4

What is the quote said by Romeo when he is trying to defend himself from Tybalt?

Answer 4

‘Good capulet - which name I tender as dearly as my own - be satisfied’

• Romeo has matured stating that he is now related to Tybalt.

Question 5

What is the quote said by Romeo, when Tybalt kills Mercutio?

Answer 5

‘Mercutio’s soul is a little way above our heads… either you, or I, or both must go with him’

• out of control, he does not consider the consequences this might have with his relationship with Juliet, all he wants his vengeance.

Question 6

What is the quote said by Juliet when first thinking about her relationship with Romeo?

Answer 6

‘too rash, too unadvis’d, too sudden.’

• more mature than Romeo here, triadic structure is a symbol of the relationship happening too quickly?

Question 7

What is the quote said by Juliet when she purposes marriage?

Answer 7

‘If that thy bent of love be honourable, thy purpose marriage’.

• although she had bad feelings at the start, she quickly changes her mind and purposes marriage, emotionally immature.

Question 8

What is the quote said by Juliet when she debates to drink the potion?

Answer 8

‘What if it be poison, which the friar subtly had minister’d to have me dead.’

• although she feels this way and does infact drink the potion shows the precautions she would take for Romeo, emphasising her love for him.

Question 9

What is the quote said by Mercutio when talking about love with Romeo?

Answer 9

‘If love be rough with you, be rough with love’

• he views love in a more sexual way compared to Romeo’s romantic views, this portrays Mercutio as a witty crude character.

Question 10

What is the quote said by Mercutio as Tybalt insults Romeo?

Answer 10

‘Dishonourable, vile submission’

• the fact Romeo doesn’t say anything back and Mercutio has defend him instead shows the masculine, older brotherly figure Mercutio is to Romeo.

Question 11

What is the quote said by Mercutio as he is about to die?

Answer 11

‘A plague o’ both your houses.’

• the noun ‘plague’ has negative connotations as this was a major killer in England in that era killing thousands of people, this emphasises the tragedy of the feud and even Romeo’s best friend has had enough of it.

Question 12

What is the quote said by the Nurse, letting Romeo climb into Juliet’s bedroom?

Answer 12

to ‘fetch the ladder’

• the nurse is a maternal figure for Juliet, all she cares about is Juliet’s happiness. She is a sexual, comic character, rather like Mercutio, and although she doesn’t agree with Juliet’s romantic views to love, she helps Romeo and Juliet consumate their marriage.

Question 13

What is the quote said by Benvolio as he tries to keep the peace in Act 1, Scene 1?

Answer 13

‘Part fools! Put up your swords; you know not what you do.’

• he is the peackeeper between the play, and most trustworthy character in the play, he knows that the consequences of the fighting will have bad consequences.

Question 14

What is the quote said by Benvolio when talking to Prince about the death of Mercutio and Tyblat?

Answer 14

‘deaf to peace… comes back to Romeo.’

• here, Benvolio states that Tybalt was disobedient to peace and all we wanted to do is kill the montogues, the Prince realises that Romeo isn’t the only one to blame for this, therfore only exiles him, instead of killing him.

Question 15

What is the quote said by Tyblat when Benvolio asks him to stop fighting?

Answer 15

‘peace! I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montogues and thee.’

• the word ‘peace’ is meaningless to Tybalt, he enjoys fighting and killing, the repetition of the word ‘I’ suggests that he only cares for himself and does not consider the consequences.

Question 16

What is the quote said by Tybalt when he hears a Montague at the party?

Answer 16

‘by the stock and honour of my kin/ To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin.’

• rhyming couplets is used here to show that Tybalt enjoys killing and loves revenge. The fact that he feels that it is not a sin, shows that he thinks of Montagues are non-human or pure evil.

Question 17

What is the quote said by Tybalt to try and insult Romeo?

Answer 17

‘thou art a villian!’

• during the Elizabethan era, honour was very important and Tybalt used this to try and make Romeo fight back. Instead this made Mercutio step in which lead to both of their deaths.

Question 18

What is the quote said by Friar Lawrence when telling the truth to Prince?

Answer 18

‘Romeo, there dead, was husband to that Juliet.’

• it is the friar that reveals the truth to the whole of Verona, making the families acknowledge that parts they played in the deaths of thier children.

Question 19

What is the quote said by Friar Lawrence when seeing the love of Romeo towards Juliet?

Answer 19

‘young men’s love then lies not truly in their heart, but in their eyes’.

• at first, he does not think that Romeo’s love for Juliet is genuine; shallow, and only concerned with Juliet’s beauty.

Question 20

What is the quote said by Prince Escalus at the start of the play, when talking about the consequences of the feud?

Answer 20

‘both houses shall pay forfeit of peace.’

• he says this at the start of the play, and he is correct as both houses do infact pay forfiet for the death of their children. This portrays Prince as a very knowledgeble persona within the play, connotations to god, as he predicts such events with confidence.

Question 21

What is the quote said by Prince Escalus in the final line of the play?

Answer 21

‘For ne’er was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo.’

• almost like a narrator, this emphasises his dominance being the final line within the play, and he always finds out about the truth.

Question 22

What is the quote said by Lord Capulet when speaking to Paris about the marriage of Juliet?

Answer 22

‘Let two more summers wither in their pride, ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.’

• thoughtful, the metaphor creates a positive, overwhelming impression on Capulet at this point because in the Elizabethan era, most fathers aren’t as lenient when arranging their daughter’s marriage.

Question 23

What is the quote said by Lord Capulet as he is angry at Juliet?

Answer 23

‘disobedient wretch’

• a shift in tone from before, he abuses his power and becomes very violent and angry.