William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is one of the most beloved and frequently performed plays in the history of literature. Its exploration of love, conflict, and tragedy resonates across centuries, making it a treasure trove of memorable quotes. Here, we delve into some of the most iconic famous quotes from "Romeo and Juliet"!
Quotes from "Romeo and Juliet" about love
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My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep. The more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.
Juliet
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O, swear not by the moon, th' inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.
Juliet
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Under love's heavy burden do I sink.
Romeo
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Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books, But love from love, toward school with heavy looks.
Romeo
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But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Romeo (act 2, scene 2)
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O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Juliet (act 2, scene 2)
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One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun ne’er saw her match since first the world begun.
Romeo (act 1, scene 2)
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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)
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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)
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Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, for I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
Romeo (act 1, scene 5)
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My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words of that tongue’s uttering, yet I know the sound.
Juliet (act 2, scene 2)
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O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright.
Romeo (act 1, scene 5)
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With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls, for stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can do, that dares love attempt.
Romeo (act 2, scene 2)
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O, speak again, bright angel! For thou art as glorious to this night, being o'er my head, as is a winged messenger of heaven.
Romeo (act 2, scene 2)
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I am no pilot. Yet, wert thou as far as that vast shore washed with the farthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.
Romeo (act 2, scene 2)
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This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, may prove a beauteous flower when we next meet.
Juliet (act 2, scene 2)
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Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs; being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes; being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers’ tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, a choking gall, and a preserving sweet.
Romeo (act 1, scene 1)
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You are a lover. Borrow Cupid's wings, and soar with them above a common bound.
Mercutio (act 1, scene 4)
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Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again.
Romeo (act 1, scene 5)
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You kiss by the book.
Juliet (act 1, scene 5)
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If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark.
Mercutio (act 2, scene 1)
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Give me my Romeo, and, when he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars, and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garish sun.
Juliet (act 3, scene 2)
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Call me but love, and I’ll be newly baptized.
Romeo (act 2, scene 2)
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If love be rough with you, be rough with love.
Mercutio (act 1, scene 4)
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Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Juliet (act 2, scene 2)
Quotes from "Romeo and Juliet" about death
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These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder.
Friar Lawrence (act 2, scene 6)
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I must be gone and live, or stay and die.
Romeo (act 3, scene 5)
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Thus with a kiss I die.
Romeo (act 5, scene 3)
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Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
Romeo (act 5, scene 3)
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Can vengeance be pursued further than death?
Paris (act 5, scene 3)
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Some grief shows much of love, but much of grief shows still some want of wit.
Lady Capulet (act 3, scene 5)
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O happy dagger, this is my sheath; there rust, and let me die.
Juliet (act 5, scene 3)
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Ready to go, but never to return.
Capulet (act 4, scene 5)
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Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field.
Capulet (act 4, scene 5)
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A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.
Chorus (prologue)
Quotes from "Romeo and Juliet" about destiny
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Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.
Lady Montague (act 1, scene 1)
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The world is not thy friend, nor the world's law.
Romeo (act 5, scene 1)
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What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word. As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.
Tybalt
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye, And, where care lodges, sleep will never lie.
Friar Lawrence
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What must be shall be.
Juliet (act 4, scene 1)
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Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.
Friar Lawrence (act 2, scene 3)
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A plague on both your houses!
Mercutio (act 3, scene 1)
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Women may fall when there’s no strength in men.
Friar Lawrence (act 2, scene 3)
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O, I am Fortune's fool!
Romeo (act 3, scene 1)
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'Tis but thy name that is my enemy ... O, be some other name! What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Juliet (act 2, scene 2)
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He that is strucken blind cannot forget the precious treasure of his eyesight lost.
Romeo (act 1, scene 1)
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Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, and vice sometime by action dignified.
Friar Lawrence (act 2, scene 3)
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Tempt not a desperate man.
Romeo (act 5, scene 3)
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These times of woe afford no time to woo.
Paris
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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 my enemy.
Juliet (act 1, scene 5)
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For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
The Prince of Verona (act 5, scene 3)
The quotes from "Romeo and Juliet" play continue to inspire, educate, and resonate with audiences worldwide. By exploring these iconic lines, we gain a deeper appreciation for Shakespeare’s ability to capture the complexities of human emotions and the timeless nature of his work.
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