“O teach me how I should forget to think (1.1.224)”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.
“Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
Variant: Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.
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“Peace? I hate the word as I hate hell and all Montagues.”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
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“Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it.”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
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“Some grief shows much of love,
But much of grief shows still some want of wit.”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
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“Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
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“I have a soul of lead
So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
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“Can I go forward when my heart is here?”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
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“I will make thee think thy swan a crow.”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
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“It were a grief so brief to part with thee.
Farewell.”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
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