Does Romeo kiss Juliet's hand?

By using metaphors to refer to Romeo's lips as "two blushing pilgrims" (line 94) that worship the "holy shrine" (line 93) of Juliet's hand by kissing it, Shakespeare shows Romeo's deep feelings for Juliet, and how much Romeo worships her.
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What line does Romeo kiss Juliet?

[To JULIET] If I profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
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How does Romeo get a kiss from Juliet?

Tybalt recognizes Romeo as a Montague and sends for his sword, but Capulet orders Tybalt to do nothing. Saying that he'll make Romeo pay, Tybalt leaves. Exit Tybalt: Romeo holds Juliet's hand, and begs a kiss, which she gives him.
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What does Romeo do after he kisses Juliet?

Romeo and Paris fight and Paris is killed. Romeo, in the tomb, takes poison, dying as he kisses Juliet. As Friar Lawrence enters the tomb, Juliet awakes to find Romeo lying dead.
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What does Romeo mean when he says let lips do what hands do?

The line “then dear saint, let lips do what hands do; they pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair” is Romeo still trying to convince Juliet to let him kiss her by saying that his prayer is for her to kiss him and using his faith as an excuse for it to happen or he will lose his faith.
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Why does Romeo touch Juliet's hand after the dance?

Romeo intends to dance with her or at least touch her hand in greeting and make his blessed. What, according to Romeo, will happen when he touches Juliet's hand? Answer: Romeo imagines that his coarse hand will be blessed when he touches Juliet's hand.
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What is the rude gesture in Romeo and Juliet?

Gregory and Sampson pick a fight by insulting the Montague servants with a rude gesture (“bite my thumb”).
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What does Romeo say before he kills himself?

Here's to my love! O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.
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Did Romeo and Juliet sleep with each other?

At the beginning of Act III, scene v, Romeo and Juliet are together in Juliet's bed just before dawn, having spent the night with each other and feeling reluctant to separate. We might conclude that we're meant to infer that they just had sex, and that may be the way the scene is most commonly understood.
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Why does Juliet kiss Romeo's lips?

Q: Why does Juliet kiss Romeo's lips even after he already died? A: She spots the vial of poison and hopes there's enough poison left on his lips to allow her to die, as well. Q: Juliet says, “Thy lips are warm!” This is, quite arguably, one of the saddest lines in the entire play.
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Does Romeo and Juliet make love?

Romeo and Juliet must have sex in order to legitimize their marriage, which legitimizes their escape plans. This session of intercourse is critical to the future of these characters but it is, of course, not shown onstage.
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Do Romeo and Juliet make out?

At the time the play was written, onstage kissing was rare and controversial, but Romeo and Juliet kiss often.
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Does Romeo fall in love quickly?

In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo falls in love with Juliet as soon as he sees her. Romeo is feeling blind infatuation for Juliet. Because Romeo is a teenage boy, he likely has difficulty in interpreting his emotions.
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What is Juliet's famous line?

Wherefore art thou Romeo? (I. ii.) This line may be one of the most frequently quoted, and frequently misunderstood, lines in all of Shakespeare. Though Juliet is standing on her balcony, unaware of Romeo below her, the line doesn't mean she's asking where he is.
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What is the saddest line in Romeo and Juliet?

“Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.”
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Was Romeo and Juliet a love triangle?

Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet featured a love triangle between Juliet, Romeo, and Paris. Although more subtle, Dumas's classics The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers also feature love triangles strong enough to seek revenge and start a war.
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How big is the age gap between Romeo and Juliet?

In Shakespeare's original story, Romeo is given the age of 16 years and Juliet is given the age of 13 years. The Montague and Capulet families originated in the Divine Comedy by the Italian author Dante Aligheri, rather than in Shakespeare.
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Did Romeo and Juliet have a 3 day relationship?

Encapsulating the tragedy, within a span of three to four days Romeo and Juliet fall in love, get married and die 'for each other', besides triggering other deaths.
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Who does Juliet secretly marry?

Romeo sneaks into the Capulet orchard to see Juliet and they declare their love for each other and decide to get married and be together. Romeo and Juliet get married in secret with the help of Juliet's nurse and Friar Laurence. Another fight breaks out in Verona and Tybalt kills Romeo's friend Mercutio.
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What is Juliet's last word?

Here's to my love. O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.
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What was Juliet's final words?

Hoping she might die by the same poison, Juliet kisses his lips, but to no avail. Hearing the approaching watch, Juliet unsheathes Romeo's dagger and, saying, “O happy dagger, / This is thy sheath,” stabs herself (5.3. 171). She dies upon Romeo's body.
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Why did Juliet stab herself?

Juliet had killed herself because she saw Romeo's dead body. Romeo had killed himself because he had heard that Juliet had died. Also, the letter he was supposed to receive from the friar had come too late.
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Is there an inappropriate scene in Romeo and Juliet?

this movie is good for 12yrs and up if they are mature, of course. the movie does have a sex scene in a bed where Romeo is fully naked, and you can see a glimpse of Juliet's breasts.
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What is toxic masculinity in Romeo and Juliet?

This play has a dark underlying theme of toxic masculinity affecting society, portraying the male characters as bullies, sexual harassers, dominators and ultimately murderers. Not being able to cry, not being able to talk to someone when you are feeling down or depressed.
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Who is the most hostile character in Romeo and Juliet?

Tybalt (/ˈtɪbəlt/) is a character in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. He is the son of Lady Capulet's brother, Juliet's short-tempered first cousin, and Romeo's rival.
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