Was Romeo suicidal?

Romeo is not in a good mood -- in a word, he is suicidal and expects to "expire the term of a despised life." Instead, he spies Juliet
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at the party, with whom he falls in love on the spot. Note that Romeo goes instantaneously from pathological lovesickness to total infatuation.
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Did Romeo threaten to kill himself?

He collapses on the floor. Romeo refuses to listen to reason and threatens to kill himself.
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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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What happens when Romeo kills himself?

Romeo takes his poison and dies, while Juliet awakens from her drugged coma. She learns what has happened from Friar Laurence, but she refuses to leave the tomb and stabs herself. The Friar returns with the Prince, the Capulets, and Romeo's lately widowed father.
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Is Romeo to blame for his own death?

Romeo and Juliet could have ran away together; however, Romeo killed Tybalt causing Romeo to get banished from Verona. Lastly, Romeo can be blamed for killing himself at the end of the play. Romeo was not able to get over the fact that his love had died.
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Did Romeo and Juliet sleep together?

They did sleep together after their mystery marriage. Usually made clear in act 3, scene 5, when they wake up in bed together at first light. Juliet inclinations Romeo to take off some time recently her relatives discover him and slaughter him.
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What is Romeo's most famous line?

Thus with a kiss I die. O happy dagger, This is thy sheath: there rust, and let me die.
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What is Romeo's last line before dying?

O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die. [Dies.]
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What stops Romeo from killing himself?

102-104). Then Romeo draws a sword or knife and asks the Friar where in his body his name lives, because he wants to cut it out. The Friar stops Romeo from killing himself, then gives him a tongue-lashing.
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What does Romeo and Juliet's death symbolize?

At the play's end, the love they share and the violence that separates them become one and the same. Though they shall be buried together, laying forever in each other's arms, the lovers will also remain forever apart, separated by death.
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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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Why was Romeo the cause of death?

Romeo was only trying to break up the fight, but accidently caused his best friend to die. This led to Romeo and Juliet's death because when Mercutio gets killed, Romeo gets so angry that he kills Tybalt.
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What mental illness does Romeo have?

Through the factors, we understand that the main trigger for Romeo and Juliet's suicide is their antisocial behavior and conduct disorder.
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How did Romeo react to Juliet's death?

Romeo is distraught because he regards banishment as a form of living death when he cannot be with Juliet. The Friar tries to reason with Romeo, but young Romeo is inconsolable — "with his own tears made drunk." The Nurse arrives and tells Romeo of Juliet's grief.
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Does Romeo have depression?

Mental anguish is apparent throughout Shakespeare's play, which opens with Romeo saying he is depressed because of his unrequited love for Rosaline. The Bard's characters often make impulsive decisions after midnight, when rational thought is more elusive.
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How old was Romeo when he dies?

Romeo and Juliet were teenagers when they died in the play Romeo and Juliet, with Juliet being thirteen years old, nearly fourteen. We do not know Romeo's age; he is treated as a man and, but described as young and appears to be youthful. He could be anywhere from fifteen to twenty, even slightly younger or older.
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What did Juliet say when Romeo died?

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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Who told Romeo that Juliet was dead?

Balthasar, a friend of Romeo's, brings him news that Juliet is dead and lies in the Capulet tomb.
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Did Romeo ever love Rosaline?

Before Romeo meets Juliet, he loves Rosaline, Capulet's niece and Juliet's cousin.
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What does Romeo say before he kisses 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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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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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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Was Romeo and Juliet a 3 Days 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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Did 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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Why was Romeo depressed?

Romeo is sad because he is in love with Rosaline, but he cannot be with her. Rosaline has pledged to swear off romantic relationships and maintain her virginity her entire life. Benvolio tries to cheer him up by promising there will be women even more beautiful than Rosaline at the Capulets' party.
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