What is a famous quote Act 1 Romeo and Juliet?

"If ever you distrub our streets again/Your lives shall pay the forfeit." "Examine other beauties." "Go thither; and, with untainted eye, Compare her face with some that I show, And I will make thy think thy swan a crow." "Tell me, daughter Juliet
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Noun. Capulet (plural Capulets) (figuratively) A member or citizen of the family, party, or country of the wife in a Romeo and Juliet couple and/or one of a pair of feuding groups, the other identified as Montague. quotations ▼
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What is a quote from Act 1 Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet?

O me, what fray was here? Yet tell me not, for I have heard it all. Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes (1.1.)
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What is the most famous Romeo and Juliet quote?

The Most Famous Romeo and Juliet Quotes

It is the East, and Juliet is the sun.” What is the most important quote in Romeo and Juliet? “Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet.”
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What are 3 quotes from Romeo and Juliet?

Preview — Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
  • “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, ...
  • “Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it.” ...
  • “thus with a kiss I die” ...
  • “Good night, good night! ...
  • “Did my heart love till now? ...
  • “For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”
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What is Act 1 about in Romeo and Juliet?

Act I. Romeo and Juliet begins as the Chorus introduces two feuding families of Verona: the Capulets and the Montagues. On a hot summer's day, the young men of each faction fight until the Prince of Verona intercedes and threatens to banish them. Soon after, the head of the Capulet family plans a feast.
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Romeo and Juliet Key Quotes - Lesson 1



Does Romeo kiss Juliet in act 1?

Romeo and Juliet's First Meeting

Romeo is overheard talking about Juliet by Tybalt. Tybalt wants to remove Romeo from the party but Lord Capulet stops him. Romeo and Juliet meet and kiss each other before the Nurse calls Juliet away. Afterwards, they discover each other's true identity.
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How does act 1 end in Romeo and Juliet?

Juliet agrees to remain still as Romeo kisses her. Thus, in the terms of their conversation, she takes his sin from him. Juliet then makes the logical leap that if she has taken Romeo's sin from him, his sin must now reside in her lips, and so they must kiss again.
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What is the most popular quote?

10 most famous quotes of all time
  • "I have a dream." ...
  • "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - ...
  • "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - ...
  • "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." -
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What was 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 are 4 key quotes from Romeo?

Romeo
  • O me, what fray was here? ...
  • I fear too early, for my mind misgives; ...
  • O she doth teach the torches to burn bright. ...
  • But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? ...
  • With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls, ...
  • O sweet Juliet. ...
  • Let's talk; it is not day. ...
  • I defy you, stars!
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What were Juliet's last 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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What are the first two lines of Romeo and Juliet?

Original Prologue from Romeo and Juliet

Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
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What are Shakespeare's 5 famous quotes?

  • “To be, or not to be: that is the question.” ...
  • “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” ...
  • “A horse! a horse! ...
  • “We are such stuff as dreams are made on.” ...
  • “The course of true love never did run smooth.” ...
  • “If music be the food of love, play on.” ...
  • “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.”
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What is the most important scene in Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet?

The lovers meet for the first time (Act 1 Scene 4)

Not knowing who she is, he falls in love with Juliet the moment he sees her, and she, equally ignorant that he is a Montague, falls just as instantly for him (this is Act 1, Scene 5 in many editions).
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What is Romeo sad in Act 1?

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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Why is Romeo sad at the end of Act 1?

After Escalus dismisses both sides, Montague and his wife discuss Romeo's recent melancholy behavior with Benvolio and ask him to discover its cause. They exit as Romeo enters in his sad state — a victim of an unrequited love for the cold and unresponsive Rosaline.
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What is one of Juliet's quotes?

Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet. Juliet speaks these lines, perhaps the most famous in the play, in the balcony scene (2.1.
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Was Juliet a 13 year old?

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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What quotes showing Juliet's love for Romeo?

My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite. (2.2.) Here Juliet describes her feelings for Romeo.
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What are 2 famous quotes?

Quotes by Famous People
  • The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - ...
  • The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. - ...
  • Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. ...
  • If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. -
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What are some 3 word quotes?

110 Memorable Three-Word Quotes That Are Short And Sweet
  • “I'll be there.”
  • “I love you.”
  • “Maybe you're right.”
  • “I trust you.”
  • “Go for it.”
  • “Got your back.”
  • “How are you?”
  • “I want you.”
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What is a famous short quote?

"If you're going through hell, keep going." "There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true." "The price of greatness is responsibility." "The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes."
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What happened in Act 1?

What happens in Act 1? Act 1 is usually called the setup, and the basic components in the first act are: Exposition — This is the part of the story that introduces the characters, their relationships to each other, and places them within a time and place (fictional or real).
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Who ends the fight in Romeo and Juliet Act 1?

Prince Escalus arrives and commands that the fighting stop, on penalty of torture. The Capulets and Montagues throw down their weapons. The Prince declares the violence between the two families has gone on for too long and proclaims a death sentence upon anyone who disturbs the civil peace again.
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What happened in Act 1 Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet?

Romeo confesses that he is in unrequited love with a girl called Rosaline. At the Capulet house, Paris and Juliet's father agree that Paris and Juliet should marry. Romeo and Benvolio, with their friend Mercutio, agree to crash a party at the Capulet house so that Romeo can get over Rosaline by meeting new people.
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