Who kisses Juliet's hand?

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Romeo Montague (Italian: Romeo Montecchi) is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest named Friar Laurence.
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says that if his touch offends the holy shrine of Juliet's hand, he is willing to commit "the gentle sin" of kissing her hand to soothe any disrespect.
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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 did Romeo say before he kissed 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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Who did Juliet kiss?

Romeo and Juliet continue their exchanges and they kiss, but are interrupted by The Nurse, who sends Juliet to find her mother.
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How does Romeo profane Juliet's hand?

Romeo says that he "profane[s] Juliet's hand with his "unworthiest hand (line 104), suggesting that he takes her hand even though he does not deserve to do so. If he doesn't have the right to take her hand, then doing so is disrespectful (line 104), and so profane may mean "to treat disrespectfully."
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What was Romeo's sin?

Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5, line 94. To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. Romeo says that if his touch offends the holy shrine of Juliet's hand, he is willing to commit "the gentle sin" of kissing her hand to soothe any disrespect.
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Why does Romeo touch Juliet's hand?

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 did Juliet stab herself with?

Rather than stay with her, the Friar leaves the tomb and Juliet is left alone. She then kills herself with Romeo's dagger.
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Who falls in love with Juliet?

At a party, she meets Romeo and instantly falls in love with him, even though he is her 'enemy' and a Montague. Juliet marries Romeo in secret the next day but they are separated after Romeo kills her cousin Tybalt.
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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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What is Romeo's 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 did Juliet say before she stabbed herself?

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 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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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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Who does Juliet kiss at the party?

He points him out to Capulet, who tells Tybalt to let it go—tonight is not the night for fighting. Romeo, meanwhile, woos Juliet, and the two share a kiss.
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Who wants Juliet's hand in marriage?

Paris, a relative of the prince, asks Capulet for his daughter Juliet's hand in marriage. Capulet is initially reluctant to give his consent because Juliet is so young.
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Who did Juliet not want to marry?

Lady Capulet tells Juliet about Capulet's plan for her to marry Paris on Thursday, explaining that he wishes to make her happy. Juliet is appalled. She rejects the match, saying “I will not marry yet; and when I do, I swear / It shall be Romeo—whom you know I hate— / Rather than Paris” (3.5.
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Who did Juliet refuse to marry?

The scene starts with Lady Capulet telling Juliet that Lord Capulet has arranged her marriage to Paris in four days' time. Juliet refuses to marry and her father threatens to disown her.
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Who was Romeo's first love?

Before Romeo meets Juliet, he loves Rosaline, Capulet's niece and Juliet's cousin.
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Who drugged Juliet?

In Act II, Scene 3, the Friar describes the dual qualities of the flower that is capable of healing yet has the power to act as a poison. The drug the Friar offers Juliet is compounded of opposites and will give Juliet the appearance of death so that she can regain her life and her love.
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What did Romeo say when Juliet died?

Balthasar replies that nothing can be ill, then, for Juliet is well: she is in heaven, found dead that morning at her home. Thunderstruck, Romeo cries out, “Then I defy you, stars” (5.1. 24).
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What was Juliet lying on when she died?

What was Juliet lying on when she died? In the Romeo and Juliet death scene, Juliet is lying in the tomb, under the influence of a sleeping potion that makes it appear that she has died. Romeo finds her in the tomb.
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Why does Romeo want a glove on Juliet's hand?

O' that I were a glove upon that hand that I might touch that cheek. '' Romeo wishes he were a glove on Juliet's hand because her hand is touching her face. He wishes to be that glove so he can touch her.
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Who bites their thumb at the start of Romeo and Juliet?

Abram understands the symbolic meaning behind Sampson's biting his thumb and takes offense at the gesture. But Sampson, once he realizes he may be in legal trouble if he admits to the insult—for such an action would constitute inciting a fight—cowardly denies he was biting his thumb at Abram.
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What is Juliet holding in her hand?

He will have word sent to Romeo, he will prepare the potion for Juliet to take, and then he will be a priest at the funeral. Act 4 scene 1: What is Juliet holding in her hand, and what does she propose to do? She is holding a dagger and says that if the potion doesn't work she will stab herself with the dagger.
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