romeo and juliet act 1 quotes

“What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio; look upon thy death”

Tybalt

“What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward!”

Tybalt

“If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace”

Prince

“Could we but learn from whence his sorrows grow, We would as willingly give cure as know”

Montague

“Here’s much to do with hate, but more with love”

Romeo

“But saying o’er what I have said before. My child is a stranger in the world. She hath not seen the change of fourteen years. Let two more summers wither in their pride Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride”

Capulet- Talking to Paris about marrying Juliet

“Younger than she are happy mothers made”

Paris

“And too soon marred are those so early made. Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; She’s hopeful lady of my earth. But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart; My will to her consent is but a part. And, she agreed, within her scoop of choice Lies my consent and fair according voice”

Capulet

“Go, sirrah, trudge about Through fair Verona, find those persons out whose names are written there and to them say My house and welcome on their pleasure stay”

Capulet- giving the serving man a list to read not knowing that the serving man can’t read

“Find them out whose names are written here! It is written that the shoemaker should meddle with his yard and the tailor with his last, the fisher with his pencil and the painter with his nets. But I am sent to find those persons whose names are here writ, and cane never find what names the writing person hath here writ. I must to the learned. In good time!”

Serving man

“Compare her face with some that I shall show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow”

Benvolio

“I’ll go along, no such sight to be shown, But to rejoice in splendor of mine own”

Romeo

“I’ll look to like, if looking liking move. But no more deep will I endart mine eye Than your consent gives strength to make \[it\] fly”

Juliet

“And we mean well going to this masque, But ‘tis no wit to go”

Romeo

“In bed asleep while they do dream things true”

Romeo

“O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you”

Mercutio

“I fear to early, for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin his fearful date With this night’s revels, and expire the term Of a despised life close in my breast By some vile forfeit of untimely death. But he that hath the steerage of my course Direct my \[sail\]. On, lusty gentleman”

Romeo- YOLO

“Did my heart love til now? Forswear it, sight, For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night”

Romeo

“Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, To strike him dead I hold it not a sin”

Tybalt

“Patience perforce with willful choler meeting Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting. I will withdraw, but this intrusion shall, Now seeming sweet, convert to bitt’rest gall”

“Go ask his name If he be married, My grave is like to be my wedding bed”

Juliet

“My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it if to me That I must love a loathed enemy”

Juliet