Romeo and Juliet (Romeo Key Quotes)

What do others perceive him as? (Act 1 Scene 1)

'a virtuous and well-governed youth'

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Quote of an imagery of depression.

'tears augmenting the fresh morning's dew, Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs'

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1) Quote - symptoms of his depression (behaviour)

'And stole into covert of the wood' - Romeo is seeking isolation - love sickness which is causing depression, therefore he needs true romantic love to restore happiness.

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2) Quote - symptoms of his depression (behaviour)

'Away from light' - Romeo's avoiding sunlight, as he's seeking darkness which demonstrates his enormous amount of wallowing which therefore implies depression.

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3) Quote - symptoms of his depression (behaviour)

'Shuts up his windows, locks the fair daylight out, And makes himself an artificial night' - unrequited love brings darkness/unhappy feelings.

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Quote of an oxymoron

'Heavy lightness, serious vanity' & 'Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health' - oxymoron - highlights the unrequited love that thrown Romeo's world into chaos!

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Quote that questions us the reader.

'Nor ope her lap' - Rosaline (Romeo's 'lover') will not give/sell away chastity/virginity which therefore highlights the level of immaturity that Romeo's consisted of. On the other, this can be seen as him rather prioritising sex than love!

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Quotes of the effect of the love for Rosaline (not depression) (Act 1 scene 4)

'a soul of lead' - metaphor; can't dance as he's burdened/weighed down by unrequited love.

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Quote that emphasise Romeo's priority of sex rather than love

'enpiercèd' - phallic image - sexualised language - highlighting that his priority's sexual relationship - immature? Is he ready for love?

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Quotes when Romeo sees Juliet for the first time! 1) (Act 1 Scene 5)

'bright' - Juliet brings light to Romeo's life, she's so bright that she shames the touches no other woman compares to her.

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Quotes when Romeo sees Juliet for the first time! 2) & 3)

'jewel' - desirable, beautiful, rose, precious, expensive & 'Ethiop's - an Elizabethan word for an African - black skin where the modern audience interpret this is as racist - Juliet stands out amongst all other - no one can compare.

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Quotes (Religious)

'holy shrine' - extended Christian metaphor - J as a dignity, goddess/holy shrine. 'saints lips' highlighting that the pilgrims and himself have lips that they can use to worship - mature?

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Quotes of demanding Romeo

'Give me my sin again' - imperative verb, demands her to kiss.

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Quotes (Capulet's orchard) (Act 2 Scene 2) 1)

'light' - Juliet, metaphorically, brings light to Romeo's life.

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Quotes (Capulet's orchard) (Act 2 Scene 2) 2)

'sun' - metaphor as it delivers beneficial requirements to the earth in order to function as it should - light, heat, warmth. - our planet resolves around sun! - highlights Juliet's everything to Romeo!

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Quotes of possessive Romeo Quotes - (Capulet's orchard) (Act 2 Scene 2)

'It is my lady' & 'it is my love' - 'my' - possessive pronoun, context - J moves from being a possession of LC to being a possession of Romeo's.

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