Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy novel and is written by William Shakespeare early in his career.
It chronicles the narrative of two young star-crossed lovers from conflicting families, whose deaths eventually bring their families together.
The play, which is set in Verona, Italy, has become one of Shakespeare’s most well-known works.
Let’s have a look at some of the most popular quotes from Romeo and Juliet.
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Romeo and Juliet Quotes by William Shakespeare
“Women may fall when there’s no strength in men. Act II” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” ~ William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet
“There on the ground, with his own tears made drunk.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“We burn daylight.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Death, that hath suck’d the honey of thy breath hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“It’s easy for someone to joke about scars if they’ve never been cut.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“You are a lover. Borrow Cupid’s wings
and soar with them above a common bound.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Educated men are so impressive!” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
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Best Romeo and Juliet Quotes by William Shakespeare
“Don’t waste your love on somebody, who doesn’t value it.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.” ~ Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.
“Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“One fire burns out another’s burning,
One pain is lessen’d by another’s anguish.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs;
Being purg’d, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes;
Being vex’d, a sea nourish’d with lovers’ tears;
What is it else? A madness most discreet,
A choking gall, and a preserving sweet.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Oh, I am fortune’s fool!” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
Quotes from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
“Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“How art thou out of breath when thou hast breath
To say to me that thou art out of breath?” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss consume. The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“The sweetest honey is loathsome in its own deliciousness. And in the taste destroys the appetite. Therefore, love moderately.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“He that is strucken blind can not forget the precious treasure of his eyesight lost.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
Amazing Romeo and Juliet Quotes by William Shakespeare
“Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. then your love would also change.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Eyes, look your last!
Arms, take your last embrace!
And, lips, oh you the doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss a dateless bargain to engrossing death!” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Take it in what sense thou wilt.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Whats in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“I have more care to stay than will to go.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“There’s an old saying that applies to me: you can’t lose a game if you don’t play the game. (Act 1, scene 4)” ~ William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet.
Greatest Romeo and Juliet Quotes by William Shakespeare
“One pain is lessened by another’s anguish. … Take thou some new infection to thy eye, And the rank poison of the old will die.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Peace? I hate the word as I hate hell and all Montagues.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Out of her favour, where I am in love.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Thus with a kiss I die” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
“Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake- its everything except what it is! (Act 1, scene 1)” ~ William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet.
“I must be gone and live, or stay and die.” ~ William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet).
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