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Romeo and Juliet Acts 1-3 Important Quotes

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What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word,
As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee
Have at thee, coward
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What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word,
As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee
Have at thee, coward
Speaker: Tybalt
To: Benvolio

Explication:
I hate peace as much as I hate hell, Montagues and you

Importance:
-Characterises Tybalt: likes to fight, harsh
I do put keep the peace. Put up thy sword
Or manage it to part these men with me
Speaker: Benvolio
To: Tybalt

Explication:
I keep the peace. Put away your sword, or use it to kill me.

Importance:
-Characterises Benvolio: Peaceful
On pain of torture, from those bloody hands
Throw your mistempered weapons to the ground
And hear the sentence of your moved
Speaker: Prince
To: everyone that is fighting

Explication: Rebels! Enemies of peace! Stop fighting against one and other or there will be consequences!

Importance:
-if they fight about silly things, how will they feel about a marriage between the two families?
-foreshadowing of the chaos to come
Both of myself and many other friends,
But he, his own affections' counselor
Is to himself (I will not say how true)
But to himself so secret and so close
Could we but learn from whence his sorrows grow.
We would willingly give cure as now
Speaker: Lord Montague
To: Benvolio

Explication:
Romeo has been active very secretive, sad and quiet lately. Could you help us figure out what is wrong?

Importance:
-Shows that the Montagues care about their son, but don't really know what to do
-They are kidn of clueless, but but loving when it comes to Romeo
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs,
being purged, a fire sparking in lovers' eyes,
Being vexed, seas nourished with loving tears.
Speaker: Romeo
To: Benvolio

Explication:
(very generalised) Love is really hard and sad

Importance:
-personification of love
-Shows Romeo's heartbreak
-Characterises Romeo: romantic, sorrowful