Romantic Romeo And Juliet Quotes

• Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Romantic, Valentines Day

  William Shakespeare, James N. Loehlin (2002). “Romeo and Juliet”, p.98, Cambridge University Press

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• My love is deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, both are infinite.

  William Shakespeare

  I Love You, True Love, Wedding

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• Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.

  William Shakespeare

  Romantic, Love You, Heart

  1595 Mercutio. Romeo andJuliet, act1, sc.5, l.51-2.

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• What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Sweet, Flower

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 2, sc. 2, l. 43

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• But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.

  William Shakespeare

  Memorable, Science, Light

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 2, sc. 2, l. 1

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• The Brightness of her cheek would shame those stars as daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven would through the airy region stream so bright that birds would sing, and think it were not night.

  William Shakespeare

  Stars, Eye, Night

  William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.812

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• See how she leans her cheek upon her hand. O, that I were a glove upon that hand That I might touch that cheek!

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Beauty, Hands

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 2, sc. 2, l. 23

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• This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Summer, Flower

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 2, sc. 2, l. 118

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• Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she. . . .

  William Shakespeare

  Art, Grief, Moon

  William Shakespeare, Thomas BOWDLER (F.R.S.) (1831). “The Family Shakspeare ... By T. Bowdler ... Sixth Edition”, p.824

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• Oh, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!

  William Shakespeare

  Love, True Beauty, Torches

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 1, sc. 5, l. [48]

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• Out of her favour, where I am in love.

  William Shakespeare

  Romeo And Juliet Love, Favour, Romeo Juliet

  William Shakespeare (1747). “Romeo and Juliet. A tragedy. Now acting ... by his Majesty's Servants, at the Theatre-Royal in Smock-Alley”, p.10

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• Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

  William Shakespeare

  Art, Rain, Play

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 2, sc. 2, l. 33

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• When he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Sympathy, Death

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 3, sc. 2, l. 17

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• 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.

  William Shakespeare

  Kissing, Hands, Two

  William Shakespeare (2007). “Romeo and Juliet”, p.46, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.

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• For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.

  William Shakespeare

  Romance, Tragedy, Romeo And Juliet Love

  1595 Prince. Romeo andJuliet, act 5, sc.3, l.308-9.

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• Lovers can do their amorous rites by their own beauties

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Rite, Amorous

  William Shakespeare (1853). “The life and beauties of Shakespeare: comprising careful selections from each play, with a general index, digesting them under proper heads”, p.294

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• Mercutio: "If love be rough with you, be rough with love.

  William Shakespeare

  Love Is, Romeo And Juliet Love, Romeo Juliet

  William Shakespeare (2013). “Romeo and Juliet”, p.87, Callisto Media Inc

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• It is my soul that calls upon my name; How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues by night, like softest music to attending ears! -Romeo

  William Shakespeare

  Sweet, Night, Names

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 2, sc. 2, l. 158

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• Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear.

  William Shakespeare

  True Beauty, Romeo And Juliet Love, Torches

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 1, sc. 5, l. [48]

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• I take thee at thy word: Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized; Henceforth I never will be Romeo.

  William Shakespeare

  Romeo And Juliet Love, Romeo Juliet, Romeo And Juliet Important

  1595 Romeo. Romeo andJuliet, act 2, sc.1, l.93-4.

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• What light through yonder window breaks?

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Romantic, Light

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 2, sc. 2, l. 1

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• But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she. Be not her maid, since she is envious; Her vestal livery is but sick and green And none but fools do wear it; cast it off. It is my lady, O, it is my love! Oh, that she knew she were!

  William Shakespeare

  Art, Grief, Moon

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 2, sc. 2, l. 10

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• O! she doth teach the torches to burn bright It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear. - Romeo -

  William Shakespeare

  Night, Jewels, True Beauty

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 1, sc. 5, l. [48]

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• What sadness lengthens Romeo’s hours?

  William Shakespeare

  Sadness, Romeo And Juliet Love, Hours

  William Shakespeare (2000). “Romeo and Juliet”, p.20, Classic Books Company

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• A glooming peace this morning with it brings; The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head: Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished: For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.

  William Shakespeare

  Morning, Sorrow, Romeo And Juliet Love

  1595 Prince. Romeo andJuliet, act 5, sc.3, l.308-9.

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