8 famous lines from William Shakespeare, word for word from the original text
Shakespeare's tragedy of two young lovers from feuding families in Verona. The balcony scene alone holds some of the most quoted lines in the English language.
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet”
— Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II · about 28% into the book
“Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow That I shall say good night till it be morrow.”
— Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II · about 33% into the book
“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”
— Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II · about 28% into the book
“These violent delights have violent ends”
— Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene VI · about 46% into the book
“Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.”
— Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene III · about 36% into the book
“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.”
— Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II · about 31% into the book
“A plague o’ both your houses.”
— Romeo and Juliet, Act III, Scene I · about 50% into the book
“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs”
— Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene I · about 8% into the book
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One of the best-known lines from Romeo and Juliet is: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet” (Act II, Scene II).
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