In this article, we explore the timeless romance of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's iconic tale of love and tragedy. We have compiled a collection of famous quotes from the play, categorized under various themes that capture the essence of the young lovers’ story. These quotes reflect the passion, conflict, and poignancy of the characters, offering insights into human emotions and relationships. Dive into this curated list to find the perfect phrase for inspiration, reflection, or sharing with loved ones.
Love Quotes
"But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." - Act 2, Scene 2
"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." - Act 2, Scene 2
"A thousand times good night! A thousand times the worse, to want thy light!" - Act 2, Scene 2
"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." - Act 1, Scene 5
"These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume." - Act 2, Scene 6
"Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs; Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes; Being vex'd, a sea nourish'd with lovers' tears." - Act 1, Scene 1
"Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn." - Act 1, Scene 4
"With love's light wings did I o’erperch these walls; For stony limits cannot hold love out." - Act 2, Scene 2
"Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow." - Act 2, Scene 2
"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." - Act 1, Scene 5
"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear." - Act 1, Scene 5
"So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows." - Act 1, Scene 5
Fate Quotes
"A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life." - Prologue
"O, I am fortune’s fool!" - Act 3, Scene 1
"Then I defy you, stars!" - Act 5, Scene 1
"My grave is like to be my wedding bed." - Act 1, Scene 5
"Shake the yoke of inauspicious stars from this world-wearied flesh." - Act 5, Scene 3
"He that hath the steerage of my course, direct my sail!" - Act 1, Scene 4
"Unhappy fortune!" - Act 5, Scene 2
"A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents." - Act 5, Scene 3
"O Fate! O curse of marriage!" - Act 3, Scene 3
"One writ with me in sour misfortune’s book!" - Act 5, Scene 1
"My bosom's lord sits lightly in his throne." - Act 5, Scene 1
"This day’s black fate on more days doth depend; This but begins the woe others must end." - Act 3, Scene 1
Conflict Quotes
"From ancient grudge break to new mutiny." - Prologue
"What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee." - Act 1, Scene 1
"Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet." - Act 2, Scene 2
"A plague o' both your houses!" - Act 3, Scene 1
"Peace! I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee." - Act 1, Scene 1
"Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries That thou hast done me; therefore turn and draw." - Act 3, Scene 1
"Part, fools! Put up your swords; you know not what you do." - Act 1, Scene 1
"I do protest I never injured thee, But love thee better than thou canst devise." - Act 3, Scene 1
"Thou art a villain." - Act 3, Scene 1
"For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." - Act 5, Scene 3
"Thus with a kiss I die." - Act 5, Scene 3
"O brother Montague, give me thy hand." - Act 5, Scene 3
Tragic Quotes
"These violent delights have violent ends." - Act 2, Scene 6
"And when I shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine." - Act 3, Scene 2
"Thus with a kiss I die." - Act 5, Scene 3
"Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on The dashing rocks thy sea-sick weary bark!" - Act 5, Scene 3
"That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!" - Act 5, Scene 3
"Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty." - Act 5, Scene 3
"O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die." - Act 5, Scene 3
"Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die." - Act 5, Scene 3
"But come what sorrow can, It cannot countervail the exchange of joy That one short minute gives me in her sight." - Act 2, Scene 6
"For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." - Act 5, Scene 3
"My only love sprung from my only hate!" - Act 1, Scene 5
"I will kiss thy lips; Haply some poison yet doth linger on them." - Act 5, Scene 3
Passion Quotes
"With love's light wings did I o’erperch these walls; For stony limits cannot hold love out." - Act 2, Scene 2
"Give me my Romeo; and, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars." - Act 3, Scene 2
"My generosity to you is as limitless as the sea, and my love is as deep. The more love I give you, the more I have. Both loves are infinite." - Act 2, Scene 2
"Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books." - Act 2, Scene 2
"So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows." - Act 1, Scene 5
"Now, by the stock and honour of my kin, To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin." - Act 1, Scene 5
"This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet." - Act 2, Scene 2
"If love be rough with you, be rough with love; Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down." - Act 1, Scene 4
"With love's light wings did I o’erperch these walls; For stony limits cannot hold love out." - Act 2, Scene 2
"Madam, an hour before the worshipped sun Peered forth the golden window of the east, A troubled mind drave me to walk abroad." - Act 1, Scene 1
"It is my lady; O, it is my love! O, that she knew she were!" - Act 2, Scene 2
"Passion lends them power, time means, to meet, Temp'ring extremities with extreme sweet." - Act 2, Scene 1
Devotion Quotes
"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." - Act 2, Scene 2
"Give me my Romeo; and, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars." - Act 3, Scene 2
"And in this borrow'd likeness of shrunk death Thou shalt continue two and forty hours, And then awake as from a pleasant sleep." - Act 4, Scene 1
"For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." - Act 5, Scene 3
"Romeo, I come! this do I drink to thee." - Act 4, Scene 3
"O fortune, fortune! all men call thee fickle: If thou art fickle, what dost thou with him That is renown'd for faith?" - Act 3, Scene 5
"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." - Act 2, Scene 2
"Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger!" - Act 5, Scene 3
"Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow." - Act 2, Scene 2
"For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." - Act 1, Scene 5
"These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die, like fire and powder." - Act 2, Scene 6
"For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes This vault a feasting presence full of light." - Act 5, Scene 3
Hope Quotes
"These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die, like fire and powder." - Act 2, Scene 6
"But come what sorrow can, It cannot countervail the exchange of joy That one short minute gives me in her sight." - Act 2, Scene 6
"Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow." - Act 2, Scene 2
"For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes This vault a feasting presence full of light." - Act 5, Scene 3
"Never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." - Act 5, Scene 3
"If love be rough with you, be rough with love; Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down." - Act 1, Scene 4
"Thus with a kiss I die." - Act 5, Scene 3
"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." - Act 1, Scene 5
"With love's light wings did I o’erperch these walls; For stony limits cannot hold love out." - Act 2, Scene 2
"Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books." - Act 2, Scene 2
"Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops." - Act 3, Scene 5
"One writ with me in sour misfortune’s book!" - Act 5, Scene 1
Youth Quotes
"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." - Act 2, Scene 2
"Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death, Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth, Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open, And in despite I'll cram thee with more food!" - Act 5, Scene 3
"Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books, But love from love, toward school with heavy looks." - Act 2, Scene 2
"O, I am fortune’s fool!" - Act 3, Scene 1
"A thousand times good night! A thousand times the worse, to want thy light!" - Act 2, Scene 2
"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." - Act 1, Scene 5
"This day's black fate on more days doth depend; This but begins the woe others must end." - Act 3, Scene 1
"A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life." - Prologue
"True, I talk of dreams, Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy." - Act 1, Scene 4
"I will kiss thy lips; Haply some poison yet doth linger on them." - Act 5, Scene 3
"For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." - Act 5, Scene 3
"Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, Too rude, too boisterous; and it pricks like thorn." - Act 1, Scene 4
Sorrow Quotes
"Give me my Romeo; and, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars." - Act 3, Scene 2
"Thus with a kiss I die." - Act 5, Scene 3
"For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." - Act 5, Scene 3
"These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die, like fire and powder." - Act 2, Scene 6
"My only love sprung from my only hate!" - Act 1, Scene 5
"Romeo, I come! this do I drink to thee." - Act 4, Scene 3
"O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die." - Act 5, Scene 3
"For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." - Act 1, Scene 5
"These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die, like fire and powder." - Act 2, Scene 6
"A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life." - Prologue
"Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die." - Act 5, Scene 3
"For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes This vault a feasting presence full of light." - Act 5, Scene 3
Eternal Love Quotes
"A thousand times good night! A thousand times the worse, to want thy light!" - Act 2, Scene 2
"Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, Too rude, too boisterous; and it pricks like thorn." - Act 1, Scene 4
"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." - Act 2, Scene 2
"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." - Act 1, Scene 5
"With love's light wings did I o’erperch these walls; For stony limits cannot hold love out." - Act 2, Scene 2
"Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow That I shall say good night till it be morrow." - Act 2, Scene 2
"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." - Act 2, Scene 2
"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." - Act 1, Scene 5
"Thus with a kiss I die." - Act 5, Scene 3
"Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books." - Act 2, Scene 2
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