Romeo and Juliet: Quote Translations

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Quote Translations

• "O brawling love! O loving hate!" translates to: "Oh, love that fights! Oh, love that is also hate!"
• This highlights the conflicting and paradoxical nature of love.
• "From ancient grudge break to new mutiny" translates to: "An old family feud erupts into new violence."
• This line, from the prologue, sets up the central conflict of the play.
• "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" translates to: "Her beauty is so radiant, it makes the torches seem dim in comparison!"
• Romeo says this upon seeing Juliet for the first time, marveling at her beauty.
• "My only love sprung from my only hate!" translates to: "The person I love most is from the family I hate the most!"
• Juliet exclaims this when she learns Romeo is a Montague, realizing the predicament she faces.
• "What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word / As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee" translates to: "You have your sword drawn, yet you speak of peace? I hate peace as much as I hate hell, all Montagues, and you."
• Tybalt says this, expressing his intense hatred for the Montagues and his eagerness to fight.
• "If ever you disturb our streets again, / Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace" translates to: "If you ever cause another disturbance in our city, you will be killed."
• The Prince says this, warning the Montagues and Capulets of the consequences of their feud.
• "Verona’s summer hath not such a flower" translates to: "There is no flower as beautiful as her, even in the summer in Verona."
• Romeo uses this to express his admiration for Juliet's beauty.
• "Go ask his name. If he be married, / My grave is like to be my wedding bed" translates to: "Find out who he is. If he is married, I would rather die than marry someone else."
• Juliet states her feelings that she would rather die than marry someone other than Romeo.
• "Younger than she are happy mothers made" translates to: "Girls younger than her are already happily married with children."
• Paris is referencing, in a discussion with Capulet about marrying Juliet, that she is of a good age to be married.
• “I’ll look to like, if looking liking move; But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make it fly” translates to: "I will try to like him if looking at him makes me feel something, but I won't allow myself to fall deeply in love unless you approve."
• Juliet says this to her mother, agreeing to consider Paris as a suitor but making it clear that her feelings depend on her own attraction and her parents' approval.
• "Go thither, and with unattainted eye. Compare her face with some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow" translates to: "Go there and impartially observe the women. Compare Juliet to the other beautiful women I will show you, and you'll realize that the woman you love isn't as beautiful as you thought."
• Benvolio tells Romeo to go to the party to see that Rosaline isn't as beautiful as he thinks she is.
• “…my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin his fearful date with this night’s revels, and expire the term of a despisèd life closed in my breast by some vile forfeit of untimely death. But he that hath the steerage of my course, direct my sail" translates to: "I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen tonight, starting with the events at this party, and that this event will lead to my own death. But I will trust fate to guide me."
• Romeo says this as he is going to the Capulet party, foreshadowing the tragic events to come.