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A plague o' both your houses! is a catchphrase from William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The phrase is used to express irritation and irony regarding a dispute or conflict between two parties. It is considered one of the most famous expressions attributed to Shakespeare. [1]
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare employs several dramatic techniques that have garnered praise from critics, most notably the abrupt shifts from comedy to tragedy (an example is the punning exchange between Benvolio and Mercutio just before Tybalt arrives).
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a popular adage from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet seems to argue that it does not matter that Romeo is from her family's rival house of Montague. The reference is used to state that the names of things do not affect what they really are.
Ahead, we’ve rounded up 50 holy grail hyperbole examples — some are as sweet as sugar, and some will make you laugh out loud. 50 common hyperbole examples I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Capulet's wife uses this sonnet form to describe Count Paris to Juliet as a handsome man. [9] When Romeo and Juliet meet, the poetic form changes from the Petrarchan (which was becoming archaic in Shakespeare's day) to a then more contemporary sonnet form, using "pilgrims" and "saints" as metaphors. [10]
In 1968 the part of Benvolio was played by Bruce Robinson in Romeo and Juliet. In the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet, the actor who played Benvolio was Dash Mihok. In the 2001 French musical Roméo et Juliette: de la Haine à l'Amour, the role was originated by Grégori Baquet. In the 2013 version of Romeo and Juliet, the actor who played ...
Capulet's orchard and Juliet's chamber. 252 IV 1 Friar Lawrence's cell. 127 IV 2 A hall in Capulet's house. 49 IV 3 Juliet's chamber. 59 IV 4 A hall in Capulet's house. 32 IV 5 Juliet's chamber. 140 V 1 Mantua. A street. 89 V 2 Friar Lawrence's cell. 30 V 3 A churchyard; before a tomb belonging to the Capulets. 320
Hyperbole (/ h aɪ ˈ p ɜːr b əl i / ⓘ; adj. hyperbolic / ˌ h aɪ p ər ˈ b ɒ l ɪ k / ⓘ) is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. In rhetoric , it is also sometimes known as auxesis (literally 'growth').