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Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5
Romeo sees Juliet and falls in love. They kiss. Tybalt spots Romeo. Both lovers find out who the other is.
Romeo and Juliet has 24 scenes in 5 acts, and Act 1 has 5 of them. Act 1, Scene 5 comes after Act 1, Scene 4 and before Act 2, Scene 1. The 4 key lines here come from Romeo and Juliet.
This scene in five words
RomeoandJulietmeetkiss
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The quotes
4 big quotes in this scene.
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
Romeo · Act 1, Scene 5 · love · light and dark · youth
He sees Juliet and forgets Rosaline in one line. Love at first sight, and very fast.
O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
Romeo · Act 1, Scene 5 · light and dark · love
Juliet is brighter than the torches. Romeo talks about her as light all through the play.
My only love sprung from my only hate!
Juliet · Act 1, Scene 5 · love · hate · fate
Juliet finds out Romeo is a Montague. The one person she loves is from the one family she must hate.
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.
Juliet · Act 1, Scene 5 · death · love · fate
If she cannot marry him, she will die unmarried. It comes true in a way she does not mean.
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