Romeo and Juliet Complete Text
Romeo and Juliet e-text contains the full text of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
Romeo and Juliet e-text contains the full text of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
The Question and Answer section for Romeo and Juliet is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
D. Benvolio survived the sword fight
One example of verbal irony would be Romeo's reference to the poison he has purchased as a "sweet medicine". A cordial is a sweet liquor or medicine.
Come, cordial and not poison, go with me
To Juliet's grave; for there must I use thee.
The whole speech is based on pagan Celtic mythology. Mercutio’s speech is laced with sexual innuendo. The words “queen” and “mab” refer to whores in Elizabethan England. As his speech goes on we notice the subtext get increasingly sexual...