What is an example of Oxymoron in Romeo and Juliet Act 4 Scene 1?

Answer 1

Romeo gives vent to a veritable torrent of them in Act 1 Scene 1:

"Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate,

O anything of nothing first create!

Oh, heavy lightness, serious vanity,

Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms,

Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,

Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is."

I count ten of them. You can also add "Parting is such sweet sorrow" from Act 2 Scene 2

Juliet uses about six in in act 3 scene 2. lines 75-80

Answer 2

An example of an oxymoron in Act 4, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet is "sweet sorrow." Juliet uses this oxymoron to express the conflicting emotions she feels about parting from Romeo while also looking forward to seeing him again. The phrase encapsulates the bittersweet nature of their love and the challenges they face.

Answer 3

'Bright smoke'

'cold fire'

'sick health'

'still-waking sleep-'

'o loving hate'

'o heavy lightness'

ect.

Answer 4

There are a whole pile of them. Romeo seems to delight in them when talking to Benvolio, including "heavy lightness" and so on.

Answer 5

"O brawling love, O loving hate"