An oxymoron is where you put two words together which have contradicting meanings.
Five examples might be:
1. A short marathon.
2. A calm storm.
3. A rich pauper.
4. A dark light colour.
5. An intelligent idiot.
If you have a think about it, you should now be able to come up with lots of your own examples.
From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet:
'Here is much to do with hate, but more with love.
Why then, O bawling love! O bawling hate!
O anything! of nothing first create!
O heavy lightness! serious vanity!
Mis-shapen chaos and well seeming forms.'
"Parting is such sweet sorrow"
Mercutio says it about half way through Act 2 Scene 4.
"Parting is such sweet sorrow".
Juliet says this in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
The oxymoron "honorable villain" is found in Act 3, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet when Friar Laurence refers to Romeo as such. This description highlights the complex nature of Romeo's character, as he is seen as both noble and capable of committing acts of violence.
An example is in the first act is when Romeo says: "Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything of nothing first create, O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick healt..." Check the definition of oxymoron! ;)
she was about 14
Juliet calling Romeo a "devilish angel" is an example of an oxymoron, which is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. In this case, Juliet is highlighting Romeo's conflicting qualities of being both alluring ("angel") and troublesome ("devilish").
.depression .love at first sight .war between two groups .oxymoron
When Juliet says "you kiss by the book" to Romeo, she means that he kisses in a very formal and rehearsed manner, as if following a set of rules or guidelines. She is jokingly suggesting that he is too proper and lacks passion in his kiss.
Juliet from the play of Romeo and Juliet.
Things Juliet says to the person she is arguing with when she is cross.