There is no mention of Lord Capulet being on a crutch in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet." However, he does exhibit signs of old age and frailty at times, particularly in his interactions with his daughter Juliet.
A crutch, a crutch! Why call for a sword?
Lady capulet
The missing words in the sentence are 'a crutch, a crutch!'. The words were spoken by Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet.
Lady Capulet means that a sword will only worsen the situation, like a crutch that will not help. She believes that violence will not solve the existing conflict and will only make things more difficult.
She says, "A crutch! a crutch! Why call you for a sword?" Clearly she thinks he is so old and feeble that he cannot swing a sword, but only hobble on a crutch.
Capulet:What noise is this? Give me my long sword, ho!Lady Capulet;A crutch, a crutch! why call you for a sword?Capulet:My sword, I say! old Montague is come,And flourishes his blade in spite of me.Enter old Montague and his wife Lady MontagueMontague:Thou villain Capulet! - Hold me not, let me go!Lady Montague:Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.
That they are too old for that sort of behaviour.
A crutch. She's being a bit sarcastic.
Lady Capulet adds a touch of comic relief in Act 1, Scene 3 of "Romeo and Juliet" by unintentionally mixing up her words and referring to the nurse's age incorrectly. This moment lightens the mood and provides a break in the tension of the scene, offering a brief moment of humor amidst the seriousness of the family feud and the impending conflict.
Lewis Crutch's birth name is Lewis Elliott John Crutch.
I fell when my crutch slipped on the wet floor. I can attach to cabinet to the wall if I support it with a temporary crutch.
A longsword. He says to his wife, "Give me my longsword, ho!" His wife thinks it would be more appropriate for a man of his age to wave around a crutch.