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How does Juliet respond to Romeo's claim that saints have lips and can therefore kiss?
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She says that saints use their lips to pray.
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∙ 7y agoHe calls them "two blushing pilgrims".
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What does 'Saints do not move though grant for prayers sake' mean?
This line is from Juliet, 5th scene of act 1, it´s from her first dialog with Romeo, as he makes his first move to meet Juliet. He compares her to a holy shrine, or a sacred sanctuary, and his lips as devoted pilgrims. Juliet responds that he does wrong his hands too much, and asks which mannerly devotion was being shown as pilgrims do touch saints´ hands as palms touch like a kiss from a devotee, or a holy palmer´s kiss. Then Romeo refutes if saints don´t have lips and followers too. She replies that they own lips to be used only in prayer, then he calls her a dear saint and asks her to let lips do what hands do. His lips pray for a kiss, without which he will turn to dispair. Juliet replies that Saints do not move, though for prayers´ sake. This is the moment when Romeo makes his move to kiss her asking her not to move while the effect of what he was praying for is taken, The KISS. "Move not, while my prayer´s effect I take. Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged." Juliet answers then have my lips the sin that they have took? Romeo says, sin form thy lips? Trespass sweetly urged, give me my sin again. Juliet says, you kiss by the book. And so they are interrupted by the nurse. This is the dialog that made them fall in love completely with each other.
Where do saints and sinners come into Shakespeare?
Shakespeare uses the words "saints" some 14 times, most memorably in the Romeo and Juliet dialogue "Have not saints lips and holy palmers too?", Richard II's "I'll give my jewels for a set of beads . . . my subjects for a pair of carved saints . . .", or Isabella's "great men may jest with saints, 'tis wit in them but in the less foul, profanation." Also one of his characters, Joan la Pucelle, was declared to be a saint afterwards by the Catholic Church, although Shakespeare certainly did not view her that way. On the other hand, he uses the word "sinners" only four times, most memorably in Hamlet's "Why would thou be a breeder of sinners?" His character Falstaff is certainly a fine example of a sinner, although there are many of them in the plays.
What is a couplet in Romeo and Juliet act 4 or 5?
"If I profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this, My lips, who blushing pilgrims ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a gentle kiss" "Good pilgrim you do wrong your hand too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in this, For saints have hands that pilgrims hands do touch And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss" "Have not saints lips? and holy palmers, too?" "Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer." "Oh, then dear saint, let lips do what hands do: They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair." "Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake" "Then move not while my prayers' effect I take."
What did Juliet say to Romeo at the Capulet ball when they met?
"Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, that mannerly devotion shows in this. For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, and hand to hand is holy palmer's kiss."
Which saint is the patron saint of acting?
There are no patron saints of acting. However, there are patron saints of actors and actresses:GenesiusVitusPelagia the Penitent
What do we celebrate on All Saints Day?
To remember the people that have died and the people that we miss and love..
Did St. Julia die for Jesus?
There are a number of saints named Julia so you need to be more specific for us to respond to your question.
Will the colts and the saints ever play each other this year?
The Colts and Saints are not scheduled to play each other this regular season and therefore will not play each other.
What saint was born in May?
With the majority of saints, particularly very ancient saints, there is no record of the birth dates. The only date that is recorded is the feast day of the saint which may be the anniversary of the death of the person when the person was reborn into heaven. Therefore, this question can not be answered.
Do the protestants pray to St.Mary?
No, Protestants believe that God hears every prayer, and therefore the intecession of Saints is at best unneccisary; and at worst prayer to saints may be considered a form of idolatry.
How do I find the birthdays of Catholic saints?
With the majority of saints, particularly very ancient saints, there is no record of the birth dates. The only date that is recorded is the feast day of the saint which may be the anniversary of the death of the person when the person was reborn into heaven. Therefore, this question can not be answered.
Who were the saints born on June 3?
With the majority of saints, particularly very ancient saints, there is no record of the birth dates. The only date that is recorded is the feast day of the saint which may be the anniversary of the death of the person when the person was reborn into heaven. Therefore, this question can not be answered.
Which saints have a birthday of July 2?
With the majority of saints, particularly very ancient saints, there is no record of the birth dates. The only date that is recorded is the feast day of the saint which may be the anniversary of the death of the person when the person was reborn into heaven. Therefore, this question can not be answered.
In act 2 scene 2 what was juliets first concern about romeos presence?
"Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, which mannerly devotion shows in this, for saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch and hand to hand is holy palmers' kiss." A palmer is a pilgrim, generally to the shrine of Santiago de Compostella in Spain.
Are any saints born on October 13?
With the majority of saints, particularly very ancient saints, there is no record of the birth dates. The only date that is recorded is the feast day of the saint which may be the anniversary of the death of the person when the person was reborn into heaven. Therefore, this question can not be answered.
Are any saints born on December 28?
With the majority of saints, particularly very ancient saints, there is no record of the birth dates. The only date that is recorded is the feast day of the saint which may be the anniversary of the death of the person when the person was reborn into heaven. Therefore, this question can not be answered.
Are any saints born on December 17?
With the majority of saints, particularly very ancient saints, there is no record of the birth dates. The only date that is recorded is the feast day of the saint which may be the anniversary of the death of the person when the person was reborn into heaven. Therefore, this question can not be answered.
