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The expression purple fountain is from the line "That quench the fire of your pernicious rage with purple fountains issuing from your veins!" The Prince is admonishing the two families for fighting. The term 'purple fountain' refers to the blood of their neighbors.

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It refers to blood according to my friend. -wyrfxrssn-

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Act 1 Sc 1 line 87 - Refers to blood spurting out of their veins

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What has religion got to do with Romeo and Juliet?

Catholicism because Romeo and Juliet are Catholic and when they refer to each other they use religious imagery.


What role did the church play in Romeo and Juliet?

The Roman Catholic Church is always a background presence in Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence, a main character, is a priest. The church is there to marry Romeo and Juliet and to bury Juliet. Juliet uses a request to go to confession as an excuse to see Friar Lawrence. But the characters do not refer to the church or its teachings in working out their problems. The church is a part of their lifestyle, but not a guiding force in their lives.


Why does Juliet refer to the dagger as o happy dagger?

"Happy" usually meant "fortunate" or "lucky" in Shakespeare's day. Juliet wants to do herself in, but Romeo has drunk all the poison. Then Juliet finds the dagger: what luck! how fortunate! what a happy coincidence! Hence it is a "happy dagger".


Does Juliet from 'Romeo and Juliet' have a nurse?

The answer is both, Yes and No. The term 'Nurse' that Shakespeare uses in Romeo and Juliet, does NOT refer to what we, in modern times, call a Nurse (as in a Medical Nurse). Another meaning of 'Nurse' is a Lady in Waiting (a Valet for a woman) or more simply put, a Woman's Personal Servant/Maid. Typically speaking ALL, and usually ONLY, wealthy women had a 'Nurse' or 'Nurse-maid' at that time. But that is not the meaning of Nurse in Romeo and Juliet. This Nurse was Juliet's wet-nurse, which means that Juliet fed as a baby from the breasts of the Nurse rather than from her mother. The nurse remembers in Act 1 Scene 3 that it was eleven years since Juliet was weaned (stopped breastfeeding) because the Nurse put bitter wormwood on her nipple to make it taste bad to Juliet. She has continued as a servant since but is remembered as a Nurse and has a special relationship with Juliet.


What does romeo compare Juliet to in scene 1?

Romeo's single line in this scene is: "Can I go forward when my heart is here? Then back, dull earth, and find thy centre out." Arguably the words "my heart" could refer to Juliet, although he is not talking about Juliet, the girl who is external to him, but of his need to be with her, his desire for her. Romeo places this need at the heart or centre of his being, and says that it is permanently where she is, and that he must move his body, the "dull earth" to where his "centre" is. It's all about Romeo not about Juliet.

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What has religion got to do with Romeo and Juliet?

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What are two euphemism in Romeo and Juliet?

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What is an example of euphemism in Romeo and Juliet?

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When speaking of nuptials in Romeo and Juliet what is being discussed?

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What role did the church play in Romeo and Juliet?

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What does the word purple mountain majesty refer to in the star spangled banner?

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Why does Juliet refer to the dagger as o happy dagger?

"Happy" usually meant "fortunate" or "lucky" in Shakespeare's day. Juliet wants to do herself in, but Romeo has drunk all the poison. Then Juliet finds the dagger: what luck! how fortunate! what a happy coincidence! Hence it is a "happy dagger".


What does earth and center most likely mean in Romeo and Juliet L?

"Earth" and "center" in Romeo and Juliet likely refer to the idea that Romeo and Juliet feel like their love for each other is the foundation and focus of their worlds. The terms underscore the intensity and all-encompassing nature of their emotions towards each other.