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Romeo And Juliet Quotes

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After Juliet's encounter with Romeo, she asks her nurse who Romeo is. Discovering her new love is the great enemy of her family, she exclaims "My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!" In other words, Juliet had fallen in love without knowing he is an enemy. Her disappointment, for foolishly falling in love makes her wish she had known earlier. Now her love for him cannot be contained. By using repetition, the words "my only" and "too" the quote was able to emphasize Juliet's distress. Furthermore, the use of couplet in the quote helped the speech move smoothly and articulately. Thus, the significance of the quote, the introduction of Juliet's personality and attitude. Although Juliet knows about the

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