it means that this person laughs at romeo's problems but he never felt the pain of the wounds to know how bad it feels. also try looking up no fear shakespeare -romeo and juliet ... at the begining of act 2 scene 2 when romeo says; ' he jests at scars that never felt a wound'; what would that be in modern day english?
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Text of ROMEO AND JULIET with notes, line numbers, and search function. ... ROMEO; 1 He jests at scars that never felt a wound. ... ROMEO; 49 I take thee at thy word. 50 Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized; 51 Henceforth I never will be Romeo.
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Alone in Capulet's orchard, Romeo's first words are about Mercutio: "He jests at scars that never felt a wound" (2.2.1). Romeo's point is that Mercutio can make jokes about the pain of love only because he has never felt any such pain.
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"He was my friend, faithful, and just to me; But Brutus says, he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honorable man. He hath brought many captives home to Rome, Whose ransoms did the ... "He jests at scars, that never felt a wound. But, soft! what light throughyonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!"
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My understanding of this line is as follows: Romeo of course is speaking to himself as he is hiding from his cousin, Mercutio (sp?) and mates as they are leaving the Capulets' masked Ball where Romeo meets Juliette for the first time. (Rom...
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"He jests at scars that never felt the wound." William Shakespeare; So I've never served - and I like the MoveOn.org ad. And the Republicans just need to shut up about it. Please add to this list: He also asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message, that cowards cut and run, Marines never do.
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The failure of that relationship hurt Romeo and may have left an "impact," but it wasn't deep enough to injure him permanently (to create a wound). The only literary device I can see is that of personification: scars/felt...
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Famous Quote by William Shakespeare: "He jests at scars that never felt a wound" ... “We never know where we go when we are going, We jest and shut the door; Fate - following behind us -bolts it, And we accost no more” ... “He jests at scars that never felt a wound”...
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