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Text of ROMEO AND JULIET with notes, line numbers, and search function. ... Romeo and Juliet Navigator ... ROMEO; 24 Is it even so? then I defy you, stars! 25 Thou know'st my lodging: get me ink and paper, 26 And hire post-horses; I will hence to-night.
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Then I defy you, stars. ... When Romeo screams “Then I defy you, stars” he is screaming against the fate that he believes is thwarting his desires (V.i.24). He attempts to defy that fate by killing himself and spending eternity with Juliet: “Well, Juliet,” he says, “I will lie with thee tonight” (V.i.34).
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When Romeo believes that Juliet is dead, he cries out, “Then I defy you, stars,” completing the idea that the love between Romeo and Juliet is in opposition to the decrees of destiny (V.i.24). Of course, Romeo’s defiance itself plays into the hands of fate, and his determination to spend eternity with Juliet...
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"For you and I are past our dancing days"; - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 1.5; ... "See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek!"; - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 2.2; ... "Then I defy you, stars!"; - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 5.1;
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Romeo: Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight. ... Juliet: O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, who monthly changes in her circled orb, lest that thy love prove likewise variable. Romeo: What shall I swear by? Juliet: Do not swear at all. Or, if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious ... Romeo: I defy you, stars!
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*another side-note I forgot to mention*; The title supports all of this in that, in truth, the line from Shakespeare's play, "Romeo & Juliet" - "...Then I defy you, stars!" is literally saying that he defys *fate* and defys his destiny, which back then, was supposed to be foretold in the *stars*.
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Breath in and don't exhale. Oh, Juliet! Oh, Juliet! Deny your name your father. Rearrange the cells that form my skin. See them through kaleidoscope eyes; Because everybody feigns sometimes. Blur your eyes, Romeo. ... Lyrics Artists : T The Receiving End Of Sirens lyrics Then I Defy You, Stars lyrics...
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Introduction; This section contains the script of Act I of Romeo and Juliet the play by William Shakespeare. The enduring works of William Shakespeare feature many famous and well loved characters. ... At my poor house look to behold this night; Earth-treading stars that make dark heaven light: Such comfort as do lusty...
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Much later in the play Romeo has one of his most famous lines. In Act five scene one, upon hearing of Juliet's death, he says, "Then I defy you stars!" (24) At first glance this is merely the ranting of a very young man but with a closer inspection those five words hold much significance.
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