You know, the one where Juliet is seen up at a high window and Romeo is in the garden below.
Surely everyone is at least to some degree familiar with these lines:
Romeo: “But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
The brightness of her cheek would shame the stars,
As daylight doth a lamp.
Her eyes would through the airy region stream so bright
That birds would sing and think it were not night.
See how she leans her cheek upon her hand!
O that I were a glove upon that hand,
That I might touch that cheek!”
34 comments:
so very romantic. Nice post!
One of the sweetest love stories.. With a glow of love that rejoices and resounds down through the journey of time. Blessings CML
What a lovely idea. My 'take' is historic and rather gruesome I'm afraid.
Swoon! Nobody writes like Will!
romantic and sweet story.
I like the romance in the glass.
So sweet!
doomed if I do, doomed if I don't
I love romance :)
Nice Magpie!
Really very sweet and nice poetry.you have well expressed thoughts in very few words.
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Cool! I love it! I did remember reading Romeo and Juliet, really. I loved it! The part that freaked me out is when Paris (around 40 or so) wanted to marry Juliet.
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Look at you getting all 'Romeo and Juliet' again. You do it so well!
My thanks to kathew, Crystal Mary, Rinkly Rimes and Derrick for their comments.
One of the finest romances!
It's also great to have the interest of Jingle, Book B. Dog, gautami, Gabriela, Hemant, S Matsui and Helen -- thanks.
i remember reading that in school
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Wonderful words, I loved them so much.
One of the truly romantic tales that remain a classic tale no matter the era.
Thanks for those lines. Reading "Romeo and Juliet" in school so many years ago was a chore. Reading these lines from it now is a pleasure. It's amazing how we change in ways that we don't even realize.
Such sweet memories your post brings me. My very first introduction as a young girl to Romeo and Juliet was the film staring Olivia Hussey. It was magical to me then as it still is now. Thank you for the wonderful reminder.
I, too, read it many many years ago, but don't remember that passage. It's really very beautiful!
Rick
Yes, Romeo & Juliet was a great love story.
Romeo and Juliet is one of my favorite love stories of all times. Very nice, sir.
Great take on the prompt...
Dianne: "Great take on the prompt..."
What a generous comment; thanks, Dianne.
You romantic devil you. Reciting poetry to us all.
QMM
L O V E Shakespeare, I DO! Thank you for 'Magging' Romeo and Juliet. Very good Mag. Thanks.
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You know I love this. Perfect.
willow: "You know I love this. Perfect."
Thanks. And btw, what a great Manor Ball, willow; congratulations.
What a lineup!: tumblewords, alex, Marilyn, Reflections, Jim S, Kristen H, Rick, kathy, Angie, daylily and steveroni. My thanks for dropping by and for your commeents.
Gotta love Romeo and Juliet...brilliantly beautiful Berowne! :-)
Even without the words it is fantastic. I saw it in New York with Nuryev and Fonteyn. (The Ballet) Unforgettable. They were like two birds soaring and plummeting.
Love Romeo and Juliet..."oh that I were a glove upon that hand..." a favorite line of mine! "A rose by any other name is still a rose" is my absolute favorite line, though.
So beautiful. Thank you.
I feel bad I didn't quite enjoy Shakespeare as my son's did. But yes, even I love the young romantics story. Particularly like the ballet.
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