Mercutio, a character from William Shakespeare’s timeless play “Romeo and Juliet,” is renowned for his wit, charisma, and profound insights on love and life. His quotes encapsulate the essence of youthful exuberance and the tragic complexities of human emotion. Here, we present ten remarkable quotes that reflect Mercutio’s sharp intellect and unbridled spirit.
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“When griping grief the heart doth wound, / And derelict of reason all my senses lost, / Then I am back to the charge, sorrow impounds!”
Mercutio Quotes About Love
“I am for you, my love, / To play the fool, jest and jest again, / Till mercy’s laughter breaks the chains of despair.”
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“A plague o’ both your houses! / They have made worms’ meat of me: I have had my peacock; / Now, let us see, what color merit mine could take.”
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“If love be rough with you, be rough with love; / Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.”
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“You are a lover; borrow Cupid’s wings, / And soar with them above a common bound.”
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“Dreams are the children of an idle brain, / Begot of nothing but vain fantasy.”
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“O, let us hence; I stand on sudden haste. / I would not be the fool whom Destiny apace.”
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“The barque she sail’d is thine, the ship is stout / But her captain’s wilful, and doth pout.”
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“Here’s to a woman’s heart, more capricious than the ocean’s waves.”
Quotes From Mercutio
“For I am naught, but a shadow’s folly; / Laugh with me or weep, but I am but a lover’s dolly.”
