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Question:
Where is this quote from? I think it's Shakespeare.
"And, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of Heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun."
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bmadnick Teacher
High School - 11th GradePosted by bmadnick on Tuesday July 8, 2008 at 8:58 AMYou're right. It is Shakespeare. This quote is from Romeo and Juliet, Act III, Scene 2. You can find just about any quote at eNotes by entering a few of the words of the quote and doing a search.
At this point, Juliet is impatiently waiting for the night to come so she and Romeo can be together on their wedding night. Her excitement is short-lived, however. She speaks these lines before the Nurse enters and tells her that Romeo has killed Tybalt. At first, Juliet thinks Romeo is dead because the Nurse doesn't specify who is dead, just saying "he". Tybalt's death by Romeo's hand changes everything, of course. This signals the downward spiral for the two lovers, leading to her parents' insistence of her marriage to Paris, Friar Laurence's plan to make Juliet appear dead, and then the deaths of the young lovers.
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Posted by dymatsuoka on Tuesday July 8, 2008 at 9:05 AM
The quote is from Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet". You can find it in Act II, Scene 2, the scene that takes place in Capulet's orchard; the lines themselves are lines 22-26.
In this scene, Juliet is waiting anxiously for word from Romeo, who has promised to send her information as to the time and place for their wedding. Instead, the Nurse enters with tragic news for all concerned - Juliet's cousin Tybalt is dead, by Romeo's hand.
