
“ Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow. ”
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (1597). copy citation
Author
Source
Date
1597
Language
English
Reference
Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2
Note
Juliet line
Written between 1591 and 1595
Meaning and analysis
Kwize Master
Juliet speaks this sentence when she leaves Romeo at the end of the famous balcony scene. It is an oxymoron, that is to say this temporary separation is both a suffering and a sweetness, in that she will await their reunion with delight. This paradoxical expression shows that the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is imbued with a certain amount of sadomasochism.
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