Both Uses of
afflict
in
Romeo and Juliet
- '—Why, is not this a lamentable thing, grandsire, that we should be thus afflicted with these strange flies, these fashion-mongers, these pardonnez-moi's, who stand so much on the new form that they cannot sit at ease on the old bench?†
Scene 2.4
- Affliction is enanmour'd of thy parts, And thou art wedded to calamity.†
Scene 3.3 *
Definition:
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(afflict) cause suffering -- such as illness, pain, or unhappiness