All 3 Uses of
aloof
in
Romeo and Juliet
- Give me thy torch, boy: hence, and stand aloof;—Yet put it out, for I would not be seen.†
Scene 5.3 *aloof = socially distant or uninterested
- Give me the light; upon thy life I charge thee,
Whate'er thou hear'st or seest, stand all aloof
And do not interrupt me in my course.†Scene 5.3
- He came with flowers to strew his lady's grave;
And bid me stand aloof, and so I did:
Anon comes one with light to ope the tomb;
And by-and-by my master drew on him;
And then I ran away to call the watch.†Scene 5.3
Definition:
socially distant or uninterested in something that interests others -- often thinking oneself superior to others