All 4 Uses
carrion
in
Romeo and Juliet
(Edited)
- Heaven is here,
Where Juliet lives, and every cat, and dog
And little mouse, every unworthy thing,
Live here in heaven, and may look on her,
But Romeo may not. More validity,
More honourable state, more courtship lives
In carrion flies than Romeo.p. 148.4 * - Heaven is here,
Where Juliet lives, and every cat, and dog
And little mouse, every unworthy thing,
Live here in heaven, and may look on her,
But Romeo may not. More validity,
More honourable state, more courtship lives
In carrion flies than Romeo.p. 143.2 * - Out, you green-sickness carrion! Out, you baggage!
p. 174.9
- Out, you green-sickness carrion! Out, you baggage!
p. 167.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(carrion) the dead and rotting body of an animal; or (more rarely) animals that eat such flesh
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In archaic usage, carrion can refer to a despicable or worthless person.