Both Uses of
doting
in
Romeo and Juliet
- For doting, not for loving, pupil mine.†
p. 88.8 *
- Thou canst not speak of that thou dost not feel:
Wert thou as young as I, Juliet thy love,
An hour but married, Tybalt murdered,
Doting like me, and like me banished,
Then mightst thou speak, then mightst thou tear thy hair,
And fall upon the ground, as I do now,
Taking the measure of an unmade grave.†p. 150.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(doting) demonstrating love and uncritical affectionDoting may also imply that the doter tends to hover around the person they love to help attend to any needs.
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, in classic literature you may encounter doting in reference to old age -- especially old age leading to diminished mental capacity.