All 4 Uses
forbearance
in
Romeo and Juliet
(Edited)
- Forbear this outrage!
p. 126.4 *
- Forbear this outrage!
p. 121.3 *
- Meantime forbear,
And let mischance be slave to patience.Scene 5.3 - Meantime forbear,
And let mischance be slave to patience.p. 237.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(forbearance) patient tolerance or self-control; or holding back from taking action or enforcing a rightToday, the word, forbearance, is most commonly seen in the field of law to indicate that a legal right, claim or privilege is not being enforced.
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) The form, forbears is typically a verb, but can be an alternate spelling of the noun forebears; i.e., ancestors. Note that these words put the emphasis on different syllables: for-BEARS v. FORE-bears