All 3 Uses
perjury
in
Romeo and Juliet
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- Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say "ay,"
And I will take thy word. Yet, if thou swear'st,
Thou mayst prove false. At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.p. 75.7 *perjuries = lieseditor's notes: Jove is a synonym for Jupiter--the King of the Roman gods. "At lovers perjuries they say Jove laughs." references an at-the-time well-known line from Ovid, "Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.". Ovid was a famous Roman poet. - All perjured,
All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.†p. 135.7perjured = broke the law by telling lies after formally promising to tell the truth - Thy dear love sworn, but hollow perjury,
p. 149.8perjury = lie (something that is not true)editor's notes: It might be easier to read this as "but a hollow perjury."
Definitions:
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(1)
(perjury) the criminal offense of telling lies after formally promising to tell the truth -- such as when testifying in a court trial
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)