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. - There's no trust,
No faith, no honesty in men. All perjured,
All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.
Ah, where's my man? Give me some aqua vitae.
These griefs, these woes, these sorrows make me
old.
Shame come to Romeo!†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)