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exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger — especially in battle
- —O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate And in my temper soften'd valour's steel.3.1 — Act 3 Scene 1 — A public Place (59% in)
- Fie, fie, thou sham'st thy shape, thy love, thy wit; Which, like a usurer, abound'st in all, And usest none in that true use indeed Which should bedeck thy shape, thy love, thy wit: Thy noble shape is but a form of wax, Digressing from the valour of a man; Thy dear love sworn, but hollow perjury, Killing that love which thou hast vow'd to cherish; Thy wit, that ornament to shape and love, Mis-shapen in the conduct of them both, Like powder in a skilless soldier's flask, Is set a-fire...3.3 — Act 3 Scene 3 — Friar Lawrence's cell (74% in)
- And this shall free thee from this present shame, If no inconstant toy nor womanish fear Abate thy valour in the acting it.4.1 — Act 4 Scene 1 — Friar Lawrence's Cell (94% in)
There are no more uses of "valor" in Romeo and Juliet.
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