All 3 Uses of
valor
in
Romeo and Juliet
- —O sweet Juliet,
Thy beauty hath made me effeminate
And in my temper soften'd valour's steel.†p. 128.6 *unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use valor.
- 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 by thine own ignorance,
And thou dismember'd with thine own defence.†p. 154.9
- And this shall free thee from this present shame,
If no inconstant toy nor womanish fear
Abate thy valour in the acting it.†p. 192.6
Definition:
exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger -- especially in battle