All 6 Uses of
consort
in
Romeo and Juliet
- Come, he hath hid himself among these trees,
To be consorted with the humorous night:
Blind is his love, and best befits the dark.p. 66.5 *consorted = spending time together
- Mercutio, thou consortest with Romeo,— Mercutio.
p. 122.8consortest = keeps companystandard suffix: Today, the suffix "-est" is dropped, so that where they said "Thou consortest" in older English, today we say "You consort."
- Consort! what, dost thou make us minstrels?
p. 122.8consort = keep company with
- Zounds, consort!
p. 122.9consort = spend time together
- Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence.
p. 130.3consort = accompany
- Who is it that consorts, so late, the dead?
Scene 5.3consorts = keeps company
Definitions:
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(1)
(consort as in: consort together) associate with (spend time with) -- often spending leisure time with people considered undesirable; or one of the people with whom time is spent
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(2)
(consort as in: consort to the queen) a husband, wife, or sexual companion -- especially of a reigning monarch
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The husband of a ruling queen (or princess) is sometimes called a prince consort. For less common senses of consort, see a comprehensive dictionary.