All 3 Uses of
content
in
Romeo and Juliet
- Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone, He bears him like a portly gentleman; And, to say truth, Verona brags of him To be a virtuous and well-govern'd youth: I would not for the wealth of all the town Here in my house do him disparagement: Therefore be patient, take no note of him,— It is my will; the which if thou respect, Show a fair presence and put off these frowns, An ill-beseeming semblance for a feast.
p. 54.5content = be satisfied
- Let me be ta'en, let me be put to death.
I am content, so thou wilt have it so.p. 164.7 *content = satisfied
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- And find delight writ there with beauty's pen;
Examine every married lineament,
And see how one another lends content;
And what obscur'd in this fair volume lies
Find written in the margent of his eyes.†p. 38.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(content as in: content with how things are) satisfied
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) The word forms content and contents are also commonly used to refer to what is inside something else.