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.
Scene 1.5 (definition 1)content = be satisfied
- Let me be ta'en, let me be put to death.
I am content, so thou wilt have it so.
Scene 3.5 (definition 1) *content = satisfied
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- This night you shall behold him at our feast; Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face, 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.†
Scene 1.3 (definition 2) *
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.