All 9 Uses of
thus
in
Romeo and Juliet
- Thus, then, in brief;— The valiant Paris seeks you for his love.
p. 36.7thus = for the reasons just stated
- Drums in his ear, at which he starts and wakes;
And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two,
And sleeps again.p. 46.2thus = in that way
- Then move not while my prayer's effect I take.
Thus from my lips, by thine my sin is purg'd.
[Kissing her.]p. 58.1
- What man art thou that, thus bescreen'd in night,
p. 70.9
- Why, is not this a lamentable thing, grandsire, that we should be thus afflicted with these strange flies, these fashion-mongers, these pardonnez-moi's, who stand so much on the new form that they cannot sit at ease on the old bench?
p. 94.3
- What devil art thou, that dost torment me thus?
p. 138.5 *
- Is it more sin to wish me thus forsworn,
Or to dispraise my lord with that same tongue
Which she hath prais'd him with above compare
So many thousand times?p. 180.9
- Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death,
Gorg'd with the dearest morsel of the earth,
Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open,
And, in despite, I'll cram thee with more food!Scene 5.3 *thus = for that reason
- O true apothecary!
Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.Scene 5.3thus = so
Definitions:
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(1)
(thus as in: Thus it was necessary.) therefore (for that reason; or what follows is so because of what was just said)
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(2)
(thus as in: betrayed her thus) in the way mentioned or shown
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The expression, thus far means so far or up until now.