What does Romeo mean when he says beauty too rich for use for earth too dear?
Perhaps he’s saying that he can’t possibly afford her as his worth is less (possibly just self-deprecating due to his great love, as if he committed to his family role he would be valuable as her, if not available to her), but that the earth (her eventual grave) cannot afford her either, being a far baser thing than …
What is too rich for use too dear for the Earth?
Shakespeare: Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear, Shakespeare: Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear. No Fear: Her beauty is too good for this world; she’s too beautiful to die and be buried. Shakespeare: So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows As yonder lady o’er her fellows shows.
How are Romeo’s words beauty too rich for use for earth too dear both ironic and ominous?
How are his words “Beautyf too costly for use, too precious for this earth” (44) — in the original: “Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!” both ironic and ominous? The words reveal that she is a spoiled girl in a rich family who only has beauty, so it is not worthy to use all her precious possession.
What kind of figurative language is beauty too rich for use for earth too dear?
Simile
Who says the following lines 5 points o’she doth teach the torches to burn bright it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear beauty too rich for use for earth too dear so shows?
‘O, She Doth Teach The Torches To Burn Bright’, Spoken by Romeo, Act 1 Scene 5. O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!
What does Oh she doth teach the torches to burn bright it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night mean?
At the masked ball, Romeo spies Juliet and instantly falls in love with her; she also falls for him. ‘O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright’ is Romeo’s first response to clapping eyes on Juliet. Romeo is saying that the (poor, dim) torches could learn a thing or two from Juliet about how to shine brightly.
Who says O she doth teach the torches to burn bright it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night as a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear?
ROMEO AND JULIET
What does Oh she doth teach the torches to burn bright mean?
O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! ( Act 1, Scene 5) Basically, with this line Romeo is saying that Juliet is so beautiful that her beauty is brighter than a torch. She is so bright, that the torches learn to be bright from her. It is another metaphor on Juliet’s beauty.
Did my heart love till now o’she doth teach the torches to burn bright?
Oh, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear, 45Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear. As yonder lady o’er her fellows shows.
Who is the courageous captain of compliments?
Tybalt