GREGORY No, for then we should be colliers. Oh heavy lightness! This love feel I, that feel no love in this. Why, then, O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything of nothing first created, O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep that is not what it is. serious vanity! She is the niece of Lord Capulet. Gregory Synopsis: A street fight breaks out between the Montagues and the Capulets, which is broken up by the ruler of Verona, Prince Escalus. ( Note: Romeo and Benvolio exchange a few lines and the monologue continues.) Related Themes: Page Number and Citation: 1.1.181-184 Cite this Quote. He tries to describe his feelings about love using contradictory expressions like "loving hate". Explanation and Analysis: Unlock with LitCharts A + Act 1, Scene 4 Quotes O loving hate! Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Dost thou not laugh?".

Serious vanity! Dost thou not laugh?" -William Shakespeare Analysis Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate, / O anything of nothing first created! Act 1 Scene 1 Lines 175-182 Serious vanity! Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms! / O heavy lightness, serious vanity, / Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, / Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, / Still-waking sleep that is not what it is! A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio, who learns that the cause of Romeo's sadness is unrequited love. Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! serious vanity! A . Answer & Explanation. 268 likes. He threatens the Montagues and Capulets with death if they fight again. Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! This love feel I, that feel no love in this. We should also point out that the phrases, "O brawling love! O loving hate! O heavy day! Enter SAMPSON and GREGORY, of the house of Capulet, armed with swords and bucklers SAMPSON Gregory, o' my word, we'll not carry coals. Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! "Why then, O brawling love! Serious foolishness! Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!" OXYMORON Romeo is confused and upset. [Romeo:] O heavy lightness! He conveys this feeling using language filled with oxymoron - "O heavy lightness, serious vanityFeather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health".

Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is This love feel I, that feel no love in this. Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awakeit's everything except what it is!

Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! O heavy lightness, serious vanity! 176 'O heavy lightness, serious vanity,' - The brawl was about nothing ('vanity' in the sense of 'meaningless'), but had serious ('heavy') consequences. Feather of lead, bright . Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! 180 Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! 3.03 Poetry Handbook Figurative Language Quiz Question 1: "O heavy lightness! She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes. O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, 185 O anything, of nothing first create! On the forefinger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies. Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! Dost thou not laugh? Why, such is love's transgression.

Lines from R&J. Figurative Language. Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! O heavy lightness! I.i.173 Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! "O heavy lightness! Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms! 181 . Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! O anything, of nothing first create! Sampson I mean, an we be in choler we'll draw. 181. O any thing, of nothing first create! O anything, of nothing first create! serious vanity! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health (Act I, scene 1) Type(s) of figurative language: O heavy lightness! O heavy lightness, serious vanity, / Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms ! Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! What does the speaker's use of oxymorons suggest about love?

Romeo Montague believes he is deeply in love with Rosaline at this point. serious vanity!

Beautiful things muddled together into an ugly mess! O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! Love that comes from nothing! Oh, love that originates from nothing! Related Characters: Romeo (speaker), Juliet, Benvolio, Rosaline. This love feel I, that feel no love in this. O anything of nothing first create!. This love feel I, that feel no love in this. Serious vanity! This love feel I, that feel no love in this. Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! He threatens the Montagues and Capulets with death if they fight again. O heavy lightness, serious vanity, . O heavy lightness! Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything, of nothing first create! 182. that feel no love in this: I am not in love with the paradoxical, tortured, love which I experience. O heavy lightness! . O heavy lightness, serious vanity* ! O heavy lightness, serious vanity, misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! O any thing, of nothing first create! Heavy Lightness "Why then, O brawling love! Dost thou not laugh? She is the niece of Lord Capulet. O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and . On the forefinger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies. Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! Question 2: A literary device that compares two things using "like" or "as" is a Answer 2: Simile. "Why then, O brawling love! Beautiful shapes smashed together to create an ugly chaos! Why, then, O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything of nothing first created, O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep that is not what it is. Serious vanity!" (1.1.169-171) metaphor: I will make thee think thy swan a crow" (1.2.87) Benvolio tells Romeo if he looks at other beautiful girls, Rosaline will seem ugly. O heavy lightness! This love feel I, that feel no love in this. 178 O heavy lightness! This is the love I feel . O loving hate!", are perfect examples of "oxymoron." An "oxymoron," by the way, is . ROMEO Good heart, at what? Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! LADY CAPULET O me, O me! O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes.

Why, then, O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything of nothing first created, O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep that is not what it is. Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, 180 Which thou wilt propagate to have it pressed With more of thine. Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. Oxymoron: two words put together with opposite meanings. Serious vanity! Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! that feel no love in this. Gregory is making fun of Sampson, who sees himself as a fearsome fighter] Sampson Gregory, on my word, we'll not carry coals. / This love feel I, that feel no love in this" (1.1.180-187) O loving hate! These oxymoron show that Romeo's love for Rosaline is passionate and dramatic but maybe not as real as he thinks.

This love I feel, that feel no love in this Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet I.i "National standards for diversity" O any thing, of nothing first create! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire . O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire,. O loving hate! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! O any thing, of nothing first create! Romeo: Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate, . O loving hate! O loving hate! O heavy lightness, serious vanity! This love feel I, that feel no love in this." (1.1 179-187) Romeo: O brawling love! Serious vanity! . O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! In the beginning, the nurse aids Juliet's love for Romeo but in the end she tries to persuade Juliet to marry Paris.Old Capulet has a certain type of love towards his daughter Juliet; he has never really bonded with her a lot. This love feel I, that feel no love in this. O heavy lightness! O heavy lightness! This love feel I, that feel no love in this. Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! Why then, O brawling love! Serious vanity!" is an example of. In shape no bigger than an agate stone. O loving hate! Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! O heavy lightness! Rosaline (/ r z l a n /) is a fictional character mentioned in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet (1597). O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! Dost thou not laugh? serious vanity! Serious frivolity! Sad happiness! O anything of nothing first create! O any thing, of nothing first create! What does the speaker's use of oxymorons suggest . 179 Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Dost thou not laugh?". 182. that feel no love in this: I am not in love with the paradoxical, tortured, love which I experience. Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! O heavy lightness! Explanation and Analysis: Unlock with LitCharts A + Act 1, Scene 4 Quotes O heavy lightness! Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Serious vanity! Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! This love feel I, that feel no love in this. Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything of nothing first created! Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! Still-waking: constantly awake. BENVOLIO No, coz, I rather weep. Antonym pairssuch as good and bad, light and dark, or strong and weakdo not create a new, deeper meaning. O loving hate! O anything, of nothing first create! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, . Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything of nothing first create; O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! O heavy lightness! Away from light steals home my heavy son 140 And private in his chamber pens himself, Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out, . Instead, each pair of words describes a range of possible traits on a spectrum, such as from good to bad, or from light to dark. "O Heavy Lightness, O Serious Vanity": Camping Romeo and Juliet in Postcolonial Taiwan By BI-QI BEATRICE LEI Book Re-playing Shakespeare in Asia Edition 1st Edition First Published 2009 Imprint Routledge Pages 17 eBook ISBN 9780203860410 Share ABSTRACT