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Tybalt
The Prince of Verona. An imposing man who nonetheless struggles to control the violent, unruly members of House Montague and House Capulet as they feud and brawl endlessly in Verona’s streets, spilling blood and disturbing the peace. Prince Escalus warns both houses several times of the punishments they’ll endure if they continue fighting. In the end, however, when Romeo and Juliet are found dead, the prince concedes that “all are punished”—no one has been spared from the senseless grief that the two warring houses have perpetuated. Level-headed and fair, the prince is concerned with keeping Verona safe for all its citizens.
Prince Escalus Quotes in Romeo and Juliet
The Romeo and Juliet quotes below are all either spoken by Prince Escalus or refer to Prince Escalus. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 5, Scene 3
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For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
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Prince Escalus Quotes in Romeo and Juliet
The Romeo and Juliet quotes below are all either spoken by Prince Escalus or refer to Prince Escalus. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 5, Scene 3
Quotes
For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
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Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
