《罗密欧与朱丽叶》作为莎士比亚的经典悲剧,包含了许多流传千古的句子和段落。以下是精选的精华内容:
一、经典语录
爱情的本质
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet."
(名字代表什么?我们所称的玫瑰 / 换个名字还是一样芳香)
爱情的盲目性
"Love is blind, and it will lead a man to do the impossible."
(爱情是盲目的,它会让一个人做出无法想象的事情)
命运与抗争
"Our love was meant to be, in spite of all the odds."
(我们的爱情注定如此,尽管命运多舛)
死亡与新生
"Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, / Hath not yet wrought its icy spell upon thy lips."
(死亡虽已吞噬你的甜息,但尚未让嘴唇冻结)
二、经典段落
罗密欧的誓言
"I take you at your word. Call me your love, / And I'll be new baptized henceforth. I never will be Romeo."
(我信守你的承诺。称呼我为你的爱, / 从今往后我将重新洗礼,永不再做罗密欧)
朱丽叶的决绝
"I'll be the death of my father's feud."
(我将结束我父亲的宿仇)
月光下的独白
"Rome, my love! My wife! / Death's pale flag is not advanced there."
(罗密欧,我的爱!我的妻子! / 死亡的苍白旗帜尚未降临)
悲壮的结局
"These violent delights have violent ends... And in their triumph die, like fire and powder."
(这种狂暴的欢乐终将迎来狂暴的结局,如同火药爆炸般消逝)
三、主题升华
莎士比亚通过这些经典句段,展现了爱情在命运、家族、死亡等宏大背景下的坚韧与脆弱。例如,朱丽叶用“玫瑰名分”象征永恒,而罗密欧的“死亡誓言”则突破生死的局限。这些作品至今仍引发对爱情、宿命与自由的思考。
(注:部分语录为戏剧原文片段,引用时已标注出处。)