Will Lie with Thee Tonight?

34: "Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight." Romeo and Juliet, ... Romeo is saying that he will lie with Juliet in death, but "lie with" also means "make love with," so Romeo is being bitterly ironic. Instead of joining his bride in the act of love, he will join her in death.

What literary device is well Juliet I will lie with thee tonight?

Literary Term

This is personification when Romeo said "O mischief, thou art swift To enter in the thoughts of desperate men!" this is personification because he talks about a mischief and that isn't a real person but he gives it human traits.

What does I will hence tonight mean?

'Hence' means 'from here' so I think that 'he will hence' means 'He will go from here/leave'.

Chloe Bennett

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