Lord Montague Quotes

But all so soon as the all-cheering sun
Should in the furthest east begin to draw
The shady curtains from Aurora’s bed,
Away from the light steals home my heavy son,
And private in his chamber pens himself,
Shuts up his windows, locks far daylight out
And makes himself an artificial night.

– William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 1. A worried Montague reveals the extent of his son Romeo’s depression. When the sun rises Romeo doesn’t just hide himself away in a room, but he shuts up the windows and locks the daylight out. Montague’s speech includes the use of personification in "all-cheering sun," while "draw the shady curtains" is a metaphor for sunrise.

MONTAGUE: But I can give thee more:
For I will raise her statue in pure gold;
That while Verona by that name is known,
There shall no figure at such rate be set
As that of true and faithful Juliet.
CAPULET: As rich shall Romeo’s by his lady’s lie;
Poor sacrifices of our enmity!

– William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 3. One of the best examples of situational irony in the play takes place at the end when peace breaks out between the warring Capulets and Montagues. The deaths of their children Romeo and Juliet brings about the death of the their long-standing feud. In this passage Lord Montague and Lord Capulet promise that they will raise gold statues to honor "true and faithful Juliet" and Romeo to mark the love between them.
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