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“earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust”
Language
Act 3,
Scene 2
Lines 59-

A discussion about words commonly used in a modern burial service in myShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 2.

These words are commonly used in a burial service. They refer to the fact that we all have to die, and when we do our bodies turn back into the “vile” or valueless earth from which they were made.