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"strike", "moved"

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Act 1,

Scene 1

Lines 5-6

A wordplay of strike and moved producing a sarcastic remark in myShakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 1.

Sampson

I strike quickly, being moved.

Gregory

But thou art not quickly moved to strike.

Gregory mocks Sampson’s boastful remark by repeating his words “strike” and “moved,” reversing their order to produce a sarcastic reply.

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