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"stand", "form"
Double Meaning
Act 2,
Scene 4
Lines 31-33

A discussion of the double meaning of the word "form" in myShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 4.

Mercutio

‘pardon-me's’, who stand so much on the new form that
they cannot sit at ease on the old bench? O, their bones,
their bones!

The second meaning of the term "form" is a wooden bench. The young trendy nobles stand so much on new benches that they cannot sit at ease on an old one — as this would hurt their tender young bones. Their is also a pun on their "bones" referring to the fact that they use the French expression "tres bon" instead of saying "very good."