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"To reak the love I bore my cousin"
Double Meaning
Act 3,
Scene 5
Lines 101-

Discussion of the double meaning of the word "wreak" in myShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 5.

This line uses two meanings of "wreak":

  • Juliet wants to avenge (wreak) the loss of Tybalt.
  • She wants to express (wreak) her love for Romeo, which was like the love that she had for Tybalt.