“…the sweetest flower of all the field.” (Romeo and Juliet, act 4, sc. 5)
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In the play. Capulet Sr. discovers Juliet who appears dead due to the potent controlled substance given to her by Fr. Lawrence (to avoid bigamy, as Juliet would have been forced to marry Paris). The previously irate father of Juliet is now all in tears,
“Death lies on her like an untimely
Upon the sweetest flower of all the field”
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