In the
very beginning of the play swords take on a sexual . Inthe Capulet men,and , make a crude joke
about raping the Montague women and use references to the male genitals. Sampson says,
Me they shall feel while I am able to
stand,
and tis known I am a pretty piece of flesh.
On the heels of this conversation the Montague men
approach and the two Capulets refer to their swords as "tools" and Sampson
says,My naked weapon is out. Quarrel, I
will back
thee.
For Gregory and Sampson, then, swords are very much an extension of their manhood and they use
them to intimidate their opponents. It's...
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