What does scourge mean as it is used in the following lines from Act V, Scene 3 of Romeo and
Juliet?
Prince: This letter doth make good the friar's words,
Their course of love, the tidings of her death:
And here he writes that he did buy a poison
Of a poor 'pothecary, and therewithal
Came to this vault to die, and lie with Juliet.--
Where be these enemies?--Capulet,-Montague,-
See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
That Heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!
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• inconvenience
• power
punisnment
result
punishment
In this context, the word "scourge" means a punishment or affliction. The Prince is pointing out how the feud between the Capulets and Montagues has resulted in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, serving as a punishment for their hatred towards each other.