Romeo and Juliet

What is an epithalamium?!

Please give an example from Romeo and Juliet.

 

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An epithalamium is a poem written specifically for the bride on the way to her marital chamberis. Shakespeare gives Juliet the epithalamium traditionally spoken by a bridegroom. Check out Ac3 sc 2, "Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds..."

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