How would this be said now?

"These times of woe afford no times to woo." [Act III, scene iv] By Paris.

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How would this be said now?

"These times of woe afford no times to woo." [Act III, scene iv] By Paris.

anonymous · Answer

Romeo and juliet: the play.

anonymous · Answer

well, start with translating the sentence into something that is clearer. Read: replace the words "woe" and "woo". Then modernize the sentence. 
So, do you know what "woe" and woo" mean?

anonymous · Answer

It means that one doesn't have the time, during the time of tragedy ("times of woe"), to try to capture someone's heart ("times to woo"). Think of it saying, "We don't have time to court someone with all of this going on now."

anonymous · Answer

In this time of sadness, there's no time for love/dating.