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50 POINTS translate Romeo and Juliet in modern English

Romeo: Then move not, while my prayer’s effect I take.
Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged.

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The line “saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake” is Juliet teasing still with an excuse meaning that saints don't move, even when they grant prayers. Romeo then replies with “Then move not, while my prayer's effect I take” meaning that she may stay still and he will kiss her.

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