Note to Romeo and Juliet, 5.3.303: "As rich shall Romeo's by his lady's lie"


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Act 5, Scene 3, line 303.
Romeo's by his lady's lie: Romeo's statue lies next to his lady's. The word "lie" may indicate that Capulet has in mind the type of funerary statue which lies atop a stone casket lid.
Monuments in Saint Stephen's Parish Church, Bristol UK
Funerary statue monument