Vol. 08 · Shakespeare ·Romeo and Juliet, Act V.iii ·Prince Escalus
"For never was there a story of more woe."
Not quite the line.
How it's usually quoted
"For never was there a story of more woe."
What Shakespeare actually wrote
"For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." Prince Escalus — Romeo and Juliet, Act V.iii
Why it matters
The full couplet rhymes "woe/Romeo." Inserting "there was" fixes modern grammar but kills the rhyme Shakespeare built the ending on.
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