Romeo and Juliet
When Sampson says he will not “carry coals,” what does he mean?
act 1
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act 1
“Carry coals” in Shakespeare's 1597 Romeo and Juliet was “to do degrading or menial work; to submit to humiliating or insulting treatment.”