- In scene 1, Romeo speaks an aside after seeing Juliet at the Capulet ball:
"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear." (1.5.45-47)
- In scene 2, Juliet speaks an aside after her first encounter with Romeo:
"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capulet." (2.2.33-36)
- In scene 3, Romeo speaks an aside after eavesdropping on Juliet's conversation with the Nurse:
"She speaks:
O, speak again, bright angel! for thou art
As glorious to this night, being o'er my head,
As is a winged messenger of heaven
Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes
Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him
When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds
And sails upon the bosom of the air." (2.2.26-34)
These are just a few examples of the asides spoken in Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. Asides are often used to reveal a character's inner thoughts and feelings, or to provide additional context or commentary on the action of the play.