Act 3, Scene 5
"Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day. / It was the nightingale, and not the lark" — Juliet pleads to delay the dawn.
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From Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
After their wedding night, the lovers debate whether it is night or morning, knowing dawn means Romeo's exile and possibly their final separation.
Act 3, Scene 2
Juliet's "Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds" longs for nightfall and her husband's arrival.
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