Read the excerpt from Act I, scene I of Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo: Well, in that hit you miss: she’ll not be hit
With Cupid’s arrow; she hath Dian’s wit;
And, in strong proof of chastity well arm’d,
From love’s weak childish bow she lives unharm’d.
She will not stay the siege of loving terms,

Which is the best meaning of the phrase "she’ll not be hit with Cupid’s arrow”?

She loves Romeo but does not want to marry him.
She believes Romeo does not really love her.
She does not want to fall in love with anyone.
She is too young to understand the meaning of love.

1 answer

The best meaning of the phrase "she’ll not be hit with Cupid’s arrow" is:

She does not want to fall in love with anyone.

In this context, Romeo is expressing that the woman he loves (Rosaline) is not interested in love or romantic relationships, comparing her resolve to remain unscathed by love to being invulnerable to Cupid's arrow, which symbolizes falling in love.