"This is dear mercy and thou ___ it not Romeo and Juliet" NYT crossword answer is:
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This clue from the New York Times crossword puzzle on September 30, 2023 is a reference to the famous line from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In Act 2, Scene 2, Juliet pleads with Romeo to swear his love for her, saying "O swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, that monthly changes in her circled orb, lest that thy love prove likewise variable." Romeo responds, "What shall I swear by? Thou shalt not escape calumny. O sweet Juliet, thy beauty hath made me effeminate and in my temper softened valour's steel!"