Benvolio: What sadness lengthens Romeo's hours?
Romeo: Not having that, which having, makes them short.
Benvolio: In love?
Romeo: Out–
Benvolio: Of love?
Romeo: Out of her favour, where I am in love.
—Romeo and Juliet,
William Shakespeare
Why is Romeo sad?
What would make the hours short?
What does Romeo mean when he says that he is “out of favor”?