Maiden heads?

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Maiden heads?

in shakespeare's romeo and juliet, sampson in act 1 said he will cut off the capulet servant's maiden head. im confused

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Sampson was going to rape them.
the word maidenhead means virginity, so by cutting off their maidenheads means taking their virginity.
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