What's this quote from Romeo and Juliet mean?

Question

"These times of woe afford no times to woo." [Act III, scene iv]

It's being said by Paris

Answer 1

I believe that it means, They are in hard times. Times for them are rough and they  and this leaves them no time to be with one another, and be in love. "times of woe" means Times of sorrow, or sadness. "times to woo" roughly means time to get her man, or him to get his woman. If I were to rephrase it I would say " Times now are so bad, I can't see my lover." All in all they have no time to spend together. ( I think )

Answer 2

It sounds like Paris is saying that there is no time to be happy and woo someone in times of sorrow and woe.

Answer 3

It means that one doesn't have the time, during the time of tragedy ("times of woe"), to try to capture someone's heart ("times to woo"). Think of it saying, "We don't have time to court someone with all of this going on now."

Prime example (although it might be a bad example): during the attack on the Twin Towers, I wouldn't bet that anyone was in front of the building talking to a woman with the thought of having a date with them at a later time.

Answer 4

Trouble is roaming, be carefull so it doesn't befall you.