Act 2 scene 2 Flashcards
O Romeo, Romeo! – wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name.
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.
Juliet is wondering where Romeo is and does not want her name or father to get in the way but if it does she will leave her family and her name,Capulet
What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
Juliet is the most beautiful and important person in the world said by Romeo.
• What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
Juliet is saying that her name is just a name but the person is the no different
With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls.
For stony limits cannot hold love out.
Romeo is saying that he will make love conquer all
• My life were better ended by their hate
Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.
Romeo is saying that if he doesn’t get Juliet’s love then his life is full of hate
• Although I joy in thee,
I have no joy of this contract tonight.
It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden.
Romeo enjoyed her night with him but that night was not good it was too rushed