juliet quotes Flashcards
juliet talking about romeo on her balcony when he leaves
O Romeo, Romeo,
wherefore art thou Romeo?
she asks why Romeo must be Romeo—why he must be a Montague, the son of her family’s greatest enemy, she loves him so much she wishes he was not apart of the Montague family
“my only love sprung from my only hate, too early seen unknown, and known too late?”
‘My only love sprung from my only hate!’ means the man she has fallen in love with is the son of her only enemy, the Montague family. ‘Too early seen unknown, and known too late,’ means she fell in love too soon. She didn’t know who he was when she first met him, and she’s realized he is someone she can’t have after it’s too late; she’s already fallen for him.
the repetition of “only” emphasises the huge significance of the fued has in her life
“my only love sprung from my only hate, too early seen unknown, and known too late?”
‘My only love sprung from my only hate!’ means the man she has fallen in love with is the son of her only enemy, the Montague family. ‘Too early seen unknown, and known too late,’ means she fell in love too soon. She didn’t know who he was when she first met him, and she’s realized he is someone she can’t have after it’s too late; she’s already fallen for him.
