Monster Essays - Romeo And Juliet Quote Essay
Act 2; Scene 2; Lines 36-39 and 41-52
36 O Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo?
37 Deny thy father and refuse thy name,
38 Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
39 And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.
41 ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy.
42 Thou art thyself, thou not a Montague.
43 What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,
44 Nor arm, nor face, [nor any other part]
45 Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
46 What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
47 By any other word would smell as sweet.
48 So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,
49 Retain that dear perfection which he owes....
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