She delivered “wherefore art thou” perfectly. She emphasizes “wherefore” instead of “art.” This line has long been misinterpreted as “where are you, Romeo?” when in fact it actually means “WHY are you Romeo?” in other words ‘why is that your name? How could something as little as a name prevent me from being with you?’ I’ve heard other Juliets say the line with an inflection that implies they think the question is “where,” but Olivia Hussey got it right.
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 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet. So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called, Retain that dear perfection which he owes Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name, And for that name, which is no part of thee Take all myself.
@@april8178no lol it’s a joke. In the original play, Romeo was 17 and Juliet was 13. They’re basically saying that a 15 year old was “to old” to play the love interest lol
I have to do this for English class. It took 2 read throughs to memorize Juilet’s soliloquy. I thought it would take a lot longer, since it’s so... different. 😂
Take Romeo stalking Juliet out of context and then apply his lines in another media and it sounds like Romeo is some kind of obssessed serial killer stalking his next victim
Are these words ever spoken as serious as I understand them to be? 'Wherefore art thou Romeo...' is the recognition and despair of many unfortunate truths, is it not?
oh 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 tis and thy name that is my enemy thou art thyself, though not a montague what’s montague? it is nor hand nor foot nor arms nor face nor any other part belonging to a man o be some other name what’s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet so romeo would, where he not romeo call’d retain that dear perfection, which he owes without that title, romeo, doff thy name and for that name, which is no part of thee take all my self
