Shakespeare en “Romeo y Julieta”

SCENE 7 Capulet’s Orchard ROMEO hides

ROMEO He jests at scars that never felt a wound. But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun! It is my lady, O, it is my love! O, that she knew she were!

JULIET appears at her balcony

JULIET Ay me!

ROMEO She speaks. O, speak again bright angel!

JULIET 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.

ROMEO Shall I hear more, or speak at this?

JULIET ’Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. 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. Romeo, doff thy name, And for that name, which is no part of thee, Take all myself.

ROMEO [emerging from his hiding place] I take thee at thy word. Call me but love, and henceforth I never will be Romeo.

JULIET [shocked] Art thou not a Montague? How cam’st thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?

ROMEO With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls.

JULIET If any of my kinsmen find thee here they will murder thee.

ROMEO I have night’s cloak to hide me from their eyes, And but thou love me, let them find me here. My life were better ended by their hate Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.

JULIET Dost thou love me? O gentle Romeo, If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully.

ROMEO Lady by yonder blessed moon I vow.

JULIET O swear not by the moon,

 ROMEO What shall I swear by? ‘Wherefore’ in this context means ‘why’. She is asking why the man she loves must be Romeo, the Montague.  Unless you love me, let them find me, I’d rather die than live without your love.

JULIET Do not swear at all. Or if thou wiltNURSE (calling from within) Madam!

 JULIET Anon good nurse! Three words good Romeo, and goodnight indeed. If that thy bent of love be honourable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, And all my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay, And follow thee my lord throughout the world.

NURSE Madam!       

JULIET By and by, I come! Tomorrow will I send. ROMEO So thrive my soul

JULIET A thousand times good night.

EXIT JULIET

 ROMEO Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books, But love from love, toward school with heavy looks.