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Question:"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?". - (Act II, Scene II).

"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun" . - (Act II, Scene II).

"Good Night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow." - (Act II, Scene II).

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet". - (Act II, Scene II).

"Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast". - (Act II, Scene III).


"For you and I are past our dancing days" . - (Act I, Scene V).

"O! she doth teach the torches to burn bright". - (Act I, Scene V).

"It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear" . - (Act I, Scene V).

"See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek!". - (Act II, Scene II).


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?". - (Act II, Scene II).

"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun" . - (Act II, Scene II).

"Good Night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow." - (Act II, Scene II).

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet". - (Act II, Scene II).

"Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast". - (Act II, Scene III).


"For you and I are past our dancing days" . - (Act I, Scene V).

"O! she doth teach the torches to burn bright". - (Act I, Scene V).

"It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear" . - (Act I, Scene V).

"See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek!". - (Act II, Scene II).

"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?". - (Act II, Scene II).
*Romeo where are you?
"Good Night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow." - (Act II, Scene II).
*Good Night. Saying goodbye is so sad, but i will say goodnight until tomorrow.
"See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek!". - (Act II, Scene II).
*In this scene Romeo is watching Juliet on her balcony but she doesn't know he's there. She has her hand propping up her head. He wishes he was a glove on her hand because he would be able to touch her.
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet". - (Act II, Scene II).
*It has been argued that Romeo was possible talking about rose as Rosalie (his first love). But if you think of it in less depth, Juliet is trying to figure out his name, but instead he's just saying, why must you know my name, because we could call a rose something else but it would still be a rose.

"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?".= Why are you Romeo Montague?

"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun" This explains what light through yonder window breaks. It is the glorious Juliet.

"Parting is such sweet sorrow"
It should be "Parking is such street sorrow" (what you say when you cannot find a legal spot to park your car).

Whats in a name... is obviously a remark that we are all humans reguardless of our names. It doesnt matter what family my lover is from he or she is still my lover. Johan

You are asking for far too much information.............Taking the p**s But anyway
O! she doth teach the torches to burn bright". - (Act I, Scene V). = she is very beautiful.................in future ask your teacher ...she may know