Read the excerpt below from act ii, scene 2 and answer the question. juliet o romeo, romeo! wherefore art thou romeo? 35 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 [aside] shall i hear more, or shall i speak at this? juliet 'tis but thy name that is my enemy; 40 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 45 by any other name would smell as sweet; so romeo would, were 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 50 take all myself. what is the significance of juliet’s speech? what is she saying about names, language, and identity? what is her solution to the obstacle the capulet and montague names present? in the space below, write a response of at least 150 words analyzing juliet’s thoughts and words and explaining how they relate to thematic elements in the play. include at least three specific references to the text.

Much is revealed in Juliet's speech. First, she reveals her love for Romeo when she says "be but sworn my love and I'll no longer be a Capulet." In these lines, she says how she would give up her family to be with Romeo. Second, she also discusses with herself how unimportant a name is. She is explaining that a person's named does not make them who they are. Her clearest example is that of a rose. She says, "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Her point is that the name of the rose does not make it sweet, but rather it's make up. She compares this to Romeo and says that "Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd, retain that dear perfection which he owes without that title." Juliet feels that Romeo's name is not what makes him the person she loves. Since the names are the only things that are stopping them from being together, she asks him to "deny thy father and refuse thy name." Juliet's solution to the hatred keeping them from being together is for them to give up their families.

the play romeo and juliet was one of the most famous love tragedies ever written. this love story unfortunately had a fatal ending. many people argue over why the lovers had died, was it over free will or fate?  

the death of romeo and juliet was partially because of free will. the fact that romeo and juliet got married knowing that there was a bitter feud between their families, the montague and capulet’s. this feud brought on many problems, such as the murder of tybalt by romeo. juliet knew that this might be a problem for her and romeo. juliet had said: “what’s in a name”? which explains her ill fate of being a capulet and romeo being a montague. when romeo tells his servant “ ay, mine own…show more content…

i believe they had died over the love they had for each other, strong enough that their lives could end so suddenly if something horrible had come between them, and that was exactly how it happened. this tragedy occurred within five days of the two meeting, they experienced love at first sight, got married and quickly were dead. free will became a part of this when juliet decided to take friar laurence’s advise in inhaling a potion that will make people assume she is died but will awake in 42 hours prier to when she took it. when romeo had heard the news that juliet was dead, he assumed it was true, and responded with the line; “well juliet, i will lay with thee tonight”. to me this line indicated how he feels for juliet by dying in her will. the fact that free will didn’t take control of the story; it left fate to be the murder of the lovers. fate first kicked in when their eyes met at the capulet party. when romeo and juliet spoke, their words had powerful contentment; they had such a strong feeling for one another that they could lay in each other’s arms forever. their happiness didn’t last long; there were many reasons for this, for example; the marriage lord capulet arranged between paris and juliet. i believe that the plot of the play thus far leads the audience to believe that the deaths were a result of fate. the last act will determine once and for all if it is fate or free will. romeo again challenges fate.

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