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What is the meaning of Romeo Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo?

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It means "Why are you Romeo?" It is asked because of the feud between Romeo's and Juliet's families, and Juliet is asking Romeo why he couldn't have been someone else...from another family.

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I disagree with the popular answer of it meaning "why" in this usage. That meaning doesn't make much sense since it was his surname that was the subject of the passage. The word, "wherefore" can also mean "where". This does make sense as she didn't have to go to an open window to make her statement or soliloquy. Her calling out, "Wherefore art thou" meant that she didn't know he was present and it supports her statement "What man art thou, that, thus be-screen'd in night, So stumblest on my counsel?" as he was obscured in the darkness below.

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