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O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? : Phrases
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The 'wherefore' here means why rather than where. What Juliet is asking, in allusion to the feud between her Capulet family and Romeo's Montague clan, is 'Romeo, why are you a Montague?'. Their love is impossible because of their family names and she asks him to change his allegiance, or else she will change hers.
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.
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