Shakespeare problems

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by CallMeNoona, Jun 1, 2012.

  1. Omg... I am probably one of the only people that does not understand Shakespeare at all! so I have a question, and I want a serious answer

    What does this quote mean?

    "Romeo, Romeo. Where fore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name and I'll no longer be a Capulet. What's in a name? In which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet...."

    Omg I have no idea how to interpret this 

    I understand that she is saying she'll give up her name of Capulet to be with him... (unless that's wrong)

    But what does everything else mean?! Ahhh! I tried looking it up and fail, couldn't find anything useful, so please help me, thank you

    ~Katie
     
  2. It means that if Romeo had a different last name and different family, she'd be allowed to be with him.


    So nothing important.
     
  3. I'm stuck too. 
     
  4. Okay thank you lol it's sad, I can't even understand something that basic
     
  5. It means that Romeo is a pedophile since he's hitting on a 13 year old and he's like 16
     
  6. In context with all of that other Shakespearian bull shit, it's not easy to understand. And I've already studied this. No biggie.
     
  7. Maybe he's older, idk >.<
     
  8. Lol omg I know!
     
  9. I thought he was 17
     
  10. Idk, never read the book  i just guessed  BOOYA 
     
  11. Lol. He's 16  and a pedophile 

    Btw there's a book that you can buy that has the original text on one page and what would've been said in today's terms on the next. Side by side 
    Oh and it's made by sparknotes. Lol
     
  12.  I don't believe that their infatuation for each other was necessarily out of love... more like lust than anything
     
  13. Rohly lol idk but yeah, he is definitely a pedo
     
  14. Katie 

    I hate Shakespeare 
     
  15. Maybe shakespeare was a pedophile and let it go into his plays and books 
     
  16. I like Shakespeare, I just don't understand it
     
  17. Shakespeare got the idea to write Romeo and Juliet from the stories;

    Romeus and Juliet
    Pyramus and Thisbe
     
  18. I think it means that if Romeo didn't have his father's last name and if he wasn't the Romeo that Juliet was forbidden to love, she wouldn't be a Capulet(WTF is that?! I never read Shakespeare xD). As for the rose part, it means that a name has no importance, and even if a rose were to be called another name, say, lily, it would still look the same and smell as sweet. So, Juliet is saying that Romeo's family name has no importance, and can't determine their love.

    Random shitty logic I came up with. xD
     
  19. It probably means Romeo wants to get  and Wolf-Whistle at Juliet