O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
NOT
O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
Do you see what I did there? Fucking everyone, when they say "wherefore art thou," uses it as a direct address. But it's not. Juliet is bemoaning the fact that she and Romeo are children of feuding houses--"wherefore art thou Romeo" means, "Why the fuck is your name Romeo Montague, you unfortunate son of a bitch? If it weren't we could be together!" Roughly.
Yes, he's spying on her while she says this, but she's not looking for him. She's moping. Here's the whole thing she says:
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?She might as well be saying, "Wherefore am I Juliet?" But that's not very poetic, is it?
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.
Even aside from all of this, I just don't understand how you would see this word, wherefore, and just assume it's, what, like some archaic version of where. Use your brains.
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