Read the lines from act ii, scene ii of romeo and juliet. 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. shakespeare uses this soliloquy to portray juliet's

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Aimee Webster

2 March, 00:11

Read the lines from act ii, scene ii of romeo and juliet. 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. shakespeare uses this soliloquy to portray juliet's

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Declan Davidson · Answer 1

Shakespeare uses this soliloquy to portray Juliet's hopefulness and longing.

She hopes Romeo will "deny his father," meaning abandon his family name (because the two lovers come from feuding families) so that they can be together. She longs for the day this may happen, which is why hopefulness and longing is the correct answer.