Romeo seized this opportunity to ask her, “Who is her mother?” He was startled when he learnt that the mother was the Lady of the house and the girl was a Capulet, Juliet, Lord Capulet’s daughter. Juliet, too, was curious to know the young man’s name and sent the nurse to make enquiries . So she learnt that the young man she had kissed was a Montague, Romeo, the only son of her family’s enemy. “My only love inspired by my only hate! Why must I love a detested enemy?” she lamented on the way back to her room. Instead of returning home, Romeo left his friends, jumped over the garden wall and stopped under a balcony of the Capulet’s house. Just then Juliet appeared at the balcony, speaking to herself, 15 16 17 18 O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore are you Romeo? Deny your father and refuse your name; Or, if you will not, be but sworn to my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet. … What’s a Montague? It is nor hand nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! 19 20 21 22 At these words Romeo revealed his presence. “If you call me love, I will be baptized again and stop being Romeo. I hate my name, too, dear saint, because it is your enemy!” “Though I have not heard a hundred words from your voice, I recognize it. Are you not Romeo, and a Montague?” asked Juliet. And Romeo replied to her, “Neither of them if you do not like them!” : caught. : jumped with surprise. : get information. : passed over. : why. : refuse. : link yourself only with a promise. : being the property of. 15. seized 16. was startled 17. make enquiries 18. jumped over 19. wherefore 20. deny 21. be but sworn (swear-swore-sworn) 22. belonging
