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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Is this interpretation correct?
Wherefore art thou Romeo? = Why are you Romeo?
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anonymous Is this interpretation correct? Wherefore art thou Romeo? = Why are you Romeo?
- anonymous Is this interpretation correct?
- Wherefore art thou Romeo?
- = Why are you Romeo?
- Yes, that's right.
- At the time Romeo and Juliet was written, 'wherefore' could be used instead of 'why' with the same meaning, and 'thou art' for 'you are' was still in use.
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anonymousIs this interpretation correct?
Wherefore art thou Romeo? = Why are you Romeo?
Yes, that's right. At the time Romeo and Juliet was written, 'wherefore' could be used instead of 'why' with the same meaning, and 'thou art' for 'you are' was still in use.
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