This was affirming! I have a writers support group and we discussed this very situation of social media decentralization and how everyone is frustrated with it.
Juliet isn't asking where Romeo is—she's asking why he's Romeo.
Because of the base word where, modern ears often interpret this line as asking the question: “Where are you, Romeo?” In fact, it's asking, “Why are you Romeo?” The following line gives us a clue Deny thy father and refuse thy name.
Busted!!!!
This was affirming! I have a writers support group and we discussed this very situation of social media decentralization and how everyone is frustrated with it.
Your brother would be aghast at the headline.
Juliet isn't asking where Romeo is—she's asking why he's Romeo.
Because of the base word where, modern ears often interpret this line as asking the question: “Where are you, Romeo?” In fact, it's asking, “Why are you Romeo?” The following line gives us a clue Deny thy father and refuse thy name.
Brush up on your Shakespeare
Start quoting him now
And the women you will wow.
Good article though.
Miss you.
Just declaim a few lines from Othella
And they'll think you're a hell of a fella