Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?

Cultural  

1. Words from the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. (Wherefore means “why.”) Juliet is lamenting Romeo's name, alluding to the feud between their two families. (See What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.)

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Example Sentences

“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?”

From The Guardian

Instead of "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?"�one of the Bard's most famous questions�you would have Juliet ask, "Wherefore art you Romeo?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, as though sorry for these words, she holds out her hands to him, and says, with a quick smile, "Oh, Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?"

From Project Gutenberg

Then the words flowed from her, the wonderful words: “‘O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?

From Project Gutenberg

Just suppose this ring of sunshine is a balcony and I'm in white, with such lovely jewels in my hair and all that: "Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?"— and away went Ernestine with a tragically pathetic energy that made Bea watch and listen, in spite of the disapproving laugh on her lips.

From Project Gutenberg