At the beginning of Act Two, Scene Two Shakespeare makes it easy and natural for Juliet to express her love for Romeo without seeming to be too "forward" by...

Juliet contemplates the meaning of names. Juliet soon appears and delivers her famous soliloquy, asking "Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" (2.1.75). She wishes that Romeo’s name were different, so that they would not be enemies. Romeo overhears her speech, which confirms his own feelings. He interrupts Juliet to confess his own love.