Act Two Scene Two: What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks

ACT TWO SCENE TWO:

WHAT LIGHT THROUGH YONDER ROMEO & JULIET SOLILOQUY WINDOW BREAKS? - ROMEO TRANSLATION

But, soft! what light through A light came on in a window. yonder window breaks?

It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Perhaps it was her! Lighting the world like the Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, morning sun! She was the sun, so much more Who is already sick and pale with grief, beautiful than the goddess of the night, the moon. That thou her maid art far more fair than she: As though in answer to his wishes a door opened Be not her maid, since she is envious; and she came out on to a balcony. Her vestal livery is but sick and green And none but fools do wear it; cast it off. It is my lady, O, it is my love!

O, that she knew she were! 'It's her!' he whispered. 'Oh, it's my love.'

She speaks yet she says nothing: what of that? He wished she could know he was there, sitting Her eye discourses; I will answer it. On the wall, watching her. Her lips were I am too bold, 'tis not to me she speaks: moving but he couldn't hear what she was saying. Anyway, she couldn't be talking to him.

Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, As he stared at her he tried to understand how Having some business, do entreat her eyes anyone could be so beautiful. It was as though the To twinkle in their spheres till they return. two most radiant stars in the sky had business What if her eyes were there, they in her head? Somewhere else and had begged her eyes to take their place while they were away. It was as though they had changed places and the stars were in her head, her eyes in the heavens.

The brightness of her cheek would shame those But even then, the beauty of her cheek would stars, /As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in dim those eyes in the same way as daylight heaven /Would through the airy region stream/ overwhelms a lamp. Her eyes would shine so so bright That birds would sing and think it / brightly in the heavens that birds would start were not night. singing, thinking it was daytime

See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand! As he watched she leant her cheek on her hand!

O, that I were a glove upon that hand, Oh how he wished he could be a glove on that That I might touch that cheek! hand so that he could touch that cheek!