Act II, Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is the famous balcony scene. Romeo is sneaking around in one of the Capulet family's orchards, when he hears Juliet speaking from her bedroom window. She is speaking aloud to herself, and (to paraphrase) is bemoaning the fact that Romeo is a son of the family Montague. Why, of all the families he could belong to, must he be from the family which rivals her own? She wishes that one (or both) of them did not really belong to their families, so that they might be allowed to be together. Juliet feels she has fallen in love with Romeo, and she would love him just the same if he were not a Montague—so is a name really what's important? As much as Juliet has been taught to hate the Montagues, she has fallen in love with one! She urges Romeo—thought not knowing he is lurking below—to abandon his family name so they can be together.
At this, Romeo speaks up and makes himself known to Juliet. He agrees that their family names are ridiculous, and if they are in love, they should be together.
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