The following text is a fragment of an adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous play Romeo and Juliet, first published in 1597. In the play, Romeo and Juliet are members of two enemy families, the Montague and the Capulet. The scene reproduced below is called “the balcony scene”.
Juliet: Oh, Romeo, Romeo, why mustE you be Romeo? Deny your father and give up your name. Or, if you won’t change your name, just swear your love to me and I’ll give up being a Capulet.
Romeo: (to himself) ShouldE I listen longer, or respond now to these words?
Juliet: Only your name is my enemy. You’d be yourself even if you ceased to be a Montague. What’s a Montague, after all? It’s not a hand, foot, arm, face, or any other body part. Oh, change your name! What’s the significance of a name? The thing we call a rose would smell as sweet even if we called it by some other name. So even if Romeo had some other name, he would still be perfect. Romeo, take off your name — which really has no connection to who you are — and take all of me instead.
Internet: <www.themodernshakespeare.com> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the following items.
The verbs “must” (l.1) and “Should” (l.5) can be used interchangeably without this changing the meaning of the text.
