Question

Read the following selection from Act II of Romeo and Juliet. What does the word in bold most likely mean?

were he not Romeo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, DOFF thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.

A : Keep

B : Change

C : Remove

D : Forget

Answer 1

- - C : Remove

To be doff is to take away, to remove, and to cancel out an object.
"Without that title, Romeo, remove thy name."

Answer 2

The definition of DOFF is to remove.
Doff is to remove or raise. So Shakespeare is basically saying that Romeo's title may be removed.


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