Question

What does this excerpt from act IV of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet reveal about Juliet's love for Romeo?

JULIET: Tell me not, friar, that thou hear'st of this,
Unless thou tell me how I may prevent it:
If, in thy wisdom, thou canst give no help,
Do thou but call my resolution wise,
And with this knife I'll help it presently.
God join'd my heart and Romeo's, thou our hands;
And ere this hand, by thee to Romeo seal'd,
Shall be the label to another deed,
Or my true heart with treacherous revolt
Turn to another, this shall slay them both:
Therefore, out of thy long-experienced time,
Give me some present counsel, or, behold,
'Twixt my extremes and me this bloody knife
Shall play the umpire, arbitrating that
Which the commission of thy years and art
Could to no issue of true honour bring.
Be not so long to speak; I long to die,
If what thou speak'st speak not of remedy.

A.
She wants to remain faithful to Romeo even if she must die.
B.
She believes that she can be united with Romeo in death.
C.
She believes that she can continue without Romeo and marry Paris.
D.
She wants to sacrifice her own life to save Romeo from her family's wrath.

Answer 1

A. She wants to remain faithful to Romeo even if she must die.

Step-by-step explanation:

Translating this into modern tongue, Juliet says:

Do not tell me that you heard that I must be married to someone else unless you have an idea on how to stop it from happening. If you have no way to help me, then support my choice to die. God made me and Romeo fall in love, and you made us married. I have given Romeo my hand in marriage, and if I have to give my hand in marriage to another man, or if I am forced to love another man, then I will kill both my hand and my heart via dying by my own hand. If you cannot provide me an escape, then I will choose my own fate by k*ll*ng myself.