But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief
That thou her maid art far more fair than she.
Be not her maid, since she is envious;
Her vestal livery is but sick and green,
And none but fools do wear it.
(Romeo and Juliet, 2.2.2-11)

Here we present the complete text of the balcony scene from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, with detailed explanatory notes for each key phrase and line.

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