Read the “It is the east” Romeo & Juliet quote below with modern
English translation & analysis: Spoken by Romeo, Romeo & Juliet,
Act 2 Scene 2 “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun” “It is the
east” Quote Translation Romeo is looking up at Juliet’s window
and the light comes on. He is saying that he is looking
eastwards and seeing Juliet would be seeing the sun coming up in
the east. He is referring to her beauty and all those things
associated with the sun. This line is part of the longer “What
light from yonder window breaks” soliloquy spoken by Romeo.