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"when I may be a wife"
Double Meaning
Act 4,
Scene 1
Lines 19-

Juliet's use of the word "wife" in myShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act 4, Scene 1.

Juliet’s statement is literally true, however she knows that she may not be a wife since she’s already married to Romeo; therefore, she may not become Paris’ wife.