Ancient history

What does thither mean in rome and Juliet?

Thither means to that place in the context of Rome and Juliet. For instance, in Act II, Scene IV, Juliet says to Romeo: "Hist! Romeo, hist! O, for a falconer's voice, To lure this tassel-gentle back again! Bondage is hoariness; then be free again! Who comes? O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet. ['Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself though, not a Montague. What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name Belonging to a man. O, be some other name Besides Montague, and 'twill be nothing.' In this passage, Romeo is standing beneath Juliet's balcony, listening to her words. She refers to him as "thou" and asks him to deny his father (Montague) and change his name. She does not care for his name, but rather for him.

She does not want him to be associated with the Montague family, which is feuding with her own family, the Capulet family. The phrase "Deny thy father and refuse thy name" means "Deny that your father is your father and change your last name." The word "thither" is not present in this passage.