This quote is from Juliet's soliloquy in Act Three, Scene 2. She is waiting for Romeo to come and spend the night with her so they can consummate their marriage. By this statement, she is saying she has married Romeo, but not fully yet made her marriage and her union with him whole. Of course, this soliloquy is full of dramatic irony. The audience knows what Juliet does not: Romeo has just complicated his marriage by killing Tybalt. This line demonstrates several things to the audience. First, it underscores Juliet's powerful love for her new husband and her strong sexual desire for him. In context, the audience will realize that even though the young couple does consummate their marriage, Juliet will never fully enjoy the "mansion of love" because she will not be able to live and grow old with Romeo. This sad reality was revealed in the play's Prologue, and events in the previous scene have pushed the plot toward this tragic conclusion.
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