Outlawed, but not alone, for Love Is outlawed, too. You cannot banish us, proud world: We banish you.

The speaker embraces social exclusion as a badge of integrity: if the “proud world” brands them an outlaw, it also condemns Love itself. The lines invert the usual power dynamic of banishment—rather than being cast out in shame, the lovers (or idealists) choose voluntary exile, rejecting a society that cannot accommodate genuine feeling. The rhetoric turns marginality into moral superiority: the world’s judgment is revealed as narrow and self-satisfied, while love becomes a higher law that transcends legal or social sanction. The closing reversal (“We banish you”) asserts autonomy and inner freedom, suggesting that spiritual allegiance can outweigh public approval.