Juliet utters the line, "I should have acted more strange" in line 102 of Act 2, Scene 2. She is not talking about strangeness in the modern context; rather, she is stating that she should have been more distant or a bit more hard to get, rather than voicing her feelings out loud for anyone (including Romeo) to hear. She is both embarrassed at having been overheard and concerned that Romeo will not take her professions of love seriously.
Romeo responds by swearing on the moon, which Juliet rejects based on the moon's ever-changing nature. Eventually, their conversation finds its cadence and becomes more passionate; by the end of this exchange, they have agreed to a secret wedding to take place the following day.
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