What does by any other name mean?
It’s from Romeo and Juliet and the full quote is: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet.” Basically, what it means is that what matters is what something is, not what it is called.
What did Shakespeare say about roses and their names?
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is a popular reference to William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet seems to argue that it does not matter that Romeo is from her family’s rival house of Montague, that is, that he is named “Montague”.
What’s there in name Shakespeare?
That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” (Quote from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, ca. 1600)
Is this a situation of a rose by another name is not a rose?
This line – ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet’ – is a quotation from William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, spoken by Juliet Capulet (Act 2, Scene 2) to herself whilst on her balcony, but overheard by Romeo Montague.
What does a rose is still a rose mean?
What’s the meaning of the phrase ‘A rose is a rose is a rose’? The meaning most often attributed to ‘a rose is a rose is a rose’ is the notion that, when all is said and done, a thing is what it is. This is in similar vein to Shakespeare’s ‘a rose by any other name would smell as sweet’.
What’s in a Name Would a rose?
That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet. Lines from the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Juliet, prevented from marrying Romeo by the feud between their families, complains that Romeo’s name is all that keeps him from her.
Who said o I see that the fairy Queen Mab has been with you?
Mercutio
Who said Examine other beauties?
Benvolio
Was Rosaline a Montague?
Actually, in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Rosaline is a member of the Capulet family (as mentioned) and, in this case, is Capulet’s niece.
Does Rosaline ever speak?
Rosaline is the gorgeous and aloof woman Romeo crushes on until he meets the love of his life, Juliet. But, um, don’t get excited, because we never see her, she has no speaking part, and she isn’t even listed in the dramatis personae (the cast list).
Why was Romeo depressed?
Romeo is depressed at the beginning of the play because his love, Rosaline, doesn’t love him back. The Montague boys decide to crash the Capulet’s masquerade because Rosaline will be there and Romeo wants to win her love.