"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet."
Juliet says "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" in Act 2, Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet." She is expressing her belief that a person's identity is not defined by their name.
Juliet says that Romeo should either change his name or she will change hers, because their names are their only obstacle to being together.
Juliet says this in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
A bird. Romeo says, "I would I were thy bird" and Juliet says "Sweet, so would I".
Juliet says she will give up her own name and no longer be a Capulet if Romeo will not give up his family name.
Juliet says it to Romeo in Act 1, Scene 5 of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.
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Juliet JULIET 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.
she was about 14
Juliet says she would deny her family and change her name in order to be with Romeo.
Romeo says that his name is an enemy to himself and that he wishes to have it discarded or given up in order to be with Juliet. He believes that their names (Montague and Capulet) are preventing them from being together.
Romeo says it to Friar Lawrence on line 110.
Wherefore means why. "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" means "Why are you Romeo?" Juliet is asking why he is Romeo, or more simply why does he have to be a member of the Montague family.