it meansWhat matters is what something is, not what it is called. So its like, don't don't judge a book by its cover. Hope that helps. :) I like this quote I'm doing a Speech on it. :)
Juliet is referring to Romeo's last name, he is a Monteque and she is a Capule and their families are rivals. She says that a rose(like Romeo) will still smell sweet even if it had another name, like a petuna or something :) Romeo is her rose and would still be the same even if his name wasn't Romeo.
Note: It's interesting that there is also a herb called Romero, very close to Romeo...
She's saying: 'What's so important about a name? If you called a rose something different, it would still smell sweet!'
Juliet says this line.
Romeo's name has nothing to do with who he is.
"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" are words spoken by Juliet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Juliet uses an analogy when she says, "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" (2.2.43-44); her point is that Romeo's surname,"Montague," shouldn't matter. If a rose were called a "cabbage," it would still smell sweet; and even though Romeo's name is the name of her family enemy, he's still wonderful.
a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Act 2 Scene 2.
Whats in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet? (act 2, scene 2, 46-47) Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast. (act 2, scene 3, 102-103)
This famous line, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," is from William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet." It is spoken by Juliet in Act 2, Scene 2.
Juliet.
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.
"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" are words spoken by Juliet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet. When Juliet, who is a Capulet, finds out Romeo is a Montague, she is torn because of her feelings toward him, and the feelings her family has towards his family, or in this case, his name. She is saying the feelings she has shouldn't change just because she learned his last name. Everyone knows what a rose is and how it smells, but what if we called it something we know to be ugly and capable of hurting you, like a cactus? It would still be pretty and smell wonderful, making a name just that....a name.
Juliet uses an analogy when she says, "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" (2.2.43-44); her point is that Romeo's surname,"Montague," shouldn't matter. If a rose were called a "cabbage," it would still smell sweet; and even though Romeo's name is the name of her family enemy, he's still wonderful.
The character Juliet says the famous line "Parting is such sweet sorrow" in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet." She utters these words in Act 2, Scene 2 during the famous balcony scene.
Juliet is basically talking about how names mean nothing in a person. She says "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" meaning that Romeo would still be as sweet if or if he wasn't a montegue. (since their families are enemies)
Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, in which that quote made its first appearance. "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
William Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet. Act 2, Scene 2 JULIET: 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself though, not a Monague. What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man, O! be some other name: What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Act 2 Scene 2.