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Similar to: If a dog is born in a stable it doesn't make it a horse.

So Julietreferring toRomeo's nameis saying he is what he is (her love) and not defined by what he is called.

Shakespeare, ever the wit, had little quips and 'in jokes' throughout his plays. This one might be a veiled gibe against the rival Rose theatre, just up the road from the Globe, whose sanitary arrangements were less than adequate. So even if the theatre changed it's name etc.

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