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Romeo And Juliet's 'By Any Other Name'

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“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would be as sweet” (Act II scene II lines 43-44).
This quote from Romeo and Juliet that occurred in Act II scene II is very significant in the play and describes the same way of thinking from the memoir, “By any other Name.” In the play, Juliet says this line based on the fact that the man she falls in love with has a name that opposes her own. She says this to herself to say that a name means nothing but the person does. She describes this to a rose because it will smell the same and look the same even if it is called a different name. This quote from the play supports the thought from the memoir of Rau. In “By Any Other Name,” it is described that because she is Indian she is

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