juliet said a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.
who said a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet?
juliet
"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". the reference is often used to imply that the names of things do not affect what they really are. this formulation is, however, a paraphrase of shakespeare's actual language. juliet compares romeo to a rose saying that if he were not named romeo he would still be handsome and be juliet's love. this states that if he were not romeo, then he would not be a montague and she would be able to get married with no problem at all.
a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
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;





























so romeo would, were he not romeo call'd,





























retain that dear perfection which he owes





























without that title. romeo, doff thy name,





























and for that name which is no part of thee





























take all myself.





























romeo:





























i take thee at thy word:





























call me but love, and i'll be new baptized;





























henceforth i never will be romeo.
a rose by any other name would smell as sweet