Question

Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare

Juliet.

What's in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other word would smell as sweet.

So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,

Retain that dear perfection which he owes

Without that title.





From Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare



Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

In one or two sentences, describe the meaning of this analogy.

Answer 1

Juliet means that a name is only a label and doesn't change the true nature of something: a rose would smell the same by any other name, and likewise Romeo would still be the person she loves even if he were not called "Montague." Thus his family name should not affect her feelings for him.