William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (1597), Act II, scene 2, line 43. ("Name" is "word" in Folio, and quarto of 1609).
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What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.
— William Shakespeare on Names
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Names" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 541-43.)
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About William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
About William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
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