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bmohr629
bmohr629

My father says the proper quote for Juliet is "a rose by any other word..." not name would smell as sweet. What say you?

Dad's book is czeckoslovakian

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Posted by bmohr629 on Monday October 6, 2008 at 5:15 PM and tagged with juliet, quote, shakespreare, william shakespeare.

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  1. santari

    Your father is correct!  Although many versions of the text use "name" rather than "word", Juliet actually uses the the phrase:

    That which we call a rose
    By any other word would smell as sweet;

    As is pointed out in the discussion of this quote in the Shakespeare quotes section, Juliet uses "name" six times in fifteen and a half lines, but not in this case!

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/o-romeo-romeo-wh...

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    Posted by santari on Tuesday October 7, 2008 at 11:52 AM