What's In A Name?
Juliet speaks in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet , Act II, Scene II, of the fragrance of names. The Capulet mourns for the tragedy that is her love's name - Montague - for how can she take on the name of her family's most detested enemy? In what possible moment of their world can she take on the stench of such a foul name, joining the rank and polluting her own sweet aroma? Star-crossed lovers - oh, that is truly what those soft-tongued and wily eyes were in the comfort of Venice! Marriage betwixt the two shall result in the collapse of the Capulet crest - carried so broadly on the girl's slim shoulders - and, then, what legitimacy will their legacy proclaim? It would be a shame to cave before such lustful desires and heart's temptations, to cave despite the long-time feuds between generations of Capulets and Montagues! It seems that Shakespeare is suggesting a revelation on the importance of a name, of the heritage and prestige built through years of forging conn...