What's in A Name?

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What's in a name?

Read the following extract.


Jul.Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself though, not a Montague.
Whats Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O! be some other name:
Whats in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo calld,
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.
Rom. I take thee at thy word.
Call me but love, and Ill be new baptizd;
Henceforth I never will be Romeo.
Act II. Scene I. Capulets' Orchard
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare, W.

What is the use of the words thy, thou, thee? Are there other words which are not common
nowadays?

Is the structure of the sentences common to find? Separate the sentences in brakets and look for main
verb and participants (subject, object, etc)

Relate this extract to the general context of the act and scene. How do you interpret the question in
the context of the play?

Explain Romeo's answer in the context of the scene/play.

Do you think the message underlying this extract applies to life in general? Why/why not? How?

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