Names In Romeo And Juliet

In Chapter 6, “Would a Roshanda by any other name smell as sweet?,” Levitt and Dubner discuss the power of a name and whether or not they really matter. The authors go on to tell a story of the Lane family who lived in a housing project in Harlem. In 1958, Robert Lane decided to name one of his many sons Winner because he “had a special feeling about this one” (Levitt & Dubner, 2009, p. 181). Then, three years later, they had another baby boy who they named Loser. The son named Winner went on to accumulate a long list of arrests, and Loser joined the New York Police Department where he eventually made sergeant. “The father who named them is no longer alive. Clearly he had the right idea--that naming is destiny--but he must have gotten the names mixed up” (Levitt & Dubner, 2009, p. 182).

If the two had “any other name” it “would smell as sweet”, and would’ve allowed them to continue their marriage. The family feud owns about eighty percent of the blame when it comes to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

Summary and respond to “The Name is Mine” In the article “The Name Is Mine”(1998),Anna Quindlen tells the reason why she doesn’t change her name after getting married. She claims that she doesn’t change her last name because this name belongs to her and she is not part of her husband, not because of rational reasons. Initially, she thought she made a good personal choice, but she didn’t consider group relationships. For example, when her child ask her why her name is different with her family, Quindlen feels that she is not part of her family.

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet?" William Shakespeare. The whole play is based on how two families are in a feud. The Montagues and the Capulets were fighting for an unknown reason.

Charles Plant, in his Globe and Mail essay presents this conundrum: “as a grandpa-to-be, I have opinions on what my grandchild is named – if not any influence”, writing about his own, then later his daughter’s, struggles with naming their respective children. Plant goes into detail about our decidedly patriarchal naming system, and whether or not grandparents have any influence in the all-important tradition of the naming of a child. Stripped down to its most basic concepts, this essay is about one of the most prevalent forms of sexism: the tradition of naming all of our children after their paternal surname. Plant believes that children should carry their mother’s surname, though he concedes that mothers in turn carry their own paternal surname, revolutions must start from somewhere. He also highlights the fact that male sons often carry their father’s given and surname, often stylized as “Junior” or “the Second” and so on.

But, their love was so strong that it killed them before they could have that positive impact on their future generations. Your name could have its own meaning within your family. Some families have their own businesses that they expect future generations to take over and manage. Names do matter as they are used to help remember you and the things you did in your life. They give you a sense of who you are, and can bring hope under the right circumstances, much like how Jesus brought hope when he arose from his grave.

To many individual’s names are a personification of their identity, a way to make them unique and mold them into the person they hope to be. In Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre the treatment of names are utilized in a way to place characters into the role of second class citizens, but once certain characters shed their names they gain themselves a new sense of freedom. In the book Beloved the renaming of Baby Suggs assists in removing her from the role of second class citizen.

From the excerpt of Romeo & Juliet, Juliet is in a dilemma about her relationship with Romeo. Being named Montague, Romeo is not only called Montague because it is his family name, but it also signifies the hatred between his and Juliet’s families. Juliet struggles to admit that Romeo belongs to the Montague family by saying “O, be some other name!”. Juliet continues to say that if he is only named Romeo; not belongs to the Montague family, they can be together happily without much worries. Juliet also says that Romeo is different from the general Montagues; he is named Montague but his behaviors are not the same as the Montagues.

What is in a name? Writer Milan Kundera says, “We don’t know when our name came into being or how some distant ancestor acquired it. We don’t understand our name at all, we don’t know its history and yet we bear it with exalted fidelity, we merge with it, we like it, we are ridiculously proud of it as if we had thought it up ourselves in a moment of brilliant inspiration.” (goodreads) Before I began my research, I already knew why my mother named me Sarah, but I did not know anything about my middle and surname. I always desired to find out when it comes to my family, why although my surname is Hampton I am not related to anybody else with that same surname besides my Father’s sisters and brothers. To proceed in the research of my first name, I had to look for information on the (Behind the Name) site, (Biography) site, The Name Book, and administer an interview with my Mother. Next, I searched the (seven reflections) site, and held another interview with my

In Act II, scene v, Juliet’s caretaker, the nurse, goes to Romeo for details regarding his upcoming marriage with Juliet. When she returns, she teases Juliet by purposefully not telling her Romeo’s message, and they engaging in a friendly banter. Many exchanges later, the nurse finally tells Juliet the news, and the nurse helps prepare Juliet for the important things that are to come. Juliet’s dialogue with the nurse and change of tone characterize their relationship. Juliet and the nurse share a loving, yet playful relationship.

Today’s culture is a lot different from R&J’s culture for example today women are allowed to make their own decisions and also in today’s culture you aren’t separated by families. This is evidence from the story that will help prove my point that family’s were separated by their name “By a name I know not how to tell thee who I am: My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself because it is an enemy to thee. Had I written, I would tear the word”(2.2.56-60). This support’s my point because it shows how with Romeo just his name makes it to were he can’t marry Juliet.

Tradition has it that in marriage the two shall become one and everything that belongs to the man would be for the woman so is his name. R.R.S. Stewart who is a columnist at the Minnesota Daily at the University of Minnesota and the author of “whose last name should have married couple choose?” stated

Tannen found herself, “looking at the three other women at the table, thinking how each had a different style and how each style was coherent” (388). However, Tannen does not observe the men, as they all look relatively the same. She believes that they are allowed to be the same, they are allowed to be unmarked. Women do not have this privilege according to Tannen. An example of logos reasoning is found when Tannen discusses women taking a man’s last name when they are married, saying, “All married women’s surnames are marked. If a women takes her husband's last name, she announces to the world that she is married and has traditional values. To some it will indicate that she is less herself, more identified be her husband’s identity. If she does not take her husband’s last name, this too is marked, seen as worthy of the comment: She has done something, she has ‘kept her own name’. A man is never said to have ‘kept his own name’ because it never occurs to anyone that he might have given it up. For him using his own name is unmarked”

" 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy; / Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. / What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot, / Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part / Belonging to a man.  O, be some other name! / What's in a name? that which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet; / So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd, / Retain that dear perfection which he owes /

Juliet from the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare says about Romeo, “‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy.” She claims that it is Romeo’s name, Montague, that is her enemy, and not Romeo himself, although Romeo’s name influenced who he was. Most of the time, names are given to people by their family members after they are born. However, there are also people who choose their own names. Most names have a meaning behind them. That meaning doesn’t always represent who we are. In my case, my name has a story behind it. Everyone’s names were chosen for a reason, even if that reason is insignificant.