Political miscommunication … or How to turn a lily into a death threat

In Act-II, Scene-II of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet famously says “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By Any Other Name would smell as sweet.”  She is of course referring to family names being unimportant. The Capulets are sworn enemies of the Montagues, but she is saying that her name “Capulet” […]

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