Analyse de Roméo et Juliette : métaphore et identité
Read the following famous lines from Act , Scene : '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 / Without that title.'
Task: Analyze how Juliet uses this botanical metaphor to challenge the social constraints of Verona. Discuss the conflict between personal identity, represented by the variable , and the social obligation of the family name, represented by the variable . Explain how the tension between and drives the tragic arc of the play.



