• ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    That doesn’t mean “where are you” it means “why are you”. That’s why she goes on to say “would a rose by any other name not smell as sweet?” because she’s venting about how, if he didn’t have the family name he has, their love wouldn’t be forbidden.