PLAY: Romeo and Juliet
ACT/SCENE: 2.2
SPEAKER: Romeo
CONTEXT:
O blessèd, blessèd night! I am afeard,
Being in night, all this is but a dream,
Too flattering sweet to be substantial.

DUTCH:
Stikdonk’re nacht, nu ik uw licht ontbeer!
Liefde ijlt tot liefde, als knapen van het leeren,
Maar draalt bij ‘t gaan, zooals zij schoolwaarts keeren.

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CITED IN US LAW: Re. the definition of “substantial”: Shaughnessy, Register of Wills v Linguistic Society of America, 198 Md. 446, 84 A.2d 68 (1951)

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PLAY: Romeo and Juliet
ACT/SCENE: 5.1
SPEAKER: Romeo
CONTEXT:
I do remember an apothecary—
And hereabouts he dwells—which late I noted
In tattered weeds, with overwhelming brows,
Culling of simples. Meager were his looks,
Sharp misery had worn him to the bones,
And in his needy shop a tortoise hung,
An alligator stuffed, and other skins
Of ill-shaped fishes

DUTCH:
k Herinner mij: er woont hier in de buurt
Een apotheker; onlangs zag ik hem
In haveloos gewaad; met somb’ren blik
Verlas hij kruiden; de oogen stonden hol;
‘t Gebrek had hem doorknaagd tot op ‘t gebeent’

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CITED IN US LAW: Re. the definition of “animal”: Jett v Municipal Court for the San Diego Judicial District of San Diego County, 177 Cal. App. 3d 664, 670, 223 Cal. Rptr. 111 (1986). (Court concludes that taught us is an “animal” for purpose of statute.)
CITED IN US LAW: Re. the definition of “apothecary”: Carroll Perfumers, Inc. v State, 212 Ind. 455, 7 N.E.2d 970, 972 (1937)

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PLAY: Romeo and Juliet
ACT/SCENE: 2.2
SPEAKER: Juliet
CONTEXT:
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. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.

DUTCH:
Wat zegt een naam? Dat wat wij een roos noemen, zou met elke andere naam even heerlijk ruiken /
Wat is een naam? Het ding, dat roos nu heet,
Geurde, als ‘t een andren naam had

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Often misquoted as: “A rose by any other name smells just as sweet.”
CITED IN E&W LAW: Chiron Corporation v Evans Medical Ltd & Ors [1997] EWHC 359 (Patent) (03 November 1997)/[1997] EWHC 359 (Patent)
‘Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” The same approach applies in patent law. The question must always be “what is in” the name or terminology used by the inventor. What does it convey? ‘
CITED IN US LAW:
According to William Domnarski (Shakespeare in the Law, 1993) the most frequently cited passage in US law (65 times at that time). Some examples:
Definition of ‘vessel’: Digiovanni v Traylor Brothers, Inc., 959 F.2d 1119 (1st Cir. 1992) (Torruella, J);
Trade name dispute: Perini Corporation v Perini Construction, Inc. 915 F.2d 121 (4th Cir. 1990) (Manahan, J);
Union National Bank of Texas, Laredo, Texas v Union National Bank of Texas, Austin, Texas, 909 F.2d 839 (5th Cir. 1990) (Goldberg, J);
Mislabelling a direct appeal: Bray v Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, 664 F.2d 1045, 1047 n.3 (5th Cir. 1981 ( Henderson, J);
Causes of action: Royal v. Leading Edge Products, Inc., 833 F.2d 1,5 (1st Cir. 1987) (Selya, J);
Use of the words “so-called business crimes”: United States v. Davis, 702 F.2d418, 420 (2d Cir. 1983);
and many other subjects including reputation; de jure merger; termination/suspension; dollar reduction/percentage reduction; business activities; concept of limited liability; elements of felony; court; name of University; trustee/receiver; meanings of words; levels of murder; customer/shareholder; etc.
REFERENCED by UKFTT (TAX): Corte Dilitto Ltd v Revenue & Customs (VAT – ZERO-RATING : Food, etc) [2020] UKFTT 75 (TC) (06 February 2020)
‘The products were originally called “truffles” and are now called “healthy balls”. With apologies to Shakespeare we observe that “a truffle by any other name would taste as sweet”, and the products do taste sweet, even if not very sweet.’

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