...is: He asked, "Who said 'a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet'?" The correct answer to this is Romeo of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, NOT Shakespeare as most people answer. The point is that there are a great number of 'characters' in the Bible. Often their statements are taken...

...TM) is: He asked, "Who said 'a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet'?" The correct answer to this is Romeo of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, NOT Shakespeare as most people answer. The point is that there are a great number of 'characters' in the Bible. Often their statements are taken ...

... I remember people who responded with only Shakespeare quotes to everything, truely turned it into a philosophy. Others say he invented the human character. Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 1 Part 1, Zefirelli for instance reminds of life in the streets and is pure philosophy to me man; http://youtube....

... made with the fumes of sighs. Love is a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes. What else is love? A very wise insanity, A choking bitterness, and A lasting sweet.” After this we can then re-write all of Romeo and Juliet! Then .... ?

...someone or something if it does not exist?  Do words need a referrent? It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker  exist in some philosophical universe of creation? C3 Our idea of "real" persons is probably just as "...

... someone or something if it does not exist?  Do words need a referrent? It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker  exist in some philosophical universe of creation? C3 Read Jasper FFordes' "Lost in a good book" or "...

... other way also where characters become metaphors for ideals or concepts. Jeckyl and Hyde is a metaphor for the good/bad nature in all humans. Romeo and Juliet = young love. The One Ring = Absolute Power The Matrix = Engineered Reality The list goes on and on and into holy books, the ancient ...

...or something if it does not exist? ?Do words need a referrent? It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker ?exist in some philosophical universe of creation? Yes. They all exist. Everything that is...

...or something if it does not exist? �Do words need a referrent? It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker �exist in some philosophical universe of creation? Yes. They all exist. Everything that is...

... or something if it does not exist?  Do words need a referrent? It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker  exist in some philosophical universe of creation? C3 I remember many years ago, putting a similar question to...