There’s a clear reference to Romeo and Juliet in Lewis Nkosi’s “The Black Psychiatrist” towards the end of the play:
Woman: What’s in a name? Anyone can change a name
Moreover, the scene continues with Kerry explaining that he couldn’t be with the woman because her father found out about the affair. We know that Woman subscribes to Juliet’s famous questions “What’s in a name?” as the character herself is merely called “Woman,” implying that there is no significance to her name. Moreover, she introduces herself by a different name than she had when Kerry knew her. Kerry, however, does not subscribe to this view: His character has a name. Juliet’s question also continues: “That which we call a rose \ By any other name would smell as sweet.” Interestingly though, when Woman attempts to seduce Kerry early in the scene, she argues that “the sight of a woman’s nether-garments would be no more disturbing to you than the glimpse of a rose-bush would be to an experienced gardener.” In response though, Kerry argues, “Mrs. Gresham, this is not exactly a rose-bush, is it?” showing that, while a rose would smell just as sweet under a different name, Kerry knows that the situation is not a rose at all.