10 Quotes That I Need For Anything Flashcards
But, soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun
(Act 2, scene 1)
Light portrays all that is good, and attracts Romeo
Shows how Romeo is obsessed with Juliet from the beginning
Romeo depends on Juliet like humans depend on the sun for light.
Eventually the sun sets= their relationship won’t last long
“But which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet”
Juliet, Act 2 scene 2
Rose= symbolises love and beauty but also pain (because it has thorns)
“These violent delights have violent ends” Friar Laurence Act 2 scene 6
Forshadow
A quick pleasure- impulse
Ends- destructions, massive ramifications
Symbolises how dangerous their love is
“A plague on both your houses!”- Mercutio, Act 3 Scene 1
Plague= spreads and effects many
Their actions (Romeo and Juliet) spread like a plague and efffects other characters
“Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch!”
I tell thee what: get thee to church o’Thursday or never after look me in the face” -Lord capulet, Act 3 scene 5
Gender roles and family, class and hierarchy
“Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake- it’s everything except what it is” Act 1 scene 1
Love is an oxymoron
Shows that love is not what it is
Questions the nature of people
If they look for their own interest or actual love
“I defy you stars” by Romeo Act 5 scene 1
“A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life”- prologue
Destined to be with eachother but also destined to crash and die
Foreshadows their love would never last and the entier play
“Deny thy father and refuse thy name” from Juliet Act 2 scene 2
O, speak again, bright angel!”- Romeo act 2, scene 2
Cut him out in little starts and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garnish sun- Juliet Act 3 scene 2
If love be rough with you, be rough with love- mercutio Act 1, scene 4
“O, I am Fortunes fool!”- Romeo Act 3, scene 1
What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word. As I hate hell, all montagnes and thee” Tybalt Act 1, scene 1
“My only love sprung from my only hate”- Juliet Act 1, scene 5