2:3

Question 1

I must ………

With …….. and precious juiced flowers

Answer 1

Oesier cage of ours with baleful weeds

Characterised as mysterious
Collecting poisonous flowers
nature imagery- nature can be good or bad in this case bad like friar = religion corrupt

Question 2

For this alliance may do happy prove your …….

Answer 2

to turn your households rancor to pure love

Ironic because it’s there death that does
half rhyme - wasn’t sure but still went ahead with it

Question 3

Wisely and slow…..

Answer 3

they stumble that run fast

Foreshadow/metaphor
Rushing into things something go wrong Quickly which it does for Romeo and Juliet

Question 4

Fans the fairer face

Answer 4

Metaphor presents Mercutio as derogatory towards women as he calls the nurse ugly
Fricative- Male dominates on stage being quite intimidating

Question 5

Without his

Answer 5

Irony that Romeo alone which he’s not as planned his marriage
Mocking Romeo masculinity as saying he can’t survive without a woman and he’s exhausted after spending night with prostitute

Question 6

Juliet is the sun

Answer 6

Light / metaphor shows 
Sun main source of light can’t survive without it provide us warmth extremely necessary HOWEVER if get too close can instantly cause death = forehshadeoss Romeo and Juliet death 
So does their relationship 
Distance Juliet is out of reach 
stage layout

Question 7

Structure for 2:2

Answer 7

blazon is piece with grand nature metaphors describing woman’s features
REJECTS sonnet 130 as it implies no matter how or what wife looks like should love her the way she is BUT
Romeo paints Juliet as this idealistic person and compares her to the sun which she can’t be showing how he doesn’t understand love and is a fickle character

Question 8

Teaches the torches to burn bright 1:5

Answer 8

Metaphor and light imagery shows how instantly Romeo has given Juliet this powerful quality suggesting for Romeo Juliet is too good to be true and is love struck

Question 9

Like a rich jewel in an Ethiopia ear

Answer 9

light imagery vs dark
shows the conflicting sides of the two families
however rich jewel is something every girl wants and makes them look pretty and expensive and worth BUT Juliet is different as she doesn’t need that she looks like that she stands out

Question 10

Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear

Answer 10

Juliet too beautiful to be on earth = FORESHADOWS as she goes to heaven

Question 11

Make blessed my rude hand

Answer 11

religious imagery Juliet’s has same power has god
put on pedastal
Romeo worships her

Question 12

For I ne’r saw true Beauty till this night

Answer 12

Ironic - where’s Rosaline?

Impulsive

Question 13

Prologue structure

Answer 13

Sonnet 14 lines long
Iambic pentameter - subtle hint about Romeo and Juliet’s love

CONTRAST violent language - fatal grudge mutiny unclean blood etc
Over use of violent imagery juxtaposes sonnet form suggesting that true love not exist without hate and points out reality of love NEVER EASY

Question 14

Ancient grudge to break new mutiny

Answer 14

Gone on for soo long and this new rebellion makes families goes to war

Question 15

Civil blood makes civil hands …..

Answer 15

war going to draw citizens in and get their hands dirty

Good people going to be guilty - ROMEO fatal flaw drives him to be guilty of killing

Question 16

Quarrel is between our masters and us their men

Answer 16

FAMILY LOYAL

Question 17

The heads of the Maids or their maidenheads

Answer 17

Repition very clear and adamant that he going to target women too
Gender imagery suggesting going to rape the Maids and take their virginity

Question 18

I bite my thumb

Answer 18

Italian insult called fico
Used to symbolise Women’s genitalia SO
sexual imagery used to insult montagues and emasculates then

Question 19

Sampson nane

Answer 19

From bible So shows corrupt religion at time

Question 20

why start with a quarrel

Answer 20

To show fight was not just immediate but widespread and entertain straight away and interest them