act 1 scene 5 Flashcards
what dose Romeo first say when she spots Juliet
o she doth teach the torches to burn bright it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night as a rich jewel in a ethics ear
what dose the hyperbole of her beauty and imagery of light
suggest that Romeo was totally overwhelmed by her Beauty on first sight that love is absolutely all consuming
what dose the phrase o she doth teach the torches to burn bright make the reader imagine
evokes vivd imagery of a person likely a woman who possess a remarkable ability to bring out beauty and brilliance to the world
what dose Romeo speak in
a soliloquy
Romeo uses rhyming couplets to show
to convey the intensity of his emotions and romantic nature of the moment and it adds a lyrical quality to his speech reflecting his beauty
“sight and night”
what dose sight and night show
which creates a sense of finality bringing things with clear end
how dose it make the reader think when romeo speaks in rhyming couplets
the depth go his infatuation and enchantment of the moment the rhyming creates a sense of harmony and beauty mirroring the idolising love
what how dose “sight and night” foreshadows to there death
tragedy that there love will end with death he never saw true love beauty until this night and his live is going to be abruptly cut short
what is different between hw Romeo describes love this time
with Rosalie Romeo speaks with despair and unrequited feelings he often express a sene of melancholy and frustration he uses dark painful imagery emphasising his heartbreak and lots of dark viv oxymorons and hyperbole for example “sick heath”
how ever with Juliet his love becomes more uplifting and idealistic and filled with brightness and light
how dose the ways Romeo describe love make the reader feel
shows vivd feelings when talked about Rosalie the reader might feel sympathy for the unrequited love and him being a country lover it creates a melancholy making love seem more like burden and more like a punishment (stab in the back)
JULIET
intensity and beauty of their connection as his language becomes more passionate and uplifting makes the reader more investing
what doe remand Juliet speak in when there first meet
a shared sonnet
is there holy imagery between Romeo and Juliet when there speak
yess “holy shrine”
why dose shakes pre uses holy imagery
to elevate their love to a sacred level by comparing their connection to religious theme he suggest that their love is pure and transcendent
what dose the phrase “sin from my lips” suggest
the metaphor suggest corruption in Romeo the idea that he is sinful that he is transgressive that our is sin with in him whereas Juliet represent as heavenly and pure which is juxtaposition between corruption in Romeo and brightness in Juliet
what dose the quote “sin from my lips show”
makes then imagine complexity of Romeo and Juliets relationship it evokes s senes of forbidden love
