Act 2 Scene 2

Question 1

“Nor hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor face, nor any other part / Belonging to a man - Juliet

Answer 1

Repetition of ‘nor’ emphasises the fact that a name isn’t essential to being a part of a person’s being,

Question 2

‘Romeo, doff thy name,’ - Juliet

Answer 2

Irony is used through their profound desire to change their names, through their adamance and confidence, they are still ultimately defined and doomed by their family and identities

Question 3

“I’ll be new baptized; / Henceforth I never will be Romeo,” (Love) - Romeo

Answer 3

Hyperbole is used to express the extent of his love and readiness to renounce his identity (for Juliet’s sake)

Question 4

“I’ll be new baptized; / Henceforth I never will be Romeo,” (Religious) - Romeo

Answer 4

Semantic field of religion, which perhaps he views their love as holy and pure, or perhaps it is foreshadowing to their marriage, because they need a religious figure to legally marry them be married

Question 5

‘Neither fair saint, if either thee dislike’ - Romeo (religion)

Answer 5

Repetition of semantic field of religion; worshipful tone - Romeo’s view of Juliet’s superiority is emphasised by her position on stage - forced to look up at her

Question 6

'’My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words, Off that tongue’s utterance, yet I know the sound’’ - juliet (love)

Answer 6

She automatically recognises Romeo by the sound of his voice, after such a short time - reflection of her deep interest and fascination for him, really delving deeper into that ‘true love’ idea

Question 7

‘I’ll be new baptized’

Answer 7

religious connotations declares his willingness to abandon identity for love of Juliet - extreme and dramatic

Question 8

’ The orchard walls are high and hard to climb’

Answer 8

establishes an idea of boundaries and borders, which symbolises impediments, for he has climbed (both figuratively and literally) over to her

Question 9

What’s in a name?
that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet - Juliet

Answer 9

Metaphor used to argue the essential qualities of something (or someone) aren’t changed by what they are called - her defiance

Also a contrast between the flower itself and the substance with its name - the substance wouldn’t change if we changed its name

Question 10

With love’s light wings did I o’er-perch these walls; For stony limits cannot hold love out (love)

Answer 10

Metaphor seems to allude cupid, and personifies love, providing it with light wings, yet strong enough to break down the metaphorical walls of hate and negative feelings

Question 11

‘Neither fair saint, if either thee dislike

Answer 11

Proleptic irony; foreshadows Juliet’s death and helps out the feud, as saints will only become saints when dead

Question 12

‘Had I written it, I would tear the word’

Answer 12

Violent verb - the image suggests Romeo’s offer to destroy his connection with the Montagues for love, through any type of form

Question 13

‘I’ll be new baptised’ (love)

Answer 13

Romeo feels that Juliet’s love will alter him and bless him

Question 14

Art thou not Romeo and a Montague?

Answer 14

Another oxymoron is used through the phrase ‘Romeo and a Montague’, representing both her beloved and her enemy,

Question 15

Thou art thyself, though not a Montague

Answer 15

caesura (punctuation) emphasises Juliet’s contrast to Romeo, (her as a Capulet, him a Montague, using another oxymoron)

Question 16

‘bescreen’d in night (blinded)

Answer 16

Being blinded by love, which suggests that she isn’t realising the danger she is putting herself in because their love is so powerful, that it overshines common sense.