act 2 : scene 3

Question 1

who speaks the most? why? what does this suggest about that character and their relationship with the other characters in the extract?

Answer 1

the duke (disguised as a friar) speaks the most - shows he is in control

Question 2

is the extract in blank verse or rhyming couplets or prose? is this consistent throughout? if not, where does it change and why?

Answer 2

blank verse

Question 3

are imperatives used?

Answer 3

no imperatives used

Question 4

word placement

Answer 4

uses language a frair would use

Question 5

repetition of a word/phrase - is the repetition from the same character or does one character repeat another character’s words?

Answer 5

“mutually” - duke and juliet

Question 6

how does the extract connect to the themes of the play? - disguise, power, religion, appearance/reality etc?

Answer 6

disguise, religion

Question 7

sentence length

Answer 7

varies

Question 8

asides

Answer 8

none

Question 9

contrasts/opposites

Answer 9

“i do repent me as it is an evil - and take the shame with joy” - the child is her joy so she knows it is wrong, but she is happy

Question 10

is there a soliloquy?

Answer 10

no

Question 11

what is the tone of the extract? does the tone change? if so, what words indicate the change?

Answer 11

respectful and serious

Question 12

imagery - simile, metaphor, personification

Answer 12

come back to

Question 13

sibilance, alliteration

Answer 13

come back to

Question 14

what is happening in the scene:

Answer 14

1. The Duke, disguised as a friar, visits Juliet in prison and commands her for her repentance
2. The Duke tells Juliet of Claudio’s fate

Question 15

key point of this scene: 1

Answer 15

Purpose of the scene: supplies the Duke with an update on Claudio’s situation - supplies the audience with comic reassurance

Question 16

key point of the scene: 2

Answer 16

Shakespeare aims to explore the conflict between two attitudes to life: Angelo’s right-wing asceticism and Vincentio’s left-wing liberalism

Question 17

key point of the scene: 3

Answer 17

Lines 24-25 address the question Angelo raised in his soliloquy: “The tempter or the tempted who sins most?”

Question 18

key point of the scene: 4

Answer 18

Shakespeare is a dramatic engineer - words used with a knowing irony. Shows Vincentio’s attitude to governing has not changed

Question 19

key point of the scene: 5

Answer 19

Who governs better, the executioner or the pardoner?

Question 20

points to include: 1

Answer 20

This scene is short to break the tension from the previous scene while adding variety, new characters and a new setting

Question 21

points to include: 2

Answer 21

Ironic that the pregnancy is what sentenced Claudio to death, yet saves Juliet’s life

Question 22

points to include: 3

Answer 22

Uses language a friar would use, but doesn’t have the authority to grant this - ionic as he is lying

Question 23

points to include: 4

Answer 23

First time seeing Duke in disguise. Only time we hear Juliet speak

Question 24

points to include: 5

Answer 24

Line 34 when Juliet cuts off the Duke shows her primary allegiance to a religious rather than social law