Conflict

Question 1

Overview

Answer 1

Shakespeare uses conflict to drive the tragedy, illustrating its destructive consequences on individuals and relationships

Question 2

D.Y.B.Y.T

Answer 2

DO YOU BITE YOUR THUMB?

Mockery escalates underlying family tensions

Gesture symbolises petty provocations growing deadly

Rhetorical question highlights dispute

Question 3

W.D.A.T.O.P

Answer 3

WHAT DRAWN, AND TALK OF PEACE?

Challenges Benvolio’s pacifism

Metaphor reflects violent pride

Juxtaposition emphasises Tybalt’s aggression

Question 4

M.O.L.S.F.M.O.H

Answer 4

MY ONLY LOVE SPRUNG FROM MY ONLY HATE

Oxymoron highlights love-feud tension

Amplifies inevitability of pain

Love conflicts with familial loyalty

Question 5

O.S.H.H.W.A.F.F

Answer 5

O SERPENT HEART, HID WITH A FLOWERING FACE!

Inner turmoil

Struggle to reconcile Romeo’s actions

Juxtaposition of beauty and betrayal

Question 6

H.T.Y.B.D.W

Answer 6

HANG THEE, YOUNG BAGGAGE! DISOBEDIENT WRETCH!

Insult reflects patriarchal oppression

Hyperbolic anger isolates Juliet

Generational divide

Question 7

D.T.F.A.R.T.N

Answer 7

DENY THY FATHER AND REFUSE THY NAME

Family honour conflicts with true love

Juliet rejects her identity

Imperatives signify defiance of social norms

Question 8

O.I.A.F.F

Answer 8

O, I AM FORTUNE’S FOOL!

Regret emerges as Tybalt is slain

Fate and freewill will intertwine tragically

Metaphor portray’s Romeo’s helplessness

Question 9

S.W.A.S.I.L.U.Y.H

Answer 9

SEE WHAT A SCOURGE IS LAID UPON YOUR HATE

Futility of conflict

Tragedy serves as a moral warning

Personification condemns the feuding families