Death Quotes🗡⚰️

Question 1

‘O brother Montague, give me thy hand. This is my daughters jointure, for no more can I demand’ - Capulet Act 5.3

Answer 1

• Death is the only way stubborn families see the damage they cause!
• ‘give me thy hand’ - death has caused the end to their conflict as we see how the deaths of Romeo and Juliet has made them decide to make peace.
• The loss of their children is the only reason they realise the damage they have caused as their children who are important to them have died because of it.

Question 2

“Haply some poison yet doth hang on them (his lips) to make me die with a restorative” - Juliet Act 5.3

Answer 2

• Death is seen as something which can unite people in the afterlife.
• This tells us how Juliet wants to die with Romeo t be together in death as because of their families feuds it was impossible for them to be together and in love in life.
• Death shall bring Romeo and Juliet together, Juliet wanted some of the poison as she didn’t want to be alive without Romeo as it would be better to be with him in death.
• Death is seen as positive and a resolution for Romeo and Juliet.
• It is seen to reunite them.

Question 3

“O happy dagger!” - Juliet Act 5.3

Answer 3

• Juliet views a violent weapon such as a dagger as something which is positive and brings her happiness.
• This is because Romeo is dead and as she cannot be with him in life she wants to be with him in death and the dagger shall help her with that.

Question 4

“Susan is with God : she was too good for me” - Nurse Act 1.3

Answer 4

• Death is presented as a natural part of life.
• The Nurses daughter is stillborn.
• Death was a common occurrence of that time period in Elizabethan society.
• There was a high infant mortality rate and Shakespeare presents this through the Nurse losing her daughter.
• It suggests the Nurse is close to Juliet due to losing her own daughter at birth as it suggests she may see Juliet as a replacement.

Question 5

“Tybalt, you rat-catcher, will you walk?” - Mercutio Act 3.1

Answer 5

• Death can be a consequence of rivalry and pride.

- Mercutio is mocking Tybalt.

Question 6

“Banishment? Be merciful, say death” - Romeo Act 3.3

Answer 6

• Shakespeare presents death as something which the characters believe will solve their problems.
• This quote is Romeo saying he might as well be dead as being banished causes him too much pain as it makes it even harder for him to be with Juliet.
• Romeo believes death would solve all his problems as he would no longer feel anything.
• Death is viewed as positive compared to banishment. Romeo believes death is “merciful” he thinks it would be kinder to kill him rather than have him banished.

Question 7

“And fire ey’d fury be my conduct now!” - Romeo Act 3.1

Answer 7

• Presents Death as a way to feel equal and better and to get revenge on the enemy.
• Romeo is going to be guided by his anger at this point in the play as he feels so much anger towards Tybalt as he killed Mercutio.
• The only thing that will make him feel better is by getting revenge and killing Tybalt in honour of Mercutio.

Question 8

“Go ask his name. - If he be married, My grave is like to be my wedding bed.” - Juliet Act 1.5

Answer 8

• Death is presented as being foreshadowed as this is actually what does happen.
• Creates irony as she is saying if Romeo is already married she shall be so upset she shall want to die however it is actually her marriage to Romeo which causes her death in the end.