English Literature: Romeo and Juliet Flashcards

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“Two star..”

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“Two star crossed lovers take their lives.”

importance of fate, foreshadowing

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“Let two..”

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“Let two more summers wither in their pride.”

Capulet asking Paris to wait.

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“What?Drawn..”

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“What? Drawn and talk of peace? I hate Montagues as i hate hell and three”

Tybalt’s violent introduction

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“O brawling…””

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“O brawling love, O loving hate.”

Romeo’s oxymoron’s of confusion on love

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“My naked..”

“Cut off…”

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“My naked weapon is out.”
“Cut off their maidenheads.”#
Violent start

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“I’ll look to..”

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“I’ll look to like if looking liking move.”

Juliet’s cautious response to marriage proposal

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“nor ope..”

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“nor ope her lap to saint seducing gold.”

Romeo’s rejection by Rosaline

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“If love..”

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“If love be rough with you, be rough with love,”

Mercutio advising Romeo about love.

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“Sucked…”

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“Sucked wisdom from thy teat.”

The nurse’s care for Juliet.

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“My only..”

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“My only love sprung from my only hate.”

Juliet realising Romeo is a Montague

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“O doth..”

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“O doth she teaches the torches to burn bright.”

Light imagery as Romeo sees Juliet

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“O doth..”

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“O doth she teaches the torches to burn bright.”

Light imagery as Romeo sees Juliet

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“This intrusion..”

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“This intrusion shall now be seeming sweet but convert into bitter gall.”

Tybalt swears he will get revenge for Romeo crashing his party

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“speak again..”

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“speak again bright angel.”

romeo sees juliet on the balcony

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“this holy..”

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“this holy shrine.”

romeo uses catholic words to worship juliet

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16
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“it is too ..”

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“it is too like the lightning”

juliet worries the love is too rushed

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“wisely and slow..”

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“wisely and slow, they stumble but move fast.”

friar giving romeo advice about love

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“young mens love~”

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“young mens love lies truly not in their hearts but in their eyes.”

the friar to romeo

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“O calm..”

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“O calm dishonourable, vile submission.”

Mercutio’s furious at Romeo

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“Had she…”

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“Had she warm,youthful blood, she would be as swift in motion as a ball.”

Juliet and age.

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” A plague..”

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“A plague on both your houses.”

Mercutio’s dying words.. a curse.

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“The sweetest..”

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“The sweetest honey is loathsome in it’s own deliciousness.”

Friar’s caution on marriage

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“Thy beauty hath…”

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“Thy beauty hath made me effeminate”

Romeo blaming his love of juliet for his weakness

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“Fire eyed..”

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“fire eyed fury be my conduct now.”

Romeo’s anger after Mercutio’s death

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“I have bought…”

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“I have bought the mansion of a love but not posessed it.”

Juliets desperate for Romeo

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“I have bought…”

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“I have bought the mansion of a love but not posessed it.”

Juliets desperate for Romeo

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“Thy tears..”

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“Thy tears are womanish.”

Friar’s criticizim of Romeo after banishment