Family Life Flashcards
Overview
Shakespeare portrays Romeo and Juliet’s relationship as passionate and overwhelming, showcasing its power to defy social expectations and the destructive consequences of impulsive love. Through vivid imagery, dramatic irony, and contrasts, Shakespeare warns the audience about the perils of youthful recklessness while emphasizing the transformative and tragic nature of love.
T.H.B.A.I.D
TWO HOUSEHOLDS BOTH ALIKE IN DIGNITY
Family loyalty can be toxic when based on inherited hatred
Futility of feud
Parallel phrasing
A.G.B.T.N.M
ANCIENT GRUDGE BREAK TO NEW MUTINY
Ongoing conflict on a timeless stage
Stagnant and unmoving
W.L.W.L
WHAT LAMB, WHAT LADYBIRD
Affectionate terms of endearment
Role as surrogate mother
M.I.A.H.W.I.Y.W
MADAM I AM HERE, WHAT IS YOUR WILL?
Formality
Stark contrast
Detached relationship
D.T.F.A.R.T.N
DENY THY FATHER AND REFUSE THY NAME
Defiance of family name
Imperatives show her struggle against inherited loyalty
Identity vs family obligation
A.I.N.L.B.A.C
AND I’LL NO LONGER BE A CAPULET
Shakespeare uses this to critique the rigidity of the family
Signifies her readiness to reject family loyalties for love
O.B.M.G.M.T.H
O BROTHER MONTAGUE, GIVE ME THY HAND
Reconciliation and unity
Grief transcends long-standing enmity
A.R.S.R.B.H.L.L
AS RICH SHALL ROMEO’S BY HIS LADY’S LIE
Capulet’s vow acknowledges futility
Reciprocal gesture emphasises irony that reconciliation emerges through loss
