Fate And Freewill Flashcards
‘My grave is like to be my wedding bed’ - Juliet
• Foreshadowing what will happen, fate or free will
• This is a demonstration of dramatic irony
• Juxtaposition of love and hate
‘Take him and cut him out in little stars, and he will make the face of heaven so fine’. - Juliet
• compares him to be greater than ‘Heaven’ as a beacon of light and hope which shows how highly she respects and idolises him.
• This is reciprocated by R which highlights their compatibility as a couple: the mirror each other acts despite being far away.
• The noun ‘stars’ also links to ‘star crossed lovers’ from the prologue as a way to foreshadow their death through dramatic irony.
• Shows her infatuated and besotted persona.