Fued, Violence & Honour Flashcards
How is death and violence linked to structure
It gradually gets worse
Begins with a street brawl and ends in two suicides
It’s creates tension throughout the play as the audience doesn’t know who will be killed
Also emphasised how out do control the fire is and death is the only way to end it
How does the play show that no one can escape the fuel and it’s controls slot of what happens
What does this show
Peaceful people like benvolio are forced to fight / friar has to commit sins
And r+j are forced to do extreme things
This shows the power of the furs and regales major flaws in Veronas society
The cues effects everything that happens in the plot
How is conflict dirt introduced and what does this do to the play
Give quote
In prologue ‘rebellious subjects, enemies to peace’
Highlights conflict of two family’s and audience can deduced that conflict is the main cause of many things in the play
How does honour cause violence in the play
Give and example and show what Shakespeare is trying to say
Characters all have a strong sense of honour and if someone offended them or third family they feel they have the rights to protect their family’s honour to theirs which causes a fued
Mercuito - died protecting Romeos honour instead of walking away
Shakespear could have been Cristian go the importance of honour and how it’s pointless
