Generational differences

Question 1

Overview

Answer 1

Shakespeare uses generational differences as a vehicle to highlight the stark contrast between the typical older figures in the play who hold traditional Elizabethan values, opposing the younger, more impressionable figures

Question 2

I.I.A.H.I.D.N.O

Answer 2

IT IS AN HONOUR I DREAM NOT OF

Juliet’s reluctancy contrasts parent’s expectations

youth and innocence

chiasmus

Question 3

W.T.O.M.N.Y.T.Y

Answer 3

WELL, THINK OF MARRIAGE NOW; YOUNGER THAN YOU

parental pressure and reflects generational norm of early wed

contrast of values

Question 4

A.I.T.M.H.O.Y

Answer 4

AM I THE MASTER HERE OR YOU?

older generations insistence on maintains control

Calulet’s expectstion

distinct generational clash

Question 5

Y.A.A.S.B

Answer 5

YOU ARE A SAUCY BOY

older generation’s tendency to dismiss younger voices as impetuous

Question 6

Y.M.L.L.N.I.T.H.B.T.E

Answer 6

YOUNG MEN’S LOVE LIES NOT IN THEIR HEARTS BUT THEIR EYES

friar to Romeo

Aphoristic language gives moral authority

critiques young impulsivity

Question 7

T.M.G.S

Answer 7

THAT’S MY GOOD SON

bridging gap of generational differences

treatment of younger people

Question 8

Y.B.D.W

Answer 8

YOUNG BAGGAGE, DISOBEDIENT WRENCH

unconditional obedience

insults reduce her to an object

derogatory language

Capulet demeans Juliet

Question 9

H.B.S.D.I.N.T.S

Answer 9

HANG, BEG, STARVE, DIE IN THE STREETS

hyperbolic threat exemplify capulet’s extreme consequences

cumulative listing intensifies the emotional weight of his rejection