Isolating nature of Romeo and Juliet's love Flashcards
Juliet exasperatedly makes outbursts and sarcastic comments as the nurse delays telling her the news of her marriage to Romeo?
Sign of their relationship growing distant as Juliet begins to, as the nurses husband crudely said when she was little, “fall backwards” for her husband and forget the nurse- THEIR LOVE IS ISOLATING HER
Romeo and Juliet meet at night, have sex at night and tragically die at night
COULD e a portrayal of the ISOLATING nature of their love. It is setting them apart from the rest of the world as they are active when others are asleep. They are living while others sleep.
“Blistered be thy tongue”
Juliet’s admonishing words towards the nurse when she criticises Romeo for slaying Tybalt- REFELECTS the ISOLATING nature, INTENSITY and BLIND nature of Romeo and Juliet’s love
Juliet is being estranged from the woman who the audience know raised her
She is stubbornly sticking by Romeo no matter his offence and blindly believes he is at no fault
N.B: She also admonishes herself for her shaken faith in him
“Blistered…
… be thy tongue”
“O most wicked fiend”
Juliet’s description of the nurse when she suggests she marry Paris and forget Romeo-
Juliet has now rejected the woman who raised her for her love with Romeo who she has just met. She loses all her family ties for Romeo.
Juliet kills herself at the end
Romeo and Juliet’s love has finally led Juliet to the ultimate act of isolation and separation from all her family, society and life itself. Her love has led her to choose Romeo and leave everything
