Key Chosen Quotes for Romeo and Juliet Flashcards
Love/SONNET FORM:
Juliet: “S d n m, t g f ps’ s”
Romeo: “T m n w m p’s e I t”
J: “Saints do not move, though grant for prayers’ sake”
R: “Then move not while my prayer’s effect I take”
freedom to express sexual desire instead of patriarchal view of preserving virginity.
Through the RJ encounter about saints, what does Shakespeare show?
_R and J explore sexual attraction (lust) through religious imagery (blasphemous and sacrilegious)
What happens after Saints encounter?
Volta—> J encourages R to kiss her by refusing him kissing her hand (J is in control)
How did Shakespearean society view women (ORIGINAL SIN)
Deceitful, manipulative, corrupting
(Adam and Eve)
How does Juliet portray sense of control over Romeo?
falcon imagery as a metaphor to convey herself as is control of him.
imagines R as falcon / princes/royalty
J takes masculine role –> Elizabethan society= women subservient to men?
Juliet/Control:
“H, R h! O f a f’s voice.”
“Hist, Romeo, hist! O for a falconer’s voice.”
Juliet/Patriarchy:
“T p m, s m w t”
Materialism:
“A m f a t f I’ll l” —> DOWRY (Juliet’s maturity)
“Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow”
“And my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay”
Juliet/Subservience/Patriarchal:
G f, I b y o m k, h me with p but to s a w.”
Good father, I beseech you on my knees, hear me with patience but to speak a word.”
—> Capulet silences her
(J believes in hope because she is young)
“O h d. T i t s”
“O happy dagger. This is thy sheath.”
—> masculinity killed her.
sexual imagery
Makes audience question patriarchy ( J would rather die than have family chose her partner).
Romeo/ Sexual Desires/Masculinity:
“N o h l t s-s g.”
to Rosaline Capulet
“Nor ope her lap to saint-seducing gold.”
immature/ immoral/ obsessed by sex and unattainable women
BRIBES ROSALINE (WOMAN OF GOD) TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM
he also objectifies women
Romeo/Control over J:
“My nyas?”
What does this suggest?
Shakespeare critiques Catholic Verona
nyas= untrained/baby falcon
Romeo sees himself in control (FALCONER)
infantilizes Juliet (13 years old)
Also R & J are not made for each other/ they are too different
R fixates on J’s age which offer social, material and sexual gain as he thinks that she is easy to manipulate
NOT TRULY IN LOVE (COMPETITION OF CONTROL)
Why does Shakespeare critique Juliet’s marriage age?
Patriarchy —> Damage to women
Verona= Catholic —-> Elizabtehan audience = PROTESTEANT (society is morally wrong to audience)
Romeo/masculinity/love/blame
“s J, T b hath m me e
A i m t soften’d v’s steel.”
(this is between Benvolio’s rhyming couplet)
“sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate
And in my temper soften’d valour’s steel.” *
SOLIQUOY - in denial
—-> critique on patriarchal society
*REVENGE/// PRE-MEDITATED
How did Tybalt break the rules of the Elizabethan Duel?
He killed Mercutio when he was unarmed.
Rules were in place to prevent unnecessary death (just to convey power?)
Romeo/Fate/Superstition:
“O, I am f’s fool!”
“O, I am fortune’s fool”
FRICATIVE SOUNDS “f” to create sense of ANIMALISTIC RAGE
bare teeth (symbolize masculine aggression)
Romeo/Fate/Tragic Hero:
“O w with me in s m’s book”
“I’ll b t in a t g.”
-“One writ with me in sour misfortune’s book.”
-“I’ll bury thee in a triumphant grave.”
Misfortune’s book= FATE
Paris in love w/ J and so was Romeo
—–> SEXUAL PASSION
patriarchal rules control sexual relationships (Shakespeare critiques)
Romeo CONTRASTS/ LOVE
“O, she d t the t to b b!”
“O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!”
- fire illustrates J’s sexual appeal, he is drawn to her like a moth to a flame
-However, association with flame ,burns brightly, then dies, could foreshadow death (FATE)
Define Hamartia
A noble character’s fatal flaw or weakness
R & J’s marriage not in society/LOVE:
“As a r j in an E’s ear; beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!”
“As a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear”
