Key Quotes From Romeo And Juliet Analysis Flashcards
“Talk of peace! I hate the word, as I hate hell, all montagues, and thee.”
Tybault:
Comparing the montagues to hell and being very aggressive. His anger is quick as this is only the second time he has ever spoken and he has only. Just come into the scene and is already escalating the simmering anger between the two families.
“ a crutch! A crutch! Why call you for a sword?” - Too Capulet at the start of the play
Lady Capulet:
A woman in the middle of a high tension scene talking about peace shows the different gender experiences in the Elizabethan time period. While a mans world was all about bravado and fighting, a woman’s world was kept in the peace of home. So when Lady Capulet is in the middle of all men fighting this moment stands out as she seems to be the only one calling for peace.
“Enemies to peace”
The Prince:
Oxymoron.
Implies to us that their quarrels are ancient because it has happened so much.
“Neighbour-stained steel”
The Prince:
Metaphor
Blood stained swords symbolises the fighting between the two families.
“Stained” adjective - powerful imagery of how their conflict has left a permanent stain in Verona. And they can’t get rid of the blood that has been shed or the memories of what has happened.
“Will they not hear? What ho!”
The Prince:
Rhetorical question
the prince is getting frustrated as he isn’t being listened to. This shows how the fighting has gotten out of hand, so much that they don’t listen to their betters.
“you beasts” “fire of your pernicious rage”
The Prince:
Metaphor
Suggests that they are uncontrollable and wild as animals. Idea of never ending conflict.
“Fiery Tybault”
Benvolio about Tybault:
Presents him as an angry and resentful person. Also wild and uncontrollable and destructive.
“I neither know it nor can learn of him.”
Montague:
Shows a split between father and son.
However it also shows that his father cares about him as he has noticed and tried to help his son.
List of oxymorons e.g “O brawling love!” “O loving hate!” “Feather of lead”
Romeo:
Oxymororons
Either talking about the fight or his unrequited lover.
Either way, he seems confused about his emotions and these are the qualities of a Petrachen Lover
The banter between Benvoilio and Romeo. And telling Benvolio of his love but not his father
The banter suggests that they are very close and can joke even when Romeo is upset. Romeo told Benvolio of his troubles after only a short amount of time but he hadn’t told his father which widens the gap between father and son.
“My child is yet a stranger in the world”
Capulet:
Shows how much he cares about Juliet and how he wants her to see more and experience more of the world before she marries. He wants her to have a fulfilling life rather than one that is not good.
“Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; she is the hopeful lady of my earth.”
Capulet:
Metaphor and personification
Showing that he loves and respects her as his daughter because of “Lady”
Referring to the time period as infant mortality was high and hygiene was not.
The personification of the soil tells us that his “hopes” (children) are all buried.
