key terms and additional facts

Question 1

petrarchan lover

Answer 1

a petrarchan lover’s will not be returned. they suffer from the effects of love, and will speak about their emotions in grand, poetic terms. romeo is presented as petrarchan lover at the beginning of the play.

Question 2

dramatic irony

Answer 2

when the audience knows something the charecters don’t

Question 3

blank verse

Answer 3

written in iambic pentameter but does not rhyme. used for serious situation or frantic and anxious.

Question 4

prose

Answer 4

a form of language which does not follow a metrical structure. it represents natural speech.

Question 5

how is friar lawrence responsible for romeo and juliets death

Answer 5

• he married them
• he didnt send the message to romeo
• friar lawrence was a respected man because he was seen as a religious icon so he could have stopped the family feud and the elizabethan era was extremely religious so they would have listened to him.

Question 6

lord capulet has his daughter’ best interests at heart

Answer 6

“my will to her consent is but a part.” “earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; She’s the hopeful lady of my earth.”

he subverts the social norm . at the time as an arranged marriages were common in wealthy families. stability was judged on money and reputation. its also suggested that he had other kids that died and juliet is a miracle because she ilived long so he wants her to be happy since she is a blessing of god.