KEY WORDS Flashcards
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Heterodoxy
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Deviation from standard “orthodox” behaviours - Romeo being considered “effeminate” in his refusal to wage war, Lord Capulet being protective over Juliet at the beginning, Juliet refusing her father’s patriarchal orders etc were all heterodoxies.
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Orthodoxy
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What is conventional and “right” for a given time period - primitive masculinity involving fighting, arranged marriage, religion etc were all orthodoxies during which the play was written.
3
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Melodrama
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The exaggeration of one’s emotions - Romeo’s initial Petrarchan love for Rosaline is melodramatic
