LIT Romeo and juliet Flashcards
what is the prolougue? T h b, a i d (I f V, w w l o s), F a g b t n m, W c b m c h u, F f t f l o t t f, A p o s-c l t t l, W m p o, D w t d b t p s T f p o t d-m l, A t c o t p r, W, b t c e, n c r, T w, i y w p e a, W h s m, o t s s t m.
Two households, both alike in dignity
(In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.
The fearful passage of their death-marked love
And the continuance of their parents’ rage,
Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage—
The which, if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
analysis
star crossed= ill fated
context= in ee people thought that the stars control peoples destinies
the prologue itself creates a sense of fate by providing audience with the knowledge that romeo and Juliet will die before the play has begun . The audience watches the play with the expectation that it must fulfil the terms of the prologue creating a tense but exciting feeling as the audience are still left in suspense about how they will die. Shakespeare has carefully crafted the to tease the audience by telling them an important factor of the play ( romeo and juliets death) and also about a grudge which leads the audience to draw a conclusion before the play has started but entices them to watch as they want to find out if they are correct.
Shakespeare uses the structural feature of an iambic pentameter to stresses 5 syllables and then unstressed the other five to create more emphasis on certain words
Shakespeare also includes a ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyming pattern to enhance the sensory appeal and he may be doing this in order to highlight the problems caused by emotional intensity
Shakespeare splits it into three quatrains
quote aboout weak slave links to masculine honour
t s t w s, f t w g t t w
“that shows thee weak slave, for the weakest goes to the wall” - critisises masculine honour and the stereotype that men are stoic,violent and rational
slaves lowly figures still having masculine honour
suggests being weak makes people look down upon you
Sampson quote about fighting on page 5 act 1 sc 1
“D, i y b m.G r t w b.”
“Draw, if you be men. Gregory, remember thy washing blow”
this quote criticises masculine honour an the viral nature of male violence in e e
the adverbial phrase washing blow literally means to slash with heavy and great force this implies that that the hatred between the families descends down to the servants this suggests that they value family honour and act in dignity for their families. In Elizabethan England these were common incidents as family honour was valued above everything. However an alternative interpretation may be the obtuse use of family honour foreshadows that a person(s)( Romeo and Juliet) are going to defy family honour and although it ends in death Shakespeare may have imbedded the deaths to represent the sacrifice needed to overcome family honour and feuds which is clearly shown when the Capulets and Montagues out an end to the grudge. Shakespeare may be merely suggesting the sacrifice of shame and the feeling of loss to create a happy positive environment.
tybalts quote about Peace
“W, d a t o p? I h t w,
A i h h,a M, a t.
H a t, c,
“What, Drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word,
As i hate hell, all Montagues and thee.
Have at thee, coward.
this quote explores the resentment that Tybalt feels towards the Montagues this once again highlights the problems with the elizabethan notion of family honour and the viral nature of male violence. The tripartite emphasisses what Tybalt hates and robustly but discreetly at the same time implies that the Montagues are the same as hell. This was a dangerous thing to say in the ee as it was seen as a very degrading insult
hate hell= alliteration
coward= noun also a degrading insult which usually incites violence
lord capulet quote about letting juliet decide if she wants to marry Paris
“M w t h c i b a p;
A s a, w h s o c”
“My will to her consent is but a part;
And she agreed, within her scope of choice”
capulet is saying that juliet can make the final decision
subverts parental control
romeo talking aboute how admirable juilet is in act 1 scene 5 "O s d t t t t b b! I s s h u t c o n A a r j i a E e- B t r f u, f e t d:" its part of his soliloquey on juliet
“Oh she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
As a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear-
Beauty to rich for use, for earth too dear:”
part of his soliloquey
Q
romeo talking aboute how admirable juilet is in act 1 scene 5 "O s d t t t t b b! I s s h u t c o n A a r j i a E e- B t r f u, f e t d:" its part of his soliloquey on juliet
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“Oh she doth teach the torches to burn bright! exclamative shows entesiuasm and respect to women which ssubverts patriarchy romeo respects juliet and does not show any patriarchy
Quote about romeo saying juiliet is beatuiful
“F I n s t b t t n”
its part of his soliloquey on juliet
“For I ne’er so true beauty till this night”
juliet oh romeo quote "O R, R, w a t R D t f a r t n; O i t w n, b b s m l A I n l b a C"
O Romeo,Romeo, wherefore art thouh Romeo?
Deny thy father and reuse thy name;
O i thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I’ll no longer be a Capulet
juliet calling Romeo her idol
“W i t g o m i”
“Which is the god of my idolatry”
Religous imagery she is saying she loves him as worshipers love idols
Tybalt villian quote
“N b t t t: t a a v”
No better term than this: thou art a villian”
mercutio being angry at romeo for not stanidn up to tybalt
“O c,d,v s!”
“O calm, dishonourable, vile submission!”
when mercutio realises that the ancient grudge is a waste of time criticises masculine honour
“A p a y h!”
“A plaugue a’both your houses!”
this quote is repeated twice on pg 63 act 3 scene 1 line 95 then repeated by mercutio again before he dies on line 102
shaakespeare has embedded the criticism of the danger of masculine honour
Romeo saying he will get revenge on tybalt
“T d b f o m d d d
T b b t w o m e.”
This day’s black fate on moe days doth depend,
This but begins the woe others must end.”
connotations of death revenge murder etc
“O noble prince, I can discover all
The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl;
There lies the man, slain by Romeo,
That slain thy kingsman, Brave Mercutiobenvolio telling the prince about the brawls
"O noble prince, I can discover all The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl; There lies the man, slain by Romeo, That slain thy kingsman, Brave Mercutio" benvolio is noble and also high status hence iambic pentameter and rhyming
mercutio angry at tybalt before mercutio is slain by tybalt
“T h m w m o m”
“They have made worms’ meat of me.”
romeo going against the stars or fate to return to verona to seee juliet
“I d y s!”
“I defy you, stars!”
Romeo refuses to accept Juliet’s death. He decides to return to Verona, but his attempt to defy the “stars” only succeeds in bringing about his tragic fate, which emphasizes that the lovers’ destiny is inescapable. Because the Prologue references the lovers’ “star-crossed” fate, every subsequent reference to the stars, or to the heavens in general, reminds the audience of the sad fate awaiting the lovers, and their inability to avoid it, try though they might.
capulet thinking of juliet as hopeful and he is proud
“S i t h l o m e”
“She is the hopeful lady of my earth “
when friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet to try and bring the two households closer together
“F t a m s h p,
T t y h’ r t p l”
“For this alliance may so happy prove,
To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.”
conflict quotes
“Draw, if you be men. Gregory, remember thy washing blow”-sampson
“What, Drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word,
As i hate hell, all Montagues and thee.
Have at thee, coward- tybalt
PRINCE
‘Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace’
‘You men, you beasts’
love quotes romeo and juliet
“My only love sprung from my only hate”- juliet personification- love cant sping
“So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows”- romeo-metaphor contrasting imagery dove rhymes with love dove creates imagery of purity and peace and heaven which ulitmately juliet ends up. Dove epresents the holy spirit which is part of god and as gofd is omnibenevolkent it implies that juliet isbeneveloent towards Romeo. Compares juliet to roasline
“If i profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine, the gentle sin in this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims ready to stand”
as well as love this metaphor ultimately creates religous imagery howver is quite sexual this would ahve suprsied ee audience as religion was important
“O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright”- romeo -metaphor alliteration b and t illustaryes strong emotional impact on seeing juliet, light imagery conveys juliets shining beauty
“Beauty too rich for use,for earth too dear”
Hate quotes
“What, drawn and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell, all montagues and thee. Have at thee coward”- tybalt- tripartite structure , motif of hate hate repeated
“No Better term than this;thou art a villain!”
“My only love sprung from my only hate”
Could potentially say Thi is hateful “i do bite my thumb, sir”2 as it is rude and would be said to people who strongly disliked eachother
Hate quotes
“What, drawn and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell, all montagues and thee. Have at thee coward”- tybalt- tripartite structure , motif of hate hate repeated
“
No better term than this: thou art a villain’”-tybalt
fate
“For i fear too early: for my mind misgives some consequences yet hanging in the stars”- motif of fate metaphor ignores it in greek tadgedy they avoid in shakesperian they pursue fate romeos hamrtia
“O she doth teeach the torches to burn bright”
“I defy you stars!”
Describe Juliet and the nurses relationship
Their reationship is like a mother and child having a relationship the are close snd share secrets, the nurse is juliets confidant
Juliet and her mother relationship
Juliet and her mother aren’t particularly close their relationship still emobodies some mother child attributes but it is a realtionship which is almost like they are aqqaintences
Juliet and her father’s relationship
Juliets father is rather protective iver juliet which is respectful as he wants to see if she is ready to be married, but throughout the play the capulet progresses to be controlling “hang the young baggage” he tries to arrange her marriage
Nurse and juliets realtionship about juliet being prett
“Thou wast the prettiest babe that e’er I nursed. An I might live to see thee married once, I have my wish.” This shows that the nurse loves Juliet very much, as she is openly saying Juliet was the prettiest baby she had ever nursed and therefore looked after. It shoes love as she is happy to see when Juliet gets married
Lady capulet being selfish and disrespectful to juliet
Talk not to me, for I’ll not speak a word, Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee.” This shows how Lady Capulet is selfish as she is unprepared to listen to Juliet as she cares more about her own safety and her relationship with her husband then she does for her own daughter.
Lady Capulet quote calling juliet daughter
Nurse, where’s my daughter? Call her forth to me.”
This is intresting as instead of saying juliet she is referring to juliet as her daughter which implies that lady capulet does not care much for juliet
Juliet respecting her mother
“Yes, madam what is your will”
Lord capulet saying juliet is too youn to be married
My child is yet a stranger in the world.
She hath not seen the change of fourteen years.
Let two more summers wither in their pride
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.
What does antithesis mean?
Opposite
What is fate?
Concept that there are forces outside of human control which predetermine what happens in our lives, there’s nothing we can do to change what is happening to us now or what will happen to us in the future
What is free will?
Free will is the antithesis(opposite) of fate it mea there is no outside forces and all the actions we tak are just us excoriating our own choices
How does prologue identify theme of fate?
Fate is explored in the prologue as it tells the audience what is going to happen “star-rossed lovers take their life”, this is a dramatic tool used to create tension. Through telling the audience exactly what is going to happen at the beginning of the play , it is evident that the characters are unable to escape their impending doom. Thus this is evident fate is in control,
Juliet quotes as of 30/04/23
“Good pilgrim, you do wrong with your hand
too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in
this: For saints have hands that pilgrim’s hands
Do touch, and palm to palmis holy palmers’ kiss’(Act 2 Scene 2)
“O, I have bought the mansion of Love, but
not possess’d it, and though I am sold//not yet
enjoyed” Act 3 Sim 2 tins 26-28 (Putt
“The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars.”2-Romeo about Juliet
“my bounty is as boundless as the sea,
my love as deep: the more I give to thee”
“ wht storm is this that blows so contrary
Is Romeo slaughter’d? and is Tybalt dead?
My dearest cousin, and my dearest lord? Then dreadful trumpet,
sound the general doom”
“I pray thee leave me to myself tonight..
To move the heavens to smile upon my
state, which, well thou knowest, is cross
and full of sin”
“O happy dagger” taking Roma’s dagger
this is my sheath; stabs herself there
rust, and let me die”2
“My only love sprung from my only hate”
Romeo quotes
•I “why then, O brawling love,
O lovingg hate, O anything at
nothy first create”
•”Some consequence yet hanging in
the stars… But he hath the
Steerage of my course.”
•”O she doth learn the torches to
burn bright!… As a rich Jewel in
on ethiopes ear”
•”O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath
made me effeminate, And in my temper
soften’d valour’s steel”
•“ am fortunes tool”
•“That which we call a one By any other word would smell sweet”
“I defy you stars”- may be seen as he thinks he is empowered through love
•“My only love spring from my only hate”
•“Heaven is here, where Juliet lives”
Friar Lawrence key quotes
young men’s love then lies not
truly in their hearts, but in their
eyes”-act 2 Scenes
“For this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households rancour to pure love”- these characters are sacrificial lambs- their love is almost a sacrifice for the greater goos which is to unite their family this is a massive juxtaposition- shows they didn’t so much care for the individuals but instead for the honour of the family “- For by you leaves, you shall not stay alone, till holy church incorporate
two into 1” act 2 scene 4
“These violent delights
had violent ends”- the first violent- idea of something being forced and impulsive e.g someone pushes you you push them back- things done impulsively happens quickly and end fast- foreshadows just as quick as it came it goes. The second violence shows destruction. The repetition of violence used have different t connotations but show a bigger picture of how dangerous their love is
“Art thou a man? Thy
form cries out thou art;
thy teas are womanish, thy wild acts denote the unreasonable fury
of a beast. unseemly woman in a seeming man”
Act 3 s3 - may be used to show critics m of toxic masculinity could show friars love as he cares about Romeo wanting to kill himself
“And here I stand both
to impeach and purge
myself condemned and myself
excuse’d.”
Quotes to follow for his and Romeo’s relationship
Mercutio quotes
“A plague o’ both your houses!.”- Used as a catalyst in the text this is a pivotal point- goes down hill quickly - an in less can affect few but a plaugue spreads shows that the ramifications of love effect others, their actions spread like a plaugue. R+j die but have also impacted som many other characters
“They have made worms meat of me”
“
If love be rough with you,be rough with
love. Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down” Act 1 scene 3
“Ocalm, dishonourable, vile submission!”
Maybe add some stuff from queen mab speech
Lord Capulet
“My Child is yet a stranger in the world”
“she hath not seen the change of fourteen years;
“My will to her consent is but a part; and she agreed.
within her scope of choice”
“she is the hopeful lady of my earth”
•”Hang thee young baggage, disobedient wretch!”- there is more to this quote could put whole quote- this quote shows Chang of capulet, this is a problem caused by him being a victim of patriarchy as there is an expectation upon him he needs to control his daughter
“Hang, beg, starve,die in the streets, for by my soul
I’ll ne’ er acknowledge thee” Act 3 scene 5
“Out, you green-sickness carrion! out, you baggage!
You tallow-face!”
“
O brother Montage, give me thy hand. This is my
daughter’s jointure, far no more can I demand.”
.
Tybalt Quotes
“what, drawn talk of peace?I hate the word, as I hate hell, all montagnes
and thee. Have at thee coward!”
“Romeo, the hate I bear thee can afford no
better term than this, thou art a villain”
“I will withdraw\w but this intrusion shall/ Now seems sweet, convert to bitterest gall”
More to follow look at the violence quotes
Nurse Quotes
“you are to blame, my lord, to rate her so.”
“I think you are happy in this second
match , For it excels your first, or if it did not,
your first is dead, or ‘there as good as he were” Act 3 scene5
“Now, by my maidenhead, at twelve year old,
I bade her come. what, lamb! what, ladybird!
God forbid! Where’s this girl? What Juliet!”
“Faith I can tell her are unto an hour”
“we must talk in secret:- -nurse!come back
again” - Lady Capulet to nurse need support from
Nurse.
Lady Capulet
“Here comes your father: tell him so yourself, and see now he will take it
at your hands”
“Talk not to me, for I’ll not speak a word, Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee”
“we have vengeance for it”
“she’s not fourteen”
“nurse come ban again”
“Thou know’ st my know’s’t my daughter’s of a pretty age.
Benvolio Quotes
What doe Romeo and Juliet the play do to love
It flips it upside down
Juliet subverts a patriarchal society
Juliets relationship with her mother
Juliet is so clever that she defies her mother
When tybalt is dead and lady capulet is wandering round that she won’t be happy to romeo is dead
In c16 dead a term for orgasm , when she hears Juliet say that she wont let it don until she is experiencing ann organism by romeo
Masculinity
Fore fronts play with masculinity
Crows are black and surround death
Quotes to look into
Sun reference
Sin quote
With a kiss i die
A plague oboth your house imporntant as it is apart of fate too as the message doesn’t get to Romeo as there is plaugue in a neighbouring village
Tybalt
Godess fortuna
Fated to die so they
Fated to die to get a strong message about feminism
Friar acts as a father figure
He points out issues i romeo
He is a catalyst for their death.
Can be argued He is self centred as he wants the
He wont tell people what’s happened when dead they \
Freewill- how much of lovers behaviour is done to free will, does romeo need to ask for poison , why doesn’t they just stay banished by does Juliet Stab her self. They are restricted by society , however fated (asking examiners questions)
They love makes me effeminate
Cardinal sin
Fl and nurse responsible for death as allowed it to occur
Act 5 quotes
O happy dagger- Juliet cliche thoug
“O comfortable friar, where is my lord?”
“Happy some poison yet doth hang on them”
Pricne
A glooming peace this morning with it brings, the sun for sorrow will not show his hea. Go hence to have more talk of these sad things; some shall be pardon’s some punished:For never eas a story of more woe Than this or Juliet and her Romeo
“Miscarried by my faults let my old life Be Sacrific’d, some hour before his time, UNto te rigour of severest law”- FL
“Capulet? Montague? See what a scourge is laid upon your hate”
“Ah, what an unkind hour Is guilty of this lamentable chance!”
“There is thy gold, worse poison to men’s souls, Doing more murder in this loathsome world.”2
“And drink it of, and if you had the strength Of twenty men, it would dispatch you straight.”
Benvolio quotes
Part fools! Put up your swords,you kno not what to do.”2
“I do keep the peace. Put up thy sword, or manage it to part these men with me” act 1 scene 1
“Here were the servants of your adversary, and yours close fighting ere I did approach:I drew to part them “2- links to him being responsible in act 3 he is in the fight scene there both cousins foil of tybalt
“Tell me in sadness, who is that you love?”
“Groan? Why, no; But sadly tell me, who?
Montague
“2Away from light steals home my heavy son”
“I either know it,nor can learn from him2
“Could we but learn from whence his sores grow, We would as willingly give cure as know “2
Dove quote
So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows,
