Love Between Romeo and Juliet Act 3

Question 1

Quotes for Act 3

Answer 1

ROMEO:

‘Ha, banishment, be merciful and day death’
‘Heaven is here where Juliet lives … every cat, dog, mouse’

JULIET:

‘Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical … Dearer Lord’
‘Mansion of love … impatient child’
‘He shall not make me there a joyful bride’

Question 2

Analyse ‘Ha, banishment, be merciful and say death’

Answer 2

• Believes that exile is worse than death as he will be separated from Juliet
• Blinding his conscience - emotional dependence on Juliet
• His despair suggests that fate is an inescapable force - he is powerless against it
• ‘Ha’ - mocking tone - disregards the sentence of banishment - goes to see Juliet later
• Mirrors the immaturity of his suicide

Question 3

Analyse ‘Heaven is here where Juliet lives … every cat, dog, mouse’

Answer 3

• Elevates Juliet’s position to that of an ethereal status and heavenly presence to portray his all-consuming love for her

-Listing is used to represent his jealousy as so many unworthy animals can be around, yet he cannot

Question 4

Analyse ‘Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical … Dearer Lord’

Answer 4

• Uses multiple oxymorons to convey her internal conflict of juxtaposing emotions - her love and hate for Romeo is symbiotic - duality
• Her love is overpowering as Romeo is ‘dearer’

-Mimics Romeo’s use of oxymorons from Act 1 when he felt betrayed by Rosaline - Juliet may also feel betrayed

• Also elevates Romeo this time to a higher status through ‘Lord’ - shows each others admiration for one another
• ‘Lord’ is a term of endearment - reverence to Romeo’s authority in the relationship

Question 5

Analyse ‘He shall not make me there a joyful bride’

Answer 5

• Defies typical conventions of the inferior nature of the woman’s opinion in a male dominated society
• Women were always submissive
• Bravery expresses her devotion for Romeo
• Modal verb ‘shall’ promotes a declarative sentence, further asserting her loyalty to Romeo