Male friendships Flashcards
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Q
What doe the close bond between Romeo and Mercutio and Benvolio reflect?
And so?
A
It reflects/ echoes the HOMOSOCIALITY typical of Elizabethan England at the time- Men were very of ten educated together and spent most of their time in each other’s company.
AND SO?- His friendship leads Romeo to retaliate against Tybalt an although this is also a reflection of gender rules and the code of honour, it also shows how Romeo struggles between his former close onds and his bond with Juliet
