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Complete the quote:
«A pair of…life»
(Prologue)
«A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life»
What does the quote: «A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life» imply?
It implies that destiny controls their actions/fate/future. It is a metaphor and foreshadows their death at the end of the play.
What does the quote: «fearful passage of their death-mark’d love» show?
— «Fearful passage» means tragic unfolding, which, alongside «death», foreshadows their end- audience aware of the characters’ fate.
— «Death marked love» is an oxymoron as the words “death” and “love” juxtapose each other. (Opposite connotations)
— (context) ”death mark’d”-stood out to the audience at the time it was performed - fear of the plague was high. The plague/ Black Death - deadly disease that worked very quickly and left blemishes or «marks» on those affected
—(Link) The idea that death follows them through the play is emphasised as those they love die around them
—Personification of death
Analyse :
«from forth the fatal loins»
— alliteration emphasises threatening tone
—adjective “fatal” implies they were born to fulfill their destiny
Analyse :
“ I will bite my thumb at them, which is a disgrace to them if they bear it”
—biting your thumb at someone was seen as very disrespectful
—trying to provoke conflict
—(context) example of toxic masculinity- men were expected to be violent
—honour tells them not to accept insults
Why does Sampson say:
“Take the law of our sides, let them begin”
—He wants their opponents to start the fight so he is not legally responsible
—anxiety about the law demonstrates awareness of actions, but society’s expectations pushes them - carefully considering his actions but it does’nt stop aggression
—toxic masculinity of the time- despite the prince’s threats, Romeo, mercution and tybalt still fight
—scene foreshadows later conflicts
Complete the quote: “bound more…in prison, kept without…tormented”
“Bound more than a madman is, shut up in prison, kept without my food. Whipped and tormented”
What does the quote show?:
“Bound more than a madman is, shut up in prison, kept without my food. Whipped and tormented”
—Romeo is being overly dramatic about Rosalind’s rejection- madly in love
—this contrasts with later scenes and shows his fickle behaviour as he falls madly in love with Juliet only a short time later
—this is a very harsh hyperbole as “madmen” in the Elizabethan era were treated horribly as they did not fully understand mental illnesses and feared them/didnt know how to help them
Analyse “stole into the covert of the wood”
—Romeo is not a stereotypical man of the era and avoided fighting-more concerned with courtly love- this is why Romeo’s killing of tybalt for mercutio is so meaningful as it is so far from his normal
—he is overly emotional-sulking over Rosaline
—his tendency to hide things reflects his later secret marriage to Juliet
—this deceptiveness ultimately leads to his death
Examine:
“By giving liberty unto thine eyes. Examine other beauties.”
—Romeo is so upset by Rosaline’s rejection that he is sulking
— “beauties” suggests that’s all the value women had- reflects views of the era
—ironic because finding Juliet ultimately leads to his death
—“thine eyes” love at first sight
Examine:
“What lamb! What, ladybird”
— “lamb”-she is young, suggests innocence- sacrificial, her death ends the feud- foreshadowing
—nickname suggests closeness between nurse and Juliet- ! also suggests this- servant shouting at her- contrasts with “madam” when she addresses her mother
— alliteration- soft, innocent, pure
—she is a vulnerable, sweet, stereotypical Elizabethan girl
What does this suggest?:
“I’ll look to like, if looking liking move”
— shows how obedient she is- as expected of daughters
—obedient
Examine:
“Madam, I am here. What is your will?”
— she is obedient and listens to her mother as expected
—suggests her mother only calls for her when she wants something- implies they are not close
—“madam” contrasts with the nurse’s nicknames- formality
What does this suggest:
“Holy shrine”
(Act1, Scene5 - Romeo and Juliet’s first encounter)
—Religious imagery- he is idolising her
—Impulsive and excessive
Finish Romeo’s quote:
“To smooth…kiss”
(Act1, Scene5)
“To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss”
Examine Juliet’s quote:
“holy palmers’ kiss”
(Act1, Scene5)
—religious imagery
—shocking as she is a woman- not supposed to return affections so soon- impulsive
—Unexpected as she had agreed to marry Paris
—Impulsiveness emphasised later in the play
Complete the quote:
“O Romeo… thou…thy name”
“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? / Deny thy father and refuse thy name”
What does Romeo’s quote suggest?:
“With love’s light wings did I o’er-perch these walls; / For stony limits cannot hold love out”
—trying to woo her- feels so in love he can do anything
—foreshadows- he will do anything for his love- leads to tragedy
— irony that there were in fact barriers to their love, leading to their deaths
Analyse:
“These violent delights have violent ends”
—Friar laurence is warning Romeo
—foreshadows their violent ends
—repetition emphasises their sad deaths
Complete the quote:
“My mind…the stars”
Give a technique used
“my mind misgives / Some consequence yet hanging in the stars”
—Celestial Imagery
Who says this and why?:
“A plague o’ both your houses!”
Merciful says this after he has been stabbed by Tybalt. In his anger he (partly) blames Romeo. This foreshadows the deaths of a child from each house.
Who says:
“What, drawn, and talk of Peace? I hate the word / As I hate hell, all montages, and thee”
Tybalt says this to Benvolio in Act 1:1.
—this was an extreme comparison in religious times
Examine:
“Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical!”
—“beautiful” and oxymorons shows their attraction is based on appearances
—Juxtaposing words /oxymorons- she is conflicted
Analyse:
“Come, death, and welcome. Juliet wills it so.”
—death has been approaching since the beginning/prologue
—So infatuated that death does not concern him
— foreshadows near fate
Finish the quote:
“Hang thee…wretched!”
Who says this and why?
“Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch!”
—Capulet says this to Juliet- he is angry that she is defying him as her father
— represents society’s views of women in the elizabethan era (patriarchy)
—“young” suggests she is too young to make decisions
—objectifying her - insulting, worthless
Who says:
“My fingers itch.”
Capulet, because he is angry at Juliet. As her father, he has control over her. However, though he does not know it, she has already married Romeo and so must now listen to her husband.
