R&J Flashcards
1
Q
Renaissance
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rejection of traditional
2
Q
Gender roles and expectations
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- women are expected to be “feminine,” sensitive and compassionate
3
Q
1 Verona
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Friar Lawrene’s meddling (interfering)
4
Q
1 Suffering
A
Romeo’s Banishment by the King in Act 3 Scene 2
5
Q
2 Suffering
A
Meracho death nephew to the king in Act 3 Scene 1
6
Q
3 Suffering
A
Tybalt’s Death in Act 3 Scene 2
7
Q
2 Verona
A
The impression that Italians were highly romantic
8
Q
3 Verona
A
Shakespeare sets his play in faraway places like Verona because he is critical of the English monarchy
9
Q
4 Verona
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is in Italy
10
Q
1 Fate
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Shakespeare also belied in “fate by a person’s is a fatal flaw” by Aristotle