R&J - Conflict Plan Flashcards
3 big ideas
- Juliet vs Lord Capulet
- Romeo and Juliet’s internal conflict
- The feud
- “O bid me ____ rather than ___________
leap…marry Paris
Foreshadows that Juliet will have to die in protest - shows the violent and tragic consequences that lie if you protest.
- “Hang, ____, starve, die….
in the streets”
beg
Semantic field of death and suffering - the cost of what women have to pay if they step out of line.
- “Green _______ carrion”
sickness
- “Or I will drag thee on a _________…
thither”
- “O brawling love, O loving hate”
- “Dove-feathered raven”
- “Romeo I drink to thee”
- “O I am _________’s _______”
fortune; fool
- “Ancient _______”
grudge
- “Profaners of this _________________ steel”
nieghbour-stained
- “bred of an _________ word”
airy
- “cankered”
…
- “your lives shall pay the ________ of the _______”
forefit
peace
- “I hate peace, ___ ___________, and thee”
all Montagues
1) Shakespeare’s intentions
Exposing the destructive nature of the patriarchy
Critiques the lack of compassion parents showed
Examines how rigid social expectations can lead to tragedy.
Questions whether loyalty to family should outweigh individual happiness.
2) Shakespeare’s intentions
Reveals to the audience the dangers of society’s consumption by the concept of family honour.
Romeo and Juliet’s death causes M+C’s change of perspective. It was their love that they died for which taught M+C that the feud needed to end. Ultimately, their love for one another ended the feud.
Explores how love can clash with identity - tension between their intense romance and their concrete identities, molded by family.
3) Shakespeare’s intentions
Critiques the cycle of violence and hatred that consumes the M’s + C’s identity as well as society.
Underscores the tragedy of inherited grudges showing how blind obligance to societal beliefs can lead to unnecessary loss/suffering.
Illustrates how love is hindered by societal conflicts beyond the control of individuals.
