R&J INDIVIDUAL V SOCIETY Flashcards
“I take thee at thy word: Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptis’d;
Henceforth I never will be Romeo.”
-Symbolism, Characterisation, Metaphor
-baptism emphasises the fact that Romeo believes that Julie’s love with him will purify him.
Romeo would sacrifice his name to be with her
”Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”
-Question, dramatic irony, soliloquy
-emphasises her inner conflict, Rhetorical question reveals her frustration as she has fallen for the enemy
Ironic as Juliet doesn’t know Romeo can hear her
”’Tis but thy name that is my enemy; —
Thou art thyself though, not a Montague
What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!”
-Soliloquy, Rhetorical question
-Shows that Juliet doesn’t care about the feud. She is mature enough to look past houses.
-Rhetorical question shows that her family name means little
“Deny thy father, and refuse thy name…”
-Internal conflict
-Juliet soliloquy’s about her internal conflict, she is torn between duty for her house and her love for Romeo
