R&J LOVE

Question 1

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite”

Answer 1

-simile
-used to emphasise depth and strength of their love to each other
-Just as the sea is vast so is Romeos love to Juliet

Question 2

“O she doth teach the torches to burn bright”

Answer 2

-Metaphor and Symbolism. Contrast
-Romeo compares Juliet’s beauty to a bright light, she is more radiant than a flame
-light contrast to Rosaline
-He speaks in verse now

Question 3

“Then plainly know, my heart’s dear love is set
on the fair daughter of rich Capulet”

Answer 3

-Characterisation
Romeos declaration of love to Juliet, from this point we know he’s madly in love with her
-Love over house

Question 4

“Did my heart love til now? Forswear it, sight!
For I ne’er saw true beauty til this night.”

Answer 4

-Rhyming couplet, Rhetorical Question
-When Romeo sees Juliet he forgets all feelings to Rosaline
-Rhetorical question emphasises that he has never truly been in love until now
Rhyming couplet emphasises that he never loved before seeing Juliet.