Romeo

Question 1

“O brawling love,O loving hate!
-Romeo

Answer 1

talks in oxymorons throughout Act 1 until he meets Juliet
O loving hate!-

Question 2

“O I am fortunes fool!”
Romeo

Answer 2

-illustrates the fact that Romeo sees himself as a subject to the whims of fate
-reference back to the prologue and put ideas of fate and destiny back into the audiences minds

Question 3

“Did my heart love till now.. got a ne’er saw true beauty till this night “
Romeo

Answer 3

-immediately forgets Rosalind and recognises that what he felt for her was not love
-pinpoints the moment that Romeo sees Juliet and experiences love at first sight
-feels that no one else can compare to Juliet
-uses hyperbole to comment on Juliet’s beauty , her appearance and says how he has fallen in love with her because of that
-could suggest he is still immature at this point

Question 4

“But soft!what light though yonder window breaks ?it is east and Juliet is the sun”
Romeo

Answer 4

-compares her to the sun
-uses the metaphor ‘Juliet is the sun’ to suggest she brings light, happiness and love to his life
-without her,he feels that his life has no meaning
-shows how strong his love for her is

Question 5

“Good capsules which name I tender as dearly as my own , be satisfied”
Romeo

Answer 5

-contrast to a centres of the play , Romeo is the first character to push these feelings of anger aside
-when he is trying to calm the anger man he uses the adjective good to refer to tybalt
-Romeo’s attempt to calm tybalt actually angers him more
-highlights Romeo’s growing maturity at this point

Question 6

“Mercutios soul is a little above our heads either you or I, or both must go with him”
Romeo

Answer 6

-loses control of his emotions and attacks tybalt to get revenge
-shows how Romeo’s personality dramatically changes in an instant
-becomes obsessed with vengeance
-suddenly cares very little for himself or Juliet

Question 7

“Nothing can be I’ll if she be well”
Romeo

Answer 7

Completely obsessed with his love for Juliet even while exiled

Question 8

“Wilt thou provoke me ?
Then have at thee boy !”
Romeo

Answer 8

-tried to avoid fighting Paris but Paris refuses to back down -shows that Romeo’s personality has changed since act 1
-use the insulting noun ‘boy’ to disrespect Paris

Question 9

“Shake the yoke of inauspicious stars from this world wearied flesh”
Romeo

Answer 9

-says how fed up of life he is
-feelings that he must kill himself to stop his unlucky fate from happening
-sees no other way out