Romeo Flashcards
O.B.L.O.L.H
O BRAWLING LOVE, O LOVING HATE
themes of love, clarity and confusion, love can simultaneously cause joy and sorrow, conveys central conflict
oxymoron & repetition
F.O.L/B.S/C.F/S.W
FEATHER OF LEAD/ BRIGHT SMOKE/ COLD FIRE/ SICK HEALTH
inner turmoil, unstable, love may seem attractive & harmonic but in reality is destructive
Imagery & oxymoron
S.D.T.T.T.T.B.B/U.T.C.O.N
SHE DOTH TEACH THE TORCHES TO BURN BRIGHT!/ UPON THE CHEEK OF NIGHT
sonnet - iambic pentameter, unquantifiable sparks of love, foreshadows ending of love, she makes him complete
rhyming couplets
I.I.T.E.A.J.I.T.S
IT IS THE EAST, AND JULIET IS THE SUN
elevates her status, her presence illuminates his life, essential for his existence and Juliet’s love makes the moon seem weak
imagery & metaphor
L.G.T.L.A.S.F.T.B
LOVE GOES TOWARD LOVE AS SCHOOLBOYS FROM THEIR BOOKS
reflects his youthful compassion. rooted in the mindset of a young person, feels sad when he has to leave her, he feels uncontrollable of excitement
contrast & simile
I.D.P.I.N.I.T.B.L.T
I DO PROTEST, I NEVER INJURED THEE, BUT LOVE THEE
disspell the feud, pacifist due to Juliet, love clashing with violence & his love for Juliet overpowers his place in the feud
Dramatic irony & foreshadow
M.L.A.L.M.D.A.D.O.W
MORE LIGHT AND LIGHT, MORE DARK AND DARK OUR WOES
light - harsh reality of separation
dark - secrecy & intimacy of love
as daylight increases, so does their sorrow, symbolising now external forces overshadow their love
juxtaposition
T.I.D.Y.S
THEN I DEFY YOU STARS
short, exclamative sentences highlights determination, ironic as they are star-crossed, trying to defy fate
dramatically irony
H.T.M.L/T.D.A.Q
HERES TO MY LOVE/ THY DRUGS ARE QUICK
encapsulates intensity of his love, devastating consequences of miscommunication, drastic & poignant
irony & imagery
