Romeo Flashcards
“ under loves heavy burden do I sink.”
Act 1 scene 4
Mercutio cleverly turns Romeo’s remark, “Under love’s heavy burden do I sink,” into a sexual innuendo. If Romeo should sink “it” in, then he would “burden love” with his body weight, which would be “too great oppression (pressing down) for a tender thing” like Rosaline. (Burden is a noun and verb)
“Sad hours seem long.”
Act one scene one
Hyperbole
His depression and childlike state is expressed through the use of language too: “Sad hours seem long” is an example of hyperbole and the way this is used to express to the audience that he is lusting over her rather than being in love with her.
“Oh I am fortunes fool.”
Act three scene one
Romeo feels that fortune was being particularly cruel since he just got married and might be put to death. When we think about luck, our attention often turns to fate.
This oxymoron reflects back to the prologue’s reference to “star-crossed lovers” – a tragic ending set up by the universe.
“Pens himself up and makes himself an artificial night.”
Act one scene one
Montague’s imagery of an “artificial night” reveal the extent of Romeo’s deep depression: he does not simply put himself away in a room, he has “shut” his windows and “locked” daylight out. The powerful verbs showcase the extent and power that he keeps himself in darkness and away from others.
Adjective
“Than I defy you stars”
Act five scene one
When Romeo screams, “Then I defy you, stars,” he is screaming against the fate that he believes is thwarting his desires (5.1. 24). He attempts to defy that fate by killing himself and spending eternity with Juliet
Metaphors It symbolizes Romeo’s challenge against fate, which he associates with the stars.
“o sweet juliet thy beauty hath made me effeminate.”
Act three
This indicates that what he feels about her was entirely formed by her physical beauty rather than genuine feelings. Evidently, sexual desires seemed to be his ulterior motive for marrying her, instead of committing to love, care, and cherish her till death do them part.
this quote highlights how Romeo has fallen involve with Juliet to a great extent due to ‘O sweet Juliet, Shakespeare has used an extended metaphor to emphasise Juliet’s beauty and how her beauty has made him change.
“O speak again, bright angel, for thou art As glorious to this night, being o’er my head, As is a winged messenger of Heaven”
Act two scene two
