Romeo and Juliet Flashcards
“What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee! Have at thee, coward!”
Tybalt
“Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night”
Romeo
“Wisely and slow, they stumble that run fast”
Friar Lawrence
a piece of literature that inspired Shakespeare to borrow the concept and characters from it
a poem titled “The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet”
who wrote “The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet”?
Arthur Brooke
When was “The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet” created/published?
1562
another piece of literature from an ancient Roman writer that inspired Shakespeare
Pyramus and Thisbe by Ovid
Theme
main idea or moral of the story
Symbol
something that stands for more than itself
Motif
an idea or subject that occurs over and over
Themes found in Romeo and Juliet
Power of love, passion and violence, individuals versus society, and the unbreakable fate
Symbols found in Romeo and Juliet
Poison, roses, fire, stars, and masks
Motifs found in Romeo and Juliet
Opposites like light vs dark and youth vs age
The play’s dominant and most important theme
Power of Love
Rose
love, sweetness, and gentleness associated with Juliet and Paris. It also represents death.
Fire
shows anger and consuming passion like love that is destructive. It is also associated with Romeo and Juliet.
Stars
fate, fear of what will happen, and the purity of the love of Romeo and Juliet
Masks
insincerity, hidden love, aid in breaking the rules, reason why Romeo and Juliet could meet but not tell their families
at what form did the play sets up the mood
Sonnet
at what point did the play introduce the feud between two families in Verona, Italy?
Chorus
how were the young lovers described in the story?
two “star-cross’d lovers”
expert in plants and herbs
Friar Lawrence
