romeo and juliet

Question 1

A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life

Answer 1

prologue,

Question 2

doth with their death bury their parents’ strife

Answer 2

prologue

Question 3

do you bite your thumb at us, sir?

Answer 3

act 1, scene 1

Question 4

peace? i hate the word, as i hate hell, all montagues, and thee

Answer 4

act 1 scene 1

Question 5

rebellious subjects, enemies to peace

Answer 5

act 1, scene 1

Question 6

will they not hear?

Answer 6

act 1, scene 1

Question 7

you men, you beasts

Answer 7

act 1, scene 1

Question 8

three civil brawls, bred of an airy word

Answer 8

act 1, scene 1

Question 9

cankered with peace…cankered hate

Answer 9

act 1, scene 1

Question 10

your lives shall pay

Answer 10

act 1, scene 1

Question 11

o brawling love, o loving hate

Answer 11

act 1, scene 1

Question 12

much to do with hate, but more with love

Answer 12

act 1, scene 1

Question 13

earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she

Answer 13

act 1, scene 2

Question 14

i will make thee think thy swan a crow

Answer 14

act 1, scene 2

Question 15

it is an honour that i dream not of

Answer 15

act 1, scene 3

Question 16

some consequences yet hanging in the stars

Answer 16

act 1, scene 4

Question 17

i talk of dreams

Answer 17

act 1, scene 4

Question 18

o, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!

Answer 18

act 1, scene 5

Question 19

did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!

Answer 19

act 1, scene 5

Question 20

if he be married, my grave is like to be my wedding bed

Answer 20

act 1, scene 5

Question 21

my only love sprung from my only hate!

Answer 21

act 1, scene 5

Question 22

my bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep

Answer 22

act 2, scene 2

Question 23

it is the east, and juliet is the sun

Answer 23

act 2, scene 2

Question 24

o romeo, romeo! wherefore art thou romeo?

Answer 24

act 2, scene 2

Question 25

what's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet

Answer 25

act 2, scene 2

Question 26

parting is such sweet sorrow

Answer 26

act 2, scene 2

Question 27

poison hath residence and medicine power

Answer 27

act 2, scene 3

Question 28

young men's love then lies, not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes

Answer 28

act 2, scene 3

Question 29

wisely and slow. they stumble that run fast

Answer 29

act 2, scene 3

Question 30

so smile the heavens upon this holy act

Answer 30

act 2, scene 6

Question 31

these violent delights have violent ends

Answer 31

act 2, scene 6

Question 32

love moderately: long love doth so

Answer 32

act 2, scene 6

Question 33

for, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone

Answer 33

act 2, scene 6

Question 34

a plague o'both your houses

Answer 34

act 3, scene 1

Question 35

o, i am fortune's fool!

Answer 35

act 3, scene 1

Question 36

ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man

Answer 36

act 3, scene 1

Question 37

gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds

Answer 37

act 3, scene 2

Question 38

beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical!

Answer 38

act 3, scene 2

Question 39

there is no world without Verona walls

Answer 39

act 3, scene 3

Question 40

adversity's sweet milk, philosophy

Answer 40

act 3, scene 3

Question 41

it was the nightingale, and not the lark

Answer 41

act 3, scene 5

Question 42

more light and light: more dark and dark our woes!

Answer 42

act 3, scene 5

Question 43

i will not marry yet; and when i do, i swear, it shall be romeo

Answer 43

act 3, scene 5

Question 44

o, bid me leap, rather than marry paris

Answer 44

act 4, scene 1

Question 45

if thou darest, i'll give thee remedy

Answer 45

act 4, scene 1

Question 46

what if it be a poison, which the friar, subtly hath ministered to have me dead

Answer 46

act 4, scene 3

Question 47

romeo, i come! this do i drink to thee

Answer 47

act 4, scene 3

Question 48

i dreamt my lady came and found me dead

Answer 48

act 5, scene 1

Question 49

i defy you, stars

Answer 49

act 5, scene 1

Question 50

there is thy gold, worse poison to men's souls

Answer 50

act 5, scene 1

Question 51

o true apothecary! thy drugs are quick. thus with a kiss i die

Answer 51

act 5 scene 3

Question 52

o happy dagger!

Answer 52

act 5, scene 3

Question 53

here's to my love

Answer 53

act 5, scene 3

Question 54

for never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her romeo

Answer 54

act 5, scene 3

Question 55

theme of fate why

Answer 55

shakespeare argues that fate may often be self-inflicted, brought about by a failure to recognise our own flaws or moderate our behaviour

Question 56

theme of extreme emotions why

Answer 56

romeo and juliet serves as a warning to the audience against dreaming and behaving impulsively without properly considering actions and their potential consequences

Question 57

theme of consequences why

Answer 57

through the use of dramatic irony, shakespeare provides the audience a platform to interrogate the actions of each character and identify how particular decisions lead to tragic outcomes, perhaps in the hope this growing awareness of the correlation between action and repercussion will prompt the audience to be more mindful when making their own decisions

Question 58

theme of being irrational why

Answer 58

shakespeare criticises those within society who fail the vulnerable by providing poorly considered advice, even those with ostensibly good intentions

Question 59

theme of passion why

Answer 59

shakespeare criticises excessively passionate behaviour, highlighting how acting recklessly out of love/hate/pride can have negative consequences

Question 60

theme of conflict why

Answer 60

shakespeare emphasises the futility of conflict, stressing how the feud between the two families continues out of a stubborn refusal to forgive or seek forgiveness, rather than for genuine irreconcilable differences

Question 61

theme of violence why

Answer 61

throughout the play, shakespeare highlights how quickly violence spreads, ultimately infiltrating every aspect of society. he wanted to warn his audience about the consequences of violent behaviour

Question 62

theme of toxic masculinity why

Answer 62

shakespeare criticises the toxic masculinity within verona, whereby all men are eventually drawn into competitiveness and violence for the sake of male bravado

Question 63

theme of women why

Answer 63

shakespeare exposes the limitations placed on women within a patriarchal society, whereby women have a little autonomy over their own lives or futures

Question 64

theme of love why

Answer 64

throughout the play, shakespeare highlights that love and violence are inextricably connected, suggesting that while love can be exhilarating and transformative, it can also be destructive and chaotic

Question 65

theme of family loyalties why

Answer 65

throughout the play, shakespeare demonstrates how conflicting loyalties - to your children, shakespeare may be critiquing Renaissance social arrangements and by presenting families where parents have little idea about the feelings and needs of their children, shakespeare may be critiquing Renaissance social arrangements