Romeo And Juliet Flashcards
Romeo: Love at the beginning and melancholic
“Love is a smoke raised with the fumes of sighs… a chocking gall and preserving sweet.” Act 1 Scene 1
Love isn’t real - is a illusion.
Gall = poison
Romeo: fate
“Oh I am fortune’s fool.” Act 3, Scene 1.
Romeo identifies that he cannot fight against his fate no matter how much he tries to go against them.
Romeo: foreshadowing to the end
“O brawling love! O loving hate! SCENE 1 ACT 1
Oxymoron - highlights if the love between Romeo and Juliet but cannot be carried out by the hate of the two families
Juliet possessive over Romeo
“I have bought the mansion of live but not possessed it.” ACT 3 SCENE 2
Can be seen as childish - she is reckless and falls in love quickly
Juliet : love and practical view
“O swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon.” ACT 2 SCENE
Shows the maturing of Juliet - love made her become an adult.
Shows that she is more rational compared to Romeo
Tybalt : hates peace
“Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues and thee.” ACT 1 SCENE 1
Foil of Benvolio
Believes family honour and respect is the most important thing.
Capulet: reputation and anger towards Juliet
“Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch! ACT 3 SCENE 5
The use of the rule of three emphasises the anger he has.
Contrast to the beginning of the play.
“Wretch” - suggests of someone abandoned and unwanted
Lady Capulet: reacts to Juliet’s saying no to marriage
“I would the fool were married to her grave.” ACT 3 SCENE 5
Shows lack of maternal love to Juliet
Both Romeo and Juliet are called “fool,” it could be of their reckless behaviour or from their young age
Nurse: close to Juliet
Context: the parents were close to their children as they had maids to take care of them instead.
“What, lamb! What ladybird! ACT 1 SCENE 3
“Lamb” - vulnerable, to be doted on
The nicknames suggest that a strong maternal love between the nurse and Juliet.
Can relate to context - wet nurses took care of the children.
Friar Lawrence: hopes to end their feud.
“To turn your houshold’s rancour to pure love.” ACT 2 SCENE 3
Shows that the feud is so bad, that other characters are desperate to end it.
Innocent people are included in the feud as collateral
Mercutio : hates the fact Romeo is not fighting back
“O calm, dishonourable, vile submission!”
Triplet
Does not know of Romeo’s marriage.
Suggests that loving Juliet has made Romeo seen as weak
Paris: possessive
“Thy face is mine.” ACT 4 SCENE 1
Context: patriarchal society.
Paris has a love of convenience not romantic love.
Prologue : conflict
“From ancient grudge break to new mutiny.”
Could relate to family honour: family honour has only complicated and prolonged the feud between them. Character related: Tybalt
Capulet: protective of Juliet
“She is the hopeful lady of my earth.” ACT 1 SCENE 2
Shows a rational side of Capulet
Would’ve been surprising at the time because at Juliet’s age, they were expected to get married already. But he wants her to get older.
Shows paternal love toward her
