Romeo and Juliet Act 1 & 2 Flashcards
Why Verona? (4)
- Known to be the land of love, many nobles would go on honeymoons in Italy
- Italian males are known to be hot-blooded, passionate, fiery, quick-tempered, Machismo (establish feud and set Romeo apart from others)
- Italians are known for being loyal to their family. Allegiance and familial loyalty was a huge priority for them.
- Italy has a beautiful setting and scenery that is sunny and romantic.
Function of the Feud (5)
- Clarifies the social structure
- Reinforces male identity
- Reinforces loyalty to ancestry
- Men share a debased attitude towards women
- Causes R&J to be secretive
Why is reinforcing the male identity as important?
To set Romeo apart from others
He is not at the feud. He is not violent or hot-headed like Tybalt. It contrasts him with every other male including his father. He is lost in his head and heavy in love while everyone else can only think of hate.
What is Lord Capulet’s view of marriage?
Paris is a good choice for Juliet, but she is very young and I will miss her. Let us wait a few years.
What is Lady Capulet’s view of marriage?
Juliet should marry Paris; the sooner the better!
What is Paris’s view of marriage?
Please let me marry Juliet ASAP!
What is an oxymoron?
Two words that contradict each other.
Ex. student teacher, pretty ugly, jumbo shrimp
What is an extended metaphor?
A metaphor used for multiple lines
Ex. Paris is a book, Romeo is a pilgrim
What is a classical allusion?
A reference to Greek or Roman mythology
Ex. strength of Hercules, wit of Athena
What is a paradox?
A statement that contradicts itself
Ex. It is a pity that youth must be wasted on the young
What is archaic language?
An older word or usage of a word that is not seen much anymore
What is omission?
Leaving out a part of a word or words
What is imagery?
Describing things that can be sensed using the 5 senses
What is a pun?
A play on words, usually the sound of words
What is inversion?
Reversing the order of words
What is Petrarchan Love?
Unrequited love
What is iambic pentameter?
A line has 10 syllables, one unstressed followed by one stressed
What is a sonnet?
14 lines, ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme, 3 quatrains and a couplet, in iambic pentameter
What does “Wherefore art thou Romeo? mean?
She is asking him why he is named Romeo.
What is Juliet asking Romeo to do when she says “Deny thy father and refuse thy name?” What else would he give up?
She is asking him to give up his name and in doing so, he would also give up his status, his family, his wealth, his past life, his privilege…
How to cite a quote for Romeo and Juliet?
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Explain: “What’s in a name? That by which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” Is this true in Romeo’s case?
She says in this line and following lines that she thinks names don’t really mean anything. Even if a rose were called a stinking pile of trash, it would still smell like a rose. She applies this logic onto Romeo and says that he should get rid of his name and he would still be perfect and will be able to be with her. This is not really true in reality because Romeo would be betraying his entire family and losing everything. His name actually holds a lot of weight for him.
What does this quote show us?
“My ears have yet not drunk a hundred words of thy tongue’s uttering”
Romeo and Juliet do not know each other very well; they have barely spoken to each other much.
Who is the more realistic one during the Balcony scene? Provide an example.
Juliet
She is worried about being found out and warns Romeo that if anyone finds him here, he will be killed.
