Romeo and Juliet key ideas Flashcards by G xxx | Brainscape

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How does Shakespeare negatively present love?

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It causes irrational behaviour
People make sacrifices for it
Can corrupt an individual

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How does Shakespeare present love positively?

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By showing it to be caring and protecting

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What does Shakespeare link love to in the play?

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Religion

Shows extreme devotion

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What does Shakespeare make the audience question?

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If love is worth it as negative effects come with it eg. Romeo being sad over Rosaline, Romeo and Juliet dying

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How does Shakespeare use dramatic irony? What does it link with?

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We know from start R&J are going to die from prologue, links in with fate. Shakespeare is setting the characters the fate they all believe in

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How is inner conflict portrayed through Juliet?

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She battles with sense of loyalty as Romeo kills Tybalt

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What is the effect of shakespeare showing fighting over very little eg. “airy word”

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To mock how defensive men are about honour

To emphasis how pathetic family feud is

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How is conflict presented as damaging lives?

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Mercuito, Tybalt, Juliet, Romeo, Paris and Lady Montague die

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How is the death of Romeo and Juliet presented as a worthy sacrifice?

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Stopped the family’s ancient grudge and stopped more deaths because of it

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How is the death of Romeo and Juliet presented as a tragic waste?

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They were young, hadn’t known each other long

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How is death presented in the play?

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Foreshadowed in prologue and throughout the play

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What is death linked with?

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Marriage

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How is light imagery used in the play?

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To show Romeo’s happiness

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How is dark imagery used in the play?(2)

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To show when Romeo is depressed
To show secretiveness of their relationship as it only takes place during the night, implies they don’t exist in daytime/light because of societies strict rules

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How is Juliet seen to go against impulsive nature of love?

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“Too rash, too sudden, too unadvised, too like the lighting”

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How is Juliet seen as innocent?

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“Saint lips”

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How is Romeo shown to have a positive attitude towards love?

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“With love’s light wings did I o-perch these walls”

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How is Romeo shown to be physical towards love?

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“Nor ope her lap to saint seducing gold”

Rosaline didn’t want to be paid for sex

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How is Juliet shown to be devoted to Romeo?

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“Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself”

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Mercuito’s attitude towards love?

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“If love be rough with you, be rough with love”

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How is Juliet’s inner conflict shown?

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“O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face”

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How is Juliet shown to be strong when she kills herself instead of marrying Paris?

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“O happy dagger, this is thy sheath. There rust and let me die”

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How are the families shown to be to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death?

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Family feud
Lord capulet forces Juliet to marry Paris
Capulets brought Juliet’s wedding day forward

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How are the families shown NOT to be to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death?

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Fate is to blame

“Some consequences yet hanging in the stars… some vile forfeit of untimely death”

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How does Shakespeare present themes and ideas in the prologue?

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"Star crossed lovers" - Fate, Love
"Fatal loins" - Fate
"Ancient grudge" - Shows family feud 
"Misadventur'd" - R&amp;J are unlucky 
"Piteous overthrows" - Their deaths which deserves pity

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How is conflict shown in the beginning of the play?

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“You beasts, that quench the fire of your pernicious rage

With purple foundations issuing from your veins”