Romeo and Juliet quotations and analysis Flashcards
PROLOGUE
From ________ the ________ loins of these two _______
forth, fatal, foes - repetition, the parents have created something that is born to die due to their ‘ancient grudge’
PROLOGUE
‘a pair of __________ lovers take their _____’
star-crossed, life - told in the prologue as it creates dramatic irony and further enforces the tragic story
Repetition of stars throughout the play (foreshadows fate, the idea of it being written in the stars)
PROLOGUE
‘the ___________ passage of their _________________ love’
fearful, death-marked (they had to die in the end)
Why does act 1, scene 1 start with a conversation between servants discussing the fighting between the two houses?
It shows the audience how deep rooted this argument is that even the servants are fighting and saying they will ‘take the wall of any man or maid of montague’s.
SAMPSON: Act 1, Scene 1
‘ and i will _______ his _______ to the wall’
thrust, maids - saying he will rape montagues maids.
the violent sexual language juxtaposes Romeo and Juliet’s gentle love later on
this sort of humour would have appealed to audiences of that time
BENVOLIO: Act 1, Scene 1
‘I do but keep the _______
peace - one of Benvolio’s first lines and establishes his character as a peacemaker
TYBALT:
What, drawn, and talk of _______! I _______ the word, as i hate ______, all _________ and thee
peace, hate, hell montague - (saying he hates peace as much as he hates montagues 1
establishes his character as fiery hot-headed man who starts a fight at the mere mention of a montague.
His character is meant to juxtapose Benvolio’s peace keeping nature
PRINCE: Act 1, Scene 1
‘ your _______ shall pay the ________ of the peace’
lives, forfeit - if they are ever seen fighting again, they will be killed
why are we first introduced to Romeo when he is upset about his unrequited love for Rosaline?
He is painted as a solitary and wistful character to juxtapose how he is with Juliet and this emphasises his fatal floor (his impulsiveness) as he very quickly shifts from being depressed about Rosaline to being deeply in love with Juliet in a matter of days
ROMEO: Act 1, Scene 1
‘ feather of _____, _______ smoke, cold ______ , _______ health!’
lead, bright, fire, sick - shows hoe he is conflicted over his emotions because of his unrequited love
PARIS: Act 1, Scene 2
‘ younger than she ________________________’
are happy mothers made - this is Paris’ argument for marrying Juliet at the age she is
what is an example of fate in Act 1, Scene 2?
when the illiterate servant asks Romeo to read the invitation, one of the only people he been told not to let find out, but if Romeo hadn’t seen gone to the party, he would have never met Juliet
