romeo and juliet quote analysis Flashcards
‘it is an honour that i dream not of’
she lies to her mother. juliet wants to escape patriarchal arrangement. so does it for herself with someone that she chooses.
‘saints do not move, though grant for prayers sake.
then move not while my prayers effect i take’
religious imagery to explore sexual attraction to eachother, blasphemy. romeo tries to take the lead but juliet takes the lead. romeo’s only option is for romeo to kiss her.
original sin
shows women as more manipulative. wants audience to understand juliet’s breaking of societies rules and romeo gives her power to make her own decisions. shows women are forced to become manipulative in order to survive.
‘i fear too early: for my mind misgives
some consequences yet hanging in the stars
shall bitterly begin his fearful date
with this nights revels’
romeo ignores fates warning and goes to the ball anyway so the tragedy is his fault
‘my mind misgives’ alliteration emphasises his decision
‘consequences yet hanging in the stars’ is a metaphor and ‘hanging’ has connotations of death.
‘these violent delights have violent ends’
friar is the voice of reason. predicts the future and love will cause death. links love and death and r and j. once life gets in the way they will suddenly die. their love will burn out over time.
‘to strike him dead i hold it not a sin’
goes against god which then leads to his death. the honour becomes blasphemous
