Romeo & Juliet

Question 1

I am fortune’s fool

Answer 1

Romeo Act 3 Sc1 After killing Tybalt

metaphor: implies he sees himself as a victim of fate

Question 2

O brawling love, O loving hate

Answer 2

Romeo Act 1 Sc 1
Oxymorons: suggest Romeo’s confused love for Rosaline
Negative language contrasts with the positive imagery of light he uses for Juliet

Question 3

FIRE eyed fury be my conduct now

Answer 3

Romeo Act 3 Sc 1 Before killing Tybalt

Adjective implies destructive and uncontrollable nature of his anger

Question 4

Juliet has ‘soften’d’ him

Answer 4

verb implies tenderness

shows contrast between Romeo’s actions when fighting and when he is with Juliet

Question 5

Humour is ‘most SHARP’

Answer 5

Mercutio describing Romeo Act 2 Sc 4
Adjective implies Romeo is intelligent, funny, and good fun.
Shows strong friendship between Romeo & Mercutio