Romeo & Juliet (conflict) Flashcards
Summarise the plot of ‘Romeo and Juliet’?
The play, originally written for Shakespeare’s daughter to scare her away from marriage, follows our two star-crossed lovers; Romeo and Juliet and throughout the play, we see how (essay question)
(P1) What’s your topic sentence?
In the introduction of the play, we get a sonnet in the prologue before we are brought into scene 1 of the first act, where Romeo and Juliet first meet at the Capulet Ball and it is clear from the beginning that (essay question)
(P1) What’s your first quote?
“ancient grudge.”
(P1) What’s your PEE for “ancient grudge”?
In the sonnet, which summarises what will happen in the play, we get the line, “ancient grudge.”. This tells us that the hatred between these two families is not just something brought around recently it is a longstanding feud between the Capulet & the Montagues.
(P1) What’s your secondary quote?
“The quarrel between our masters, and us their men.”
(P1) What’s your PEE for “The quarrel between our masters, and us their men.”?
In the very first scene of the play, a street fight breaks out between the servants of the Capulets and the Montagues, we hear the servants talking about this feud saying, “The quarrel between our masters, and us their men.” This shows the ripple effect the intense hatred the houses have for each other and how it not only affects the family but also, by extension, people who work for them and society.
(P1) What’s your evaluation?
This establishes how (essay question) as we learn that this feud doesn’t just happen within the family it bleeds into everything around them.
(P2) What’s your topic sentence?
In the ending of Act 1 leading into the beginning of Act 2, Romeo and Juliet meet at the Capulet Ball and fall in love instantaneously and we see how (essay question)
(P2) What’s your first quote?
“My only love sprung from my only hate.”
(P2) What’s your PEE for “My only love sprung from my only hate.”?
the shock the lovers feel having found out their true identities when Juliet says, “My only love sprung from my only hate.”. This line portrays Juliet feeling powerless and unable to stop the affection she feels for the man who’s supposed to be her enemy, the repetition of ‘my’ sounds possessive and the word ‘only’ creates a feeling of disbelief and a bewildered state to show her innocence and inexperience.
(P2) What’s your second quote?
“What’s ‘Montague’? It is nor hand, nor foot… nor any other part belonging to a man.”
(P2) What’s your PEE for “What’s ‘Montague’? It is nor hand, nor foot… nor any other part belonging to a man.”?
When Juliet is on the balcony and is spotted by Romeo giving a heartfelt speech about her forbidden love with Romeo, she wonders out loud, “What’s ‘Montague’? It is nor hand, nor foot… nor any other part belonging to a man.”. This displays Juliet’s train of thought as she is trying to understand how Romeo, someone she loves so dearly, can be her family’s forsaken enemy he is nothing like she suspected so what makes him so bad and there is a bit of humour added to push forward the rom-com atmosphere of the beginning of the play.
(P2) What’s your evaluation?
This showcases the start of Juliet and Romeo’s infatuation for one another and sets up a dream-like romance to make the rivalry (essay question) as we follow this love story from either Romeo’s or Juliet’s point-of-view.
(P3) What’s your topic sentence?
At the turning point of the play, everything so far has been going swimmingly, with Romeo constantly visiting Juliet and the two star-crossed lovers snuck off to get married. This fantasy-teenage romance quickly comes to an end when Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, seeks Romeo for revenge for getting into the Capulet Ball uninvited.
(P3) What’s your first quote?
“these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.”
(P3) What’s your PEE for “these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.”?
Benvolio and Mercutio are walking together when Benvolio says, “these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.”. The use of this pathetic fallacy conveys the anger that was once concealed is now starting to boil over and becomes a warning for what will happen later.
(P3) What’s your second quote?
“Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries – That thou hast done me; therefore turn, and draw!”
(P3) What’s your PEE for “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries – That thou hast done me; therefore turn, and draw!”?
Romeo finally comes out of hiding and faces Tybalt, but instead of fulfilling Tybalt’s wish of fighting, Romeo confronts him with peace and Tybalt detests and commands Romeo, “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries – That thou hast done me; therefore turn, and draw!”. In this piece of dialogue, we can hear Tybalt’s anger as he demands Romeo fights with him and displays his confidence as he wants Romeo to take out his weapon with the word ‘draw’ meaning he’s cocky and powerful enough to win a fair duel without any tricks and the harsh tone of ‘this shall not’ is forceful and harsh which displays his disdain for the Montagues and reveals his determined and fiery persona.
(P3) What’s your third quote?
“A plague o’ both your houses.”
(P3) What’s your PEE for “A plague o’ both your houses.”?
Frustrated, Mercutio fights Tybalt in place of Romeo and as Romeo tries to break up the fight and ends up accidentally infuriating Mercutio, Mercutio after falling victim to Tybalt’s blade curses the Montagues and the Capulet, “A plague o’ both your houses.”. This displays how this feud between the two houses bothers society, meaning that Mercutio blames the hatred between these families for his death and his curse foreshadows the romantic tragedy impending in Romeo and Juliet
(P3) What’s your evaluation?
In Act 3 we can see the twist in events and how the feud (essay question) as it has led to someone’s death.
(P4) What’s your topic sentence?
In the final act, Juliet takes a drug that has brought her into a death-like sleep to avoid marrying her betrothed, Count Paris, and to run away with Romeo but Romeo, unaware of her plan, thinks she’s dead and breaks into the church when he lays to die right beside her.
(P4) What’s your first quote?
“Thus with a kiss I die.”
(P4) What’s your PEE for “Thus with a kiss I die.”?
. After Romeo drinks the deadly poison, in a desperate effect to make his suicide romantic he says as leans down to kiss her, “Thus with a kiss I die.”. This sentence is blunt and direct, it tries to justify his death as something that’s heartfelt and commendable with the use of the intimate word ‘kiss’ and has a dismissive attitude towards the sinful side of suicide.
