Romeo & Juliet’s Relationship

Question 1

Overview

Answer 1

Shakespeare aims to showcase how Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is passionate and all-consuming, as it causes them to take drastic actions, highlighting the folly of the youth

Question 2

M.O.L.S.F.M.O.H

Answer 2

MY ONLY LOVE SPRUNG FROM MY ONLY HATE

Oxymoron highlights intensity of their immediate connection

Underscores the forbidden nature of their relationship

Question 3

M.L.T.B.P

Answer 3

MY LIPS, TWO BLUSHING PILGRIMS

Religious imagery elevates their meeting

Intensifying passion

Semantic field of romance

Question 4

T.O.T.F.S.I.A.T.H

Answer 4

TWO OF THE FAIREST STARS IN ALL THE HEAVENS

Celestial; imagery conveys transcendent love

Fleeting love

Theme of fate

Question 5

D.T.F.A.R.T.N

Answer 5

DENY THY FATHER AND REFUSE THY NAME

Signals Juliet’s willingness to defy societal norms

Love & identity vs family obligations

Use of imperative

Question 6

C.N.C.R.C.T.D.I.N

Answer 6

COME NIGHT; COME, ROMEO; COME THOU DAY IN NIGHT

Juxtaposition

Loves ability to provide solace amidst darkness

Continues love, Juliet beckons for Romeo

Question 7

D.F.R.W.R.L

Answer 7

DOVE-FEATHERED RAVEN, WOLFISH RAVENING LAMB

Juxtaposition - contrasts Romeo’s angelic love with his violent actions, mirroring Juliet’s inner conflict.

Oxymoron - reflect the paradox of love’s beauty intertwined with destructive consequences.

Imagery - Religious and animalistic imagery highlight the tension between their love and the violence it causes.

Question 8

T.I.D.Y.S

Answer 8

THEN I DEFY YOU, STARS!

Romeo’s rebellion against fate

Destructive consequences

Ironic as they are star-crossed lovers

Celestial imagery

Question 9

O.B.M.L.R.T.M.P

Answer 9

O BID ME LEAP RATHER THAN MARRY PARIS

Juliet’s desperation highlights the extremes love can push people to.
The imperative “bid me leap” conveys her fearlessness in the face of death.
Demonstrates her resolve, but also the dangers of impulsive passion.