Untitled Deck Flashcards
What does the personification of ‘hours’ signify?
It emphasises Romeo’s heartbroken nature after Rosaline.
What do the adjectives ‘tyrannical’ and ‘rough’ suggest about Romeo’s perception of love?
They emphasise his negative perception of love and introduce the duality of love and hate.
What is expressed through the oxymorons ‘Oh brawling love, O loving hate’?
They express Romeo’s anger towards love and its effects on him.
What do the oxymorons ‘feathers of lead’, ‘bright smoke’, ‘cold fire’, and ‘sick health’ signify?
They emphasise Romeo’s betrayal towards love and its negative effects after unrequited love.
What does the metaphor ‘love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs’ highlight?
It highlights the negative emotions Romeo feels towards love and suggests its superficiality.
What does the metaphor ‘I have a soul of lead’ indicate?
It emphasises Romeo’s heartbroken nature.
What does ‘Under love’s heavy burden do I sink’ suggest about Romeo’s view of love?
It highlights his belief that love brings pain and sadness.
What does ‘Some consequence yet hanging in the stars’ foreshadow?
It foreshadows the ending of the play and links to the Prologue’s description of ‘star-crossed lovers’.
What does ‘Some vile forfeit of untimely death’ foreshadow?
It foreshadows Romeo’s fate of dying young with Juliet.
What does the verb ‘enrich’ in ‘What lady’s that which doth enrich the hand’ portray?
It portrays Romeo’s sudden love sickness for Juliet, juxtaposing his earlier melancholic nature.
What is conveyed through ‘O she doth teach the torches to burn bright!’?
It conveys Romeo’s endearment towards Juliet through the semantic field of light.
What does the personification of ‘rich jewel’ imply about Juliet?
It commodifies Juliet and suggests Romeo’s love may be superficial.
What does the juxtaposition of ‘snowy dove trooping with crows’ signify?
It reiterates Romeo’s infatuation with Juliet.
What does ‘Did my heart love til now?’ emphasise?
It emphasises his love for Juliet by disregarding his previous loves.
What does ‘Can I go forward when my heart is here?’ highlight?
It highlights his infatuation with Juliet despite their brief acquaintance.
What does the metaphor ‘Juliet is the sun’ accentuate?
It accentuates Romeo’s infatuation with Juliet and her portrayal as holy.
What does ‘Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon’ suggest?
It suggests that Romeo holds Juliet in heavenly esteem.
What does ‘sick and green’ imply about Romeo’s love?
It links to the blason form, suggesting his love may be superficial.
What does ‘O it is my love!’ express?
It expresses his infatuation.
What do ‘fairest stars in all the heavens’ connote?
They connote Juliet’s ethereal and pure presence in Romeo’s mind.
What does ‘The brightness of those cheeks would shame those stars’ illustrate?
It illustrates his infatuation with Juliet through hyperbole.
What does ‘I might touch that cheek’ express?
It expresses Romeo’s adoration for Juliet through synecdoche.
What does ‘(Aside) She speaks’ create?
It creates dramatic irony and builds tension.
What does ‘Bright angel’ signify?
It signifies Romeo’s adoration for Juliet with religious connotations.
What does ‘A winged messenger of heaven’ imply?
It implies Romeo’s deep love and care for Juliet.
What does ‘Dear saint’ indicate?
It indicates the connection between Romeo and Juliet and evidences his love.
What does ‘Had I it written, I would tear the word’ express?
It expresses his desire to distance himself from family conflict.
What does ‘With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls’ illustrate?
It illustrates Romeo’s blinding love for Juliet and her holy portrayal.
What does ‘I have night’s cloak to hide me from their eyes’ suggest?
It suggests the secrecy of their relationship.
What does ‘My life were better ended by their hate’ foreshadow?
It foreshadows Romeo’s death due to family conflict.
What does the personification of ‘love’ reveal about Romeo?
It reveals his hamartia - he is too focused on love.
What does ‘O blessed, blessed night!’ reinforce?
It reinforces the importance of night in their relationship.
What does ‘My niësse?’ signify?
It signifies their close connection and requited love.
What does ‘Feasting with mine enemy’ highlight?
It highlights Romeo’s desire to marry Juliet.
What does ‘Hath wounded me that’s by me wounded’ reiterate?
It reiterates Romeo’s hamartia regarding love and injuries.
What does ‘We met, we wooed and made exchange of vow’ emphasise?
It emphasises the speed of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship.
What does ‘Come to shrift this afternoon’ indicate?
It indicates the rapid pace of their marriage arrangements.
What does ‘Amen, Amen!’ mirror?
It mirrors the first meeting between Romeo and Juliet.
What does ‘Then love-devouring death do what he dare’ build?
It builds tension regarding their fate.
What does ‘Will never wear out the everlasting light’ foreshadow?
It foreshadows Juliet’s untimely death.
What does ‘Gentle Mercutio, put thy rapier up’ represent?
It represents Romeo’s desire to avoid conflict.
What does ‘Thy beauty hath made me effeminate’ contrast?
It contrasts traditional masculinity with Romeo’s avoidance of conflict.
What does ‘I am fortune’s fool’ amplify?
It amplifies the supernatural forces controlling the protagonists’ fate.
What does ‘I defy you, stars!’ emphasise?
It emphasises Romeo’s determination to marry Juliet.
What does ‘Her beauty makes this vault a feasting presence full of light’ emphasise?
It emphasises Romeo’s desire for a happy life with Juliet.
