Violence

Question 1

Overview

Answer 1

In Romeo and Juliet, the theme of violence is presented as destructive and causes dramatic events and the inevitable demise of characters. Shakespeare uses this as a warning of the consequences of impulsive actions

Question 2

D.Y.B.Y.T.A.U.S

Answer 2

DO YOU BITE YOUR THUMB AT US SIR?

Gesture invites violence and annoyance

Honorific reinforces idea of everlasting feud

Immediate instigation

Question 3

A.I.H.H.A.M.A.T

Answer 3

AS I HATE HELL, ALL MONTAGUES, AND THEE

Hyperbole shows intense hatred, equates Montagues to evil

Repetition emphasises animosity

Tone disrupts iambic pentameter and reflects chaos

Question 4

V.A.C.C.B.T.G.B.O

Answer 4

VERONA’S ANCIENT CITIZENS CAST BY THEIR GRAVE - BESEEMING ORNAMENTS

Disrupting the peaceful town

Once proud citizens reduced to meaningless relics

Futile Violence has infiltrated society

Death, grim imagery

Question 5

C.W.P.T.P.Y.C.H

Answer 5

CANKERED WITH PEACE, TO PART YOUR CANKERED HATE

Metaphor links hate to disease, suggesting decay

Repetition reinforces hatred mirroring deep-rooted nature

Irony highlights how peace is diseased by ongoing hatred

Question 6

A.P.O.B.Y.H

Answer 6

A PLAGUE O’ BOTH YOUR HOUSES

Senselessness of feud

Tragedies that will befall them

Question 7

A.F.M.T.A.Y.F.M.A.G.M

Answer 7

ASK FOR ME TOMORROW AND YOU SHALL FIND ME A GRAVE MAN

His death shifts the tone

First consequence of violence

Realism

Question 8

T.V.D.H.V.E

Answer 8

THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS HAVE VIOLENT ENDS

Cyclical nature

Unchecked love can be destructive

Foreshadows their tragedy

Passion & violence intertwine

Question 9

N.W.A.S.M.W.T.T.O.J.A.R

Answer 9

NEVER WAS A STORY MORE WOE THAN THAT OF JULIET AND ROMEO

Irreversibility of violence

Considers human costs

Profound loss is the result of violence