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• 'For this alliance may so happy prove/ To turn your households rancour to pure love'

  • alliance- noun, implies the marriage (to him at least) is less about emotion and more about the benefits to himself and others, marriage in Elizabethan times was rarely based of emotion alone
  • pure love- could be seen as extreme, juliet was only 13 at the time and this could be interpreted as forcing her into a relationship she was not ready for
  • AO3- FL was a man of the church and would have placed great importance on the marriage as it was believed to now be blessed by god
• 'Young men's love then lies/ Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes'

  • truly- adverb, makes the audience question how genuine Romeos love is (both for Rosaline and Juliet)
  • eyes- noun, accusing Romeo of believing superficial lust is true love, in Catholicism this is a capital sin, as a priest FL has chosen a life of chastity so this could be why he is scorning him
  • Young- adjective, patronising tone and implying Romeo is naïve and inexperienced
  • AO3- men of the church held a lot of power in a religious Elizabethan society, this is reflected in his leading role in R+J's plan
• 'Come go, good Juliet, I dare no longer stay'

  • I- pronoun, reflects FL's selfish actions and that his concerns are mostly centred around his own safety
  • Come go- imperative phrase, shows his emotions are panicked and frantic, is he encouraging Juliet to kill herself to be with romeo
  • AO3- spirits and life after death was a common belief in Elizabethan times, FL could have been genuinely afraid of evil spirits or he is worried about being found at the death scene (again selfish)