honor & masculinity - quote analysis

• "thy beauty hath made me effeminate" (romeo)

  technique - metaphor

  theme - honor, masculinity, love

  ideas - romeo blames love for weakening his manhood, showing pressure to uphold male pride
• "a gentleman...will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month" (mercutio)

  technique - irony

  theme - masculinity, bravado

  ideas - mercutio mocks those who talk big but lack true honour
• "O calm, dishonorable, vile submission" (mercutio)

  technique - triplet, exclamatory

  theme - honor, action vs inaction

  ideas - mercutio mocks romeo's peace as cowardice, equating honor with aggression
• "boy, this shall not exuse the injuries..." (tybalt)

  technique - insult, dismissive tone

  theme - pride, male honor

  ideas - tybalt views any slight as an attack on his honor and demands revenge