Juliet quotes analysis

• "My only love...

  Present a striking contrasts between 'love' and 'hate', employing antithesis to highlight the extreme emotions that characterise the relationship between the Capulet's and Montague's. Shakespeare personifies this with the use of 'sprung' which personifies both love and hate, imbuing them with a sense of vitality and agency. The forbidden love between Romeo and Juliet heavily reflect the rigid social normalities and class divisions of Elizabethan England.
• "O swear not by the moon...

  Shakespeare presents Juliet as favouring actions as she rejects the ideas of traditional fake love and encourages Romeo to follow a love more spontaneous and unrehearsed. Juliet's half-line imperative riposte 'Do not swear' emphasises her decisive nature. Shakespeares monosyllabic phrases highlight how assertive she is; this is antithetical to Romeo's lyrical language. The caesura in one 13, puts wore weight in the imperative command of Juliet's. This means she is not a passive participant in this event.
• "Good father...

  Stage direction of 'kneeling; makes this action religious-like praying. The noun 'father' both literally means biological father, but also the religious holy 'father', who is god. This indicated that Capulet is in charge and dominates the family, whilst Juliet must be subservient
• "My grave...

  Shakespeare showcases a meta-theatrical foreshadowing of the plays events; love and sex lead to death. Shakespeare allegorically links the 'wedding bed' a symbol of intimacy, sex and love, to a grave which is associated with death and decay. Demonstrates how oppositions are intertwined in the play
• "O Romeo, Romeo

  Juliet reveals the futile and trivial nature of the feud that separates them by acknowledging that it is only due to a name. This demonstrates her wisdom and shows a more spiritual and wise understanding of the cogs of Veronian society. 'Deny' and 'refuse' are imperatives, which suggest a conflict with fate: she wants Romeo to take action. When she asks Romeo to 'refuse thy name', it indicates a youthful sense of idealism and naivety. This highlights two sides of her character, her wisdom and her youthfulness; she is intelligent but naive