Cards (5)

  • ' henceforth i am ever ruled by you'
    'ruled' seems a superfluous addition to her talk w her father but emphasises her lack of free will as she is a prisoner in the patriarchal society
    ridiculing her position as a daughter in society
    end w caesura to emphasise her emotions that are carried through this line ' you'
  • ' swear not byt the moon , the inconsistent moon'
    implies the moon is inconsistent ( only shines at night ) and how it's not something she wants her love to be synonymous with
    shows her high standards ( despite her hastiness to fall in love )
    Moon typically represents virginity and goddess diana which shows how she is aware of the value of her virginity and the consequences if she is too rash
  • ' no longer be a capulet '

    willing to forgo her lineage as she is blinded by the passion w romeo
    the declaration exemplifies her to be impulsive and fervid in the way she loves ( marks start of her change )
  • ' dove feathered raven '
    she has j found out about Tybalt's death
    oxymoron demonstrates the internal conflict due to hate for romeo slaying tybalt but her immense love for him, she is disillusioned w her love
    demonstrates her transition from passive to violent ( only verbally violent as she is constricted by her femininity within a patriarchal society )
  • ' I'll be brief'
    she is ending her life asap (her death is much more painful than Romeos which may symbolise the painful reproductions of marriage)
    harsh reminder of how desperately in love she is which shows how her hastiness is her hamartia
    spends the whole play speaking at length and uses language to express her feelings yet when it comes to death she will be brief as she has no desire to live in a world w/o Romeo and live in a world where their forbidden love challenges societal norms enforced by law, religion and even family ( in death they can be free from the obstacles )