romeo and juliet

Cards (60)

  • what is romeos hamartia (fatal flaw)

    he is impulsive
  • what is juliets hamartia (fatal flaw)
    she is also impulsive but her devotion to romeo leads to her death
  • what is romeo and Juliet?
    a shakersperian tragedy PLAY
  • the play was influenced by the Elizabethan belief in astrology, fate.
  • “I defy you, stars” - romeo

    going against fate, deciding to die with juliet
  • romeo is a courtly lover, he idolizes juliet and makes emotional devotions to her by using poetic expressions
  • “Oh, I am fools fortune” - romeo
    • metaphor, comparing himself to a fool - his fate is helpless
    • alliteration, emphasizes his fury at himself and regret over his actions
    • blames fate, pities himself
  • “Did my heart love till now?” -romeo
    • rhetorical question - self indulgent, wallowing in love
    • questions his past loves (rosaline)
    • his love is spiritual, physically prepared to go against his family to be with juliet
  • “It is the east and juliet is the sun” -romeo
    • metaphor, she illuminates the darkness and despair of his life
    • she is the center of his universe
    • juliet provides him with beauty, warmth and brightness
  • juliet is immature and lacks experience (hamartia)
  • juliet remains true to her beliefs and sense of morality/devotion through the whole play
  • “too rash, to unadvised, too sudden, too like lightning” -juliet
    • this simile suggests that their love for each other is powerful
    • repetition + unpredictable
  • “my only love sprung from my only hate” -juliet
    • torn between her emotions and duty as a capulet
    • metaphor, suggests her love sprung up like a flower
    • juxtaposition, shows he conflicted she feels
  • friar Lawrence marrys romeo and juliet despite knowing they are both young and impulsive
    • friar Lawrence acts as a source of advice/father figure for both romeo and juliet
    • but he has a poor judgement and doesn’t think about timings (fails to ensure romeo receives the letter)
  • “these violent delights have violent ends” -friar lawrence
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    • juxtaposes violence with the ’delight’
    • repetition of violent
    • adjective
  • “for this alliance may so happy prove” -friar Lawrence

    • talking about their marriage, it will put the ancient feud to an end
    • everyone will be happy
  • “To turn your households rancour to pure love” -friar Lawrence
    • reflects the two main aims/themes
    • juxtaposition of rancour(hate) and love = contrasted
  • “sad hours seem long” -romeo
  • “O brawling love, o brawling hate”-romeo
  • “under loves heavy burden do I sink”- romeo
  • “with loves light wings do I o’perch these walls”-romeo
  • “you kiss by the book” -juliet
  • “my bounty as boundless as the sea, my love as deep”-juliet
  • “I’ll look to like, if looking liking more” -juliet
  • “romeo wherefore art thou romeo” -juliet
  • “my grave is like to be my wedding bed” -juliet
  • “O happy dagger” -juliet
  • “I do but keep the peace” -benvolio
  • “Though art a villian” -tybalt
  • “my child is yet a stranger in the world” -lord capulet
    ‘my‘ is possessive, in the elizabethan times women belonged to their fathers until they were wed and then became the property of their husbands
  • “my fingers itch” -lord capulet
  • "the night is like an usher calmly leading her to bed"-friar lawrence
  • “you are a lover, borrow cupids wings” -mercutio
  • “A plague o both your houses” -mercutio
  • “Nurse, give leave a while..nurse come hack again” -lady capulet
  • “Two households, both alike in dignity,In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.From forth the fatal loins of these two foesA pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life“
  • Impetuous meaning?

    • acting quickly without thought
    • not considering the consequence
    leads to romeo and juliets downfall
    • Lord capulet fuels the feud
    • drives juliet to despair
    • loses his temper because he wanted to make juliet happy
  • “Hang, beg, starve, die in the streets”
    ”Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch” -lord capulet
    • juliet is running his dominant reputation
    • more worried about his pride than what his daughter wants