romeo and juliet

• Romeo and Juliet


  They must meet and then they must separate, therefore they are not destined to be together
• Act 1 begins with a brawl between the servants of the Capulet and Montague families
• Capulet is approached by Paris who wants to marry Juliet
• Capulet has a party and Romeo sneaks in, where he meets and kisses Juliet
• At the end of Act 1, Juliet and Romeo learn they are from rival families
• Act 2 - The balcony scene


  1. Juliet is on the balcony, Romeo comes out and they agree to get married

  2. Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence who agrees to marry them
• Juliet's father wants her to marry Paris, so she goes to Friar Lawrence for help
• Oxymoron and foreshadowing in the quote "Violent delights have violent ends"


  The "violent delights" refer to the impulsive, emotional beginning of Romeo and Juliet's relationship, while the "violent ends" refer to the tragic, destructive outcome
• Quote "Love is everything except what it is"

  This quote is a juxtaposition and uses personification to suggest love is not what it is commonly thought to be
• Romeo and Juliet are slaves to their desires they act on pure impulse they act on pure emotion they don't think about their families they don't think about other characters they don't think about the repercussions of what they're about to do everything is done at the click of a finger
• As characters Romeo and Juliet are slaves to their desires

  They act on pure impulse and pure emotion
• Freud


  Idea that the ID (raw instinct and desire) controls human behaviour
• Love is everything except what it is: 'This quote shows love is ambiguous and cannot be defined'
• Love


  • It is presented as having considerable power and control over the characters
  • It is deceptive and too good to be true
• The quote "star-crossed lovers" foreshadows the destructive end of Romeo and Juliet's relationship, their separation and death
• Star-crossed lovers


  Indicates Romeo and Juliet's love was never meant to last
• Freud wrote about the ID (raw instinct and desire), ego and superego as parts of the human psyche
• In a patriarchal society, men are expected to be strong, brave and masculine, which can make them weak when they don't fulfil these expectations