Romeo & Juliet - Quotations Flashcards Preview

English - Literature: R&J, J&H & AIC > Romeo & Juliet - Quotations > Flashcards

Flashcards in Romeo & Juliet - Quotations Deck (8)
Loading flashcards...
1
Q

Romeo shows how naive and idealistic he is when describing how he got into Juliet’s garden.

A

‘With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls’`

2
Q

Juliet juxtaposes Romeo with the feud between their families and uses a natural image to show that love and hate are closely bound.

A

‘My only love sprung from my only hate’

3
Q

Juliet criticises Romeo’s impulsive nature by using a tricolon to show how overwhelmed she is.

A

‘It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden.’

4
Q

Juliet uses a metaphor to show how rich she feels to have Romeo’s love although she has not slept with him yet.

A

‘I have bought the mansion of love, but not yet possessed it.’

5
Q

Tybalt expresses that he believes that killing Romeo would not be going against the law or against God and that family honour is more important.

A

‘To strike him dead I hold it not a sin’

6
Q

Lord Capulet shows a patriarchal attitude and implies that he has complete control over Juliet

A

‘She will be ruled in all respects by me’

7
Q

Lord Capulet wishes his daughter dead and uses a tricolon to emphasise his rage

A

‘Hang thee young baggage, disobedient wretch!’

8
Q

Lady Capulet uses imagery of death to disown Juliet when she refuses to marry Paris. (Foreshadows the fact that Juliet will die through her marriage to Romeo).

A

‘I would the fool were married to her grave’