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Shakespeare R+J
Romeo and Juliet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is courtly love | a philosophy of love saying falling in love is accompanied by extreme emotional distress/agony |
| 2 ways life was different for teens during Shakespeare's time | children during Shakespeare's time had no rights , had to obey their parents marriages were commonly arranged by parents |
| why did Shakespeare change Juliet's age in the play | changed her age from 16 to 13 to emphasize her youth and create shock value |
| what is bawdiness | indecent obscene manner |
| How is the nurse a foil for Juliet | the nurses bawdiness emphasized Juliet's gracious refinement |
| What are the two types of contrasting language that Shakespeare uses in Romeo and Juliet | Lyrically |
| for what does Shakespeare use colloquial, sometimes vulgar language, in the play? | Vulgar colloquial language sets common characters apart from those of higher station |
| define ambiguity | open to more than one interpretation |
| Shakespeare uses language to define social class. Which social class of characters speak in verse (poetry)? | servants speak in proses while higher born characters speak in verse |
| Why do characters use figurative language in the play | to elaborate upon ideas and amplify imagery |
| What is a soliloquy? | a speech in which a character reveals his or her thoughts to the audience |
| .What makes an aside different from a soliloquy? | aside is spoken by an actor but supposedly not by the other acotrs with much shorter lines |
| explain how Benvolio is a foil for both Mercutio and Tybalt. | Benvolio has a steady peaceful nature but both Mercutio and Tybalt are impulsive rash and hotheaded |
| What is an allusion? | indirect references to a person, place, poem ,book, event, etc which is not apart of the story |
| .in what three ways does Romeo and Juliet depart from Aristotle’s definition of tragedy? | 1)shakespeare's play has two tragic heros male and female 2)the outcome is the direct consequence of the characters own decisions and actions 3)it is not the heros who experience the recognition of their errors but the characters around them |
| How effective is the law in preventing and controlling violence | the law does not control the violence because there have been three fights and now the plentily for fighting is death |
| what are capulets plan s for Juliets future regarding marriage and what does he tell paris about this | Capulet wants to wait two more years before he begins to think about juliet getting married he is very protective and loving toward his daughter atp of the play |
| contrast juliets remarks on marriage with the nurses | Juliet thinks its an honor to be married but she does not wish to be married however the nurse is in full support of juliet getting married |
| what do the lines "is love a tender thing/it is too rough,/too rude and boisterous it pricks like a thorn" show about Romeo is he more aware of himself or the person he loves | It shows Romeo is experiencing courtly love and is more aware of himself than the person he loves |
| Juliets lament at learning Romeo 's identity "my only love sprung from my only hate/Too early seen unknown, and known too late" what device is juliet suggesting | Fate she belives that fate is controlling what happens to her (cosmic irony) |
| Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet even though he doesn't fully support it | He think marrying Romeo and Juliet will end the feud and get the Capulets and Montagues to stop fighting |
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