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20 Cards in this Set
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Key Scene - The Build Up (1) Ancient - Historical Feud, part of the towns History New Mutiny - We know something is going to happen to make the feud resurface This Historical grudge is the context that builds up to the key scene of the conflict It mentions the parents' strife - Audience wonders from the beginning when the tension explodes |
" From ancient grudge break to new mutiny" |
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Key Scene - Build up (2) The Montague's gatecrashing the Capulets' ball is the catalyst for the key scene The Audience feels the tension growing and knows that something bad is going to happen - conflict is coming |
"This intrusion shall, now seeming sweet convert into bitt'rest gall" |
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Key Scene - Build Up (3) Tybalt uses the word consort as an insult Provoking Mercutio into anger. Mercutios response invites Tybalt to fight Audience is gripped by the interaction between these exciting characters. The audience is frustated by the conflict |
"Though consortest with Romeo" - Tybalt "Zonds consort" - Mercutio "Shall make you dance" - Mercutio |
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Key Scene - Atmosphere (4) Shakespeare establishes a mood of extreme tension from the beginning of the Act. Foreboding tone, because the weather is so hot and uncomfortable Benvolio is trying to calm Mercutio who is in an antagonistic jumpy mood Audience knows something bad is going to happen Contrast between the tension in this scene and the romantic feeling of the last scene |
"The day is hot, the Capels are abroad; and if we meet, we shall not scape a brawl"
"These hot days is the mad blood stirring" |
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Key Scene - Romeo tries to keep the peace (5) Tybalts anger and insults are very direct. Hostile, provocative, aggressive, thirsting for vengeance By contrast, Romeo is determined to persuade Tybalt to calmness and peace The marriage has united the houses in name but in this key scene the key question is can fiery Tybalt and Mercutio accept that? Audience - On tipping point, could go good or bad The fate of the two young lovers is sealed. |
"Thou art a villan" - Tybalt "The reason that I have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaing rage to such a greeting" - Romeo |
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Key Scene - Death of Mercutio (6) Mercutio is so horrified at the thought of looking weak that he'd rather fight til death than submit As the audience it is hard not to judge him for bringing about his own downfall. His pride and misplaced sense of loyalty killed him. Ironically its not til he knows he's about to die that he realises it wasn't worth it and angrily curses the families and feud |
" Oh calm, dishonourable, vile submission." - Mercutio "Tybalt, ya rat-catcher" - Mercutio "A plgue o' both your houses" - Mercutio |
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Key Scene - Tybalts Death In his grief and anger Romeo rages that being in love has emasculated him. Forgotten commitment to the feud and has been weak Metaphor - Valour is a beautiful value to have and should be strong, unbreakable, like the steel of a sword but his love has melted away this strength in him Alliteration - Lets us hear that he is fizzing with rage. Fire burns, destroys, Demon connotations |
"effeminate" " beauty.. softened Valors steel." - Romeo "Fire-eyed fury be my conduct now." - Romeo "I am fortunes fool" - Romeo |
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Key Scene - Aftermath As promised in the prologue it took their children's deaths to unite the Montagues and Capulets. As a consequence of Tybalts death, Romeo is banished; he eventually kills himself and Juliet kills herself. |
"See what a scourge is laid upon your hate" |
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The place in Act III, Scene I, in the play as a whole is a turning point, everything is ruined after the death of Mercutio and Tybalt. Agree/Disagree Romeos peace making spirit has evaporated, back to square one before the wedding Again we have the constant interplay between love and hate, conflict and peace. Being humiliated He feels as though he cannot control his fate through his actions as everything is stacked against him. Destiny is against him |
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LOVE IS (1) Sexual love - Mercutio Family love/ Platonic - Puppy love, unrequited love - Rosaline Motherly love - Nurse/Juliet Spiritual Love - Friar Lawrence, Protective love for Romeo and Juliet - Love calmly, wisely Romantic Love/Forebidden Love - Romeo and Juliet, Dangerous |
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Love - Puppy/Immature Love (2) The series of oxymoron's reveals Romeos mixed emotions. He thinks he is in love but this is immature puppy love But its overwhelming and intense and it brings no pleasure. The Friar warns him of doting and loving somebody - not true love Seing Romeo absorbed by fake love for Rosaline is Shakespeare's trick of showing how real his love for Juliet is. The contrast is very clear |
"Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health" - Romeo " doting" - Friar Lawrence
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Love - Classic Romantic (3) Shakespeares language in the balcony scene is beautifully poetic. This reflects the tender beauty of their love. "sun" - Life giving, warm, powerful, nourishing - Therefore Juliet is all those things for Romeo. All the celestial imagery reinforces the powerful energy of their love Reinforces natural beauty |
"Juliet is the Sun" - Romeo "moon" is "envious of Juliet" - Romeo "fairest stars" - Romeo |
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Love - Classic Romantic (3) Here she hopes that this sudden dash of loves continues over time Metaphor - Shakespeare uses beautiful flower imagery to reflect the beauty of beautiful classic love. Audience can see the contrast between immature love for Rosaline whereas with Juliet it is a sentimental and dramatic scene. |
" This bud of love, by summers ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when we next meet" - Juliet |
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Love - Classic Romantic (4) She is worshipping him with god like status Intelligent, wise, feels just as strongly but wants to see if the love lasts a little longer |
"Which is the god of my idolatry"
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Love - Sexual (5) Mercutio bodday and sexualised nature exists in the play for two reasons. The first is that Shakespeare wants to show that love can be highly arousing and sexual. The second is, Mercutio sexual language serves as a contract with a classic Romantic tender love of Romeo and Juliet |
"Raise a spirit in his mistress' circle... letting it there stand conjur'd down" "He jests at scars that never felt a wound" - Romeo |
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Love - Platonic/Friendship (6) Benvolio represents the love of pure kind friendship Peacemaker, problem solver, loyal, guides Romeo to make intelligent decisions, honest This contrast with Mercutio who is very close with Romeo but whose friendship causes nothing but problems for Romeo |
"Romeo.. with gentle breath, calm look. Knees humbly bow'd |
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Love - Platonic Friendship (7) Having been Juliet's wet nurse and companion for her whole life, the nurses bond with Juliet is very strong. The nurse is a maternal figure, their love is much more authentic than Juliets love for her mother The nurse genuinely has Juliet's best interests at heart, challenges Romeo wither love is real and lectures him wither he's good enough for Juliet |
"Thou wast the prettiest babe that ere I nursed" |
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Love - Platonic/Friendship (8) She advises Juliet to marry Paris as it's in her best interest. It's interesting to see the difference of how stiff and formal with her mother are and how humorous playful light hearted conversations with her nurse |
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Love - Spiritual The Friar is like a father to Romeo, he guides him with intelligence and wisdom. He reprimands him when he thinks Romeo is being stupid He cautions him that real love is calm and serious. His love for Romeo is shown through the plan that he hatches to marry the young couple to live together in Mantua |
The Friar Says
"thy loves did read by role and could not spell" |
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Love - Love, Hatred and Family Shakespeare makes the point there is a fine line between love and hate. One of the things that makes their love so passionate is that they are meant to hate each other. It is the intensity of the hate that makes true love so passionate |
"my only love sprung from my only hate" |
