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R&J - Passion

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  • what is surprising about Juliet's use of imperative verbs?
    she is commanding Romeo and playing an active role in their passion - subverting gender stereotypes
  • Juliet later in the scene declares "my bounty is as ___ as the sea"
    boundless
  • what is the alternative interpretation for "any other part belonging to a man"?
    sexually suggestive - she desires him as a "man"
  • "wherefore art thou Romeo?" means ...
    "why are you (called) Romeo?"
  • Romeo uses a semantic field of what to describe Juliet in Act 2 Scene 2?
    religion / heaven / wonder
  • "by any other name would smell as sweet" - method used?
    simile - comparing Romeo to a sweet rose
  • marriage in the Elizabethan era was __ arrangement
    economic / business
  • "doff" = ?
    take off
  • Juliet exclaims "O ___ dagger!"
    happy
  • "deny they father and refuse they name" uses what method?
    imperative verbs