What does Friar recognise about Juliet from this quote? - "Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself. Then is it though wilt undertake"
She is determined and brave enough to kill herself for love
Who was the first character to realize Juliet was "dead"?
Nurse
What is the literary device used when Juliet is alone in her chamber delivering the speech prior to taking the potion?
Soliloquy
In Act V, Scene 3, Juliet talks to an object. She states, "Shall I be married then tomorrow morning? No, no; this shall forbid it. Lie thou there."What object is she talking to?
A dagger
In Act 4, Scene 5, what does Lord Capulet compare Juliet to?
A flower who was killed by an untimely frost
Whose ghost does Juliet see before drinking the potion?
Tybalt
What is a harmartia?
Fatal flaw which leads to the downfall of a character
2 word class + 1 context: "Where have I learnt me to repent the sin of disobedient opposition"
Repent - verb, disobedient - adjective, importance on familial duty/perception of disobedience being sinful
What does this quote show about Juliet + who is it said to? - "And beg your pardon: pardon, I beseech you! Henceforward I am ever ruled by you."
Lord Cap, she is manipulative and autonomous
How do Friar Lawrence's actions reflect the portrayal of religious figures in Renaissance society?
They believe he is untrustworthy - Protestantism vs Catholicism
2 techniques + what it hghlights about Juliet at this point: Give me, give me, O tell not me of fear!
imperative, repetition, desperation
What does Juliet's quote reflect about society? - "If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help Do thou but call my resolution wise And with this knife I’ll help it presently"
Reflects limited autonomy of women as a whole - only way out was escaping oppressive society by suicide
How does Juliet surprise her father?
By agreeing to marry Paris
1 technique + how would an Elizabethan audience read this? - "Shall stiff and stark cold, appear like death and in this borrowed likeness of shrunk death"
metaphor, playing with life and death, pretending to die - sinful
3 word class and 3 connotation - "And beg your pardon: pardon, I beseech you! Henceforward I am ever ruled by you."
beg - verb desperation, beseech - plead, rul'd - verb, control
2 techniques and what it means: “I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins that almost freezes up my heat of life.”
Juxtaposition, personification, metaphor, alliteration, she is very scared about what happens when she takes the potion
2 techniques, 1 word class + connotation of 'flower': “Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field”
Simile, metaphor, 'flower' - concrete noun, purity and beauty
Juliet is able easily to leave her house by explaining that she must visit Friar Laurence for confession. What would have made this excuse less plausible if the play had been set in Elizabethan England, rather than Italy?
England was no longer Catholic, and therefore, people had no reason to go to confession as Protestants didn't believe in it
What does beseech mean?
Beg, plead
1 technique, 2 word class: "I long to die if what thou speakst speak not of remedy"
Hyperbole, noun - die, noun - remedy
Why does she take the potion with a dagger next to her?
So she can kill herself if the vial doesn't work
What does autonomy/autonomous mean? Which character does it describe?
The ability to make your own decisions, Juliet
What does Juliet day before sh drinks the potion?
Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, here’s drink. I drink to thee.
Why would the audience be suspicious of Friar's knowledge of alchemy/apothecary?
They may link it to witchcraft and sorcery, would dislike idea of manipulating life and death (Juliet's potion) - could be seen as morally wrong
What are both Juliet and Romeo's hamartias at this point in the play?
Impulsivity
2 techniques and who says it - "Death is my son-in-law, death is my heir, My daughter he hath wedded."
Personification, Repetition, metaphor, Lord Capulet
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