Romeo & Juliet quotes 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureRomeo and JulietGCSEAQA Created by: maddieewingCreated on: 05-02-19 15:53 "A Pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life" -prologue -allows room for dramatic irony -THEME:fate -doomed from the start & builds tension 1 of 30 "love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs" -Romeo -shows he's passionate & love consumes him 2 of 30 "some consequence yet hanging in the stars" -Romeo -worries that fate is against him -won't accept responsibility -turns the atmosphere dark 3 of 30 "fire-ey'd fury be my conduct now!" -Romeo -vengeful& hot-headed -can't control his emotions 4 of 30 "O swear not by the moon, th'inconstant moon" -Juliet -she's not foolish enough to fall for Romeo's words, she wants real promises -THEME:fate 5 of 30 "I needs use act alone" -Juliet -independant -different to a typical woman of her time 6 of 30 "the brightness of her cheek would shame those stars" -about Juliet -beautiful -once again thinking of stars -THEME:fate 7 of 30 "if love be rough with you, be rough with love" -Mercutio -down to earth -mocks Romeo for his unrealistic approach to love 8 of 30 "cutting foreign throats" & "dreams of love" -Mercutio -saying that each dream depends on the person - one of the only characters not consumed in his emotions 9 of 30 "a plague o both your houses" -mercutio -reminds the audience of the danger of the feud -he died due to the honour of protecting Romeo -Shakespeare is saying how pointless It is 10 of 30 "best friend I had" &"honest gentleman" -about Tybalt -adds depth to his character -he sticks to his honour & can be kind 11 of 30 "talk of peace?I hate the word" -Tybalt -very aggressive -the feud has killed his sense of being kind 12 of 30 "by the stock and honour of my kin" -Tybalt -Loyal -there aren't just bad parts to his character -defends what he believes in 13 of 30 "what sadness lengthens Romeo's hours?" -Benvolio -father figure to Romeo -he fills the lack of parental support that Romeo has -kind character 14 of 30 "I do but keep the peace" -Benvolio -exact opposite of Tybalt -avoids conflict & is a good friend 15 of 30 "willingly give cure" -Monetgue -concerned father about Romeo being sad -but does hand him off to benvolio which shows they're not close 16 of 30 "grief of my son's exile hath stopp'd her breath" -about Lady Montegue -emotional -typical woman of her time -she always tried to stop the fighting -Montegues are kinder than the Capulets 17 of 30 "peace you mumbling fool!" -Capulet -bossy -exerts his power & is a typical man of his time 18 of 30 "my fingers itch" -Capulet -violent -capulets are more overbearing than the Montegues 19 of 30 "share all that he doth possesses" -Lady Capulet -materialistic but ambitious -wants Juliet to marry rich & doesn't take her feelings into account 20 of 30 "I have done with thee" -Lady Capulet -cold -only forgives Juliet when she agrees to marry Paris -THEME:love 21 of 30 "I think it best you married with the county" -Nurse -wants what's best for Juliet & what will cause her the least harm -mother figure to her 22 of 30 "never was seen so black a day as this" -Nurse -most emotional response to Juliet's 'death' -genuine upset 23 of 30 "you shall bear the burden soon at night" -Nurse -she brings humour to the play which contrasts Juliet's innocent romance 24 of 30 "I could have stayed here all the night to hear good counsel" -about Friar Lawrence -respected -everyone had to go to church on Sunday otherwise face a fine -trusted man 25 of 30 "these violent delights have violent ends" -Friar Lawrence -he made the plans to end the feud but it can be argued that most things are his fault -he put ideas in the lovers heads -wise 26 of 30 "I dare no longer stay" -Friar Lawrence -cowardly & abandons Juliet at the tomb -tries to use religion to help the feud but ends up going against catholic beliefs of the time 27 of 30 "gallant, young and noble gentleman" -about Paris -respected -the after choice for Juliet 28 of 30 "throw your mistemper'd weapons to the ground" -Prince -powerful&respected -he's the authority but still can't stop the hate of the feud 29 of 30 "live chaste" -Rosaline -Romeo's love was courtly & typical of that time -she breaks his heart 30 of 30
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