Shakespeare uses Romeo's fickle nature in order to criticise the idea of fate / Quote = "i defy you stars", Romeo is defying something he apparently has believed in his whole life and has caused him to be where he is right now.
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Violence
Mercutio's death - catalyst for more violence - machismo/pride. is also a catalyst for tragedy, and inevitability of tragedy. Shakespeare criticises honour code and its rules in order to highlight how pathetic. "You ratcatcher" shows M is disgusted
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Patriarchy
Patriarchy transcends social class - Act 1 Scene 1, Sampson and Gregory sexually abusing Montague maids, claiming to take their "maidenheads" , highlights that even lower class men will try to use any power they have in order to disempower women/
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Love
Romeo is Petrarchan lover, one-sided love with Rosaline and was extremely desperate with Juliet "too rash too fast and too unadvanced", even though women are stereotypically the more emotional type, Romeo is constantly seen over-emotional over women.
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Social class
Sampson Gregory using their little power in order to sexually insult the Montagues maids by claiming to take their "maidenheads" , patriarchy transcends social class.
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Card 2
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Mercutio's death - catalyst for more violence - machismo/pride. is also a catalyst for tragedy, and inevitability of tragedy. Shakespeare criticises honour code and its rules in order to highlight how pathetic. "You ratcatcher" shows M is disgusted
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Violence
Card 3
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Patriarchy transcends social class - Act 1 Scene 1, Sampson and Gregory sexually abusing Montague maids, claiming to take their "maidenheads" , highlights that even lower class men will try to use any power they have in order to disempower women/
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Card 4
Front
Romeo is Petrarchan lover, one-sided love with Rosaline and was extremely desperate with Juliet "too rash too fast and too unadvanced", even though women are stereotypically the more emotional type, Romeo is constantly seen over-emotional over women.
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Card 5
Front
Sampson Gregory using their little power in order to sexually insult the Montagues maids by claiming to take their "maidenheads" , patriarchy transcends social class.
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