Quotations- English Lit 1

R&J Love: It is the _____, and _____ is the _____.

It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. | Romeo, Act 2 Sc 2 | Light imagery | He sees Juliet as the sun rising.

R&J Love: My only _____ sprung from my only _____.

My only love sprung from my only hate. | Juliet, Act 1 Sc 5 | Love born from enmity | She learns Romeo is a Montague.

R&J Love: These _____ delights have _____ _____.

These violent delights have violent ends. | Friar Laurence, Act 2 Sc 6 | Repeated word as a warning | Intense passion destroys itself.

R&J Fate: A _____ of star-_____'d _____.

A pair of star-cross'd lovers. | Chorus, Prologue | Stars mean fate | The lovers are doomed by destiny.

R&J Fate: O, I am _____'s _____!

O, I am fortune's fool! | Romeo, Act 3 Sc 1 | Helplessness | He blames chance after killing Tybalt, just before banishment.

R&J Fate: Then I _____ you, _____!

Then I defy you, stars! | Romeo, Act 5 Sc 1 | Rebellion against fate | He refuses to accept fate on hearing Juliet is dead.

R&J Conflict: I _____ the word, as I hate _____, all _____.

I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues. | Tybalt, Act 1 Sc 1 | Intensity of hostility | He challenges Benvolio; hate contrasts with Romeo and Juliet's love.

R&J Conflict: A _____ o' both your _____!

A plague o' both your houses! | Mercutio, Act 3 Sc 1 | Curse on both families | He blames the feud for his death. Plague means disaster.

R&J Family: My _____ is yet a _____ in the _____.

My child is yet a stranger in the world. | Capulet, Act 1 Sc 2 | Father protecting her youth | He tells Paris to wait. Contrast with his control in Act 3 Sc 5.

R&J Family: _____ thee, young _____!

Hang thee, young baggage! | Capulet, Act 3 Sc 5 | Insult showing control | He insults Juliet for refusing Paris.

R&J Family: Is there no _____ sitting in the _____?

Is there no pity sitting in the clouds? | Juliet, Act 3 Sc 5 | Appeal to heaven | She begs for mercy as her family pressures her.

R&J Youth and Haste: Wisely and _____. They _____ that run _____.

Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast. | Friar Laurence, Act 2 Sc 3 | Proverb about patience | Rushing leads to failure.

R&J Youth and Haste: Too _____, too unadvis'd, too _____.

Too rash, too unadvis'd, too sudden. | Juliet, Act 2 Sc 2 | Three words for impulsiveness | She fears the relationship is too hasty.

R&J Youth and Haste: Death lies on her like an _____ _____.

Death lies on her like an untimely frost. | Capulet, Act 4 Sc 5 | Cold image for early loss | Juliet's apparent death kills her like frost on a flower.

ACC Poverty: Are there no _____? … Are there no _____?

Are there no prisons? … Are there no workhouses? | Scrooge, Stave 1 | Callous rhetorical questions | He sends the poor to institutions.

ACC Poverty: _____ the surplus _____.

Decrease the surplus population. | Scrooge, Stave 1 | Cold economic language | He treats the poor as a burden.

ACC Poverty: This _____ is Ignorance. This _____ is _____.

This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. | Spirit of Christmas Present, Stave 3 | Allegorical children | They represent two social evils.

ACC Greed: Squeezing, _____, grasping, _____, clutching, _____.

Squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous. | Narrator, Stave 1 | List of harsh verbs | The verbs show greed defining Scrooge.

ACC Greed: _____ as an _____.

Solitary as an oyster. | Narrator, Stave 1 | Simile for isolation | Scrooge is closed off like a shell that never opens.

ACC Greed: Hard and _____ as _____.

Hard and sharp as flint. | Narrator, Stave 1 | Image of hardness | Scrooge is cold and gives no warmth.

ACC Redemption: I will _____ Christmas in my _____.

I will honour Christmas in my heart. | Scrooge, Stave 4 | Vow to change | He promises the Last Spirit he will keep Christmas all year.

ACC Redemption: As _____ as a _____, as _____ as an angel.

As light as a feather, as happy as an angel. | Scrooge, Stave 5 | Similes for joy | He feels light and happy after changing.

ACC Redemption: As good a _____, as good a _____, and as good a _____.

As good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man. | Narrator, Stave 5 | Three roles listed | Scrooge commits to treating others well.

ACC Community: A kind, _____, charitable, _____ _____.

A kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time. | Fred, Stave 1 | Adjectives for the Christmas ideal | Fred describes Christmas as a season of goodwill.

ACC Community: The _____ he gives is quite as great as if it cost a _____.

The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune. | Scrooge, Stave 2 | Kindness over wealth | He praises Fezziwig, showing he can still feel generosity.

ACC Community: God _____ us, every _____!

God bless us, every one! | Tiny Tim, Stave 3 | Message of community | Tiny Tim blesses everyone, including the poor.

ACC Time: I wear the _____ I _____ in life.

I wear the chain I forged in life. | Marley, Stave 1 | Burden made by one's own actions | His greed brings lasting punishment.

ACC Time: It is _____ of every man… the _____ within him should walk _____ among his fellow-men.

It is required of every man… the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men. | Marley, Stave 1 | Duty to others | People must share their spirit, not hide it.

ACC Time: Are these the _____ of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that _____ be, only?

Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only? | Scrooge, Stave 4 | Fixed fate vs possible futures | He asks whether the future can still change.