Romeo and Juliet Notes

True love

________ is a very powerful thing- it makes Romeo and Juliet die for each other rather than live without the other- sometimes it can be too powerful and cloud our judgement leading to us behaving recklessly and foolishly.

Polygamy

________ and suicide were both seen as highly sinful to the highly religious Catholic society of Shakespeares day.

male relative

Paris- a kinsman (________) of the Prince- wishes to marry Juliet.

Rosaline

________- Capulet's niece and the source of Romeo's lust at the beginning of the play.

Romeo

________ and Juliet's deaths are an inevitable consequence of their families feud- ________ and Juliet as sacrifices for the greater good of the end of the feud.

Nurse

________- the person employed by the Capulets to look after Juliet from birth.

Mercutio

________- a kinsman of the Prince- a friend of Romeo.

Death

________ and love are often mentioned in very close proximity to each other.

Romeo

________: It was the lark,] [I must be gone and live or stay and die Juliet: Yond light is not daylight, it is some meteor "- pg 79- Juliet is in denial that it is the morning as that means ________ must leave to Mantua (where he has been banished to)

Foreshadowing reminds us that the events which unfold are inevitable and outside the control of the characters

at the time people believed that their destiny was in the hands of God

Juliet is nearly 14

she is too young to fully comprehend the consequences of her decisions

God causes fate to cause Romeo and Juliet to fall in love and die as this ends the feud and also punishes both families for the feud

could have been avoided if the feud had been settled earlier

Romeo and Juliet's deaths are an inevitable consequence of their families feud

Romeo and Juliet as sacrifices for the greater good of the end of the feud

Prince Escalus

Prince of Verona

Capulet

head of the family

Lady Capulet

Capulets wife

Juliet

the 13-year-old daughter of Capulet

Tybalt

a cousin of Juliet and the nephew of Lady Capulet

Nurse

the person employed by the Capulets to look after Juliet from birth

Rosaline

Capulet's niece and the source of Romeo's lust at the beginning of the play

Montague

head of the family

Lady Montague

Montagues wife

Romeo

the son of Montague

Benvolio

Romeo's cousin and best friend

"Under loves heavy burden I do sink"

Romeos love for Rosaline has become a burden

- pg 26

Capulet using lots of imperatives to show his authority

- pg 28

Capulet after Tybalt disobeys his orders to calm down

- pg 29

Juliet upon learning that Romeo is a Montague

"Romeo

 With Rosaline, my ghostly father

"Juliet

 It is not yet near day [,] Believe me love it was the nightingale

- pg 87

Capulet threatens to disown Juliet

- pg 120

Prince after finding out what has happened