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Title: Romeo and Juliet (in depth notes)
Description: These are in depth notes that helped me ace both of my Honors English tests. They discuss tragedy, major and minor themes, and discuss important terms.
Description: These are in depth notes that helped me ace both of my Honors English tests. They discuss tragedy, major and minor themes, and discuss important terms.
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Prologue it is a 14 line sonnet
lines 12 the play will be about 2 wealthy families who live in Verona
lines 34 they have an old rivalry that is starting anew and regular people are suffering
because of this
lines 56 these lines talk about how there will be kids as a result
lines 78 these lines say that their parents will end the fight when the children die
lines 910 these lines mention their deaths could have ended the fighting
lines 1112 these lines talk about how their children will try to calm the fight
lines 1314 these lines talk about how the situation will be explained in 2 hours
lines 914 basically if you missed anything of what I just said, watch the play for the next two
hours
A tragedy is a drama in which the central character or characters suffer disaster or great
misfortune
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The theme of a tragedy is the central idea or insight about life that explains why the downfall
occurred
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What character traits of Romeo’s and Juliet’s may have lead to their destruction?
1
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Romeo kills Tybalt without thinking of the consequences
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Romeo kills Paris
They both kill themselves when they think that the other is dead
The downfall is brought about by fate:
They are born into feuding families
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Romeo and his crew just happen to “get invited” to the party
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Juliet wakes up moments after Romeo kills himself
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Quotes about fate:
“Oh I am fortune's fool”
“I defy you stars”
Starcrossed lovers”
I think the central theme of Romeo and Juliet is that some things are not meant to be
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The exceptions are the servants
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The nurse is more of a mom than Juliet’s mom
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Romeo is obviously on the rebound
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In Act 1 scene V look at lines 94 111
1) imagery from “shrine”, “sin”, and “saints: this is all religious imagery
2) this imagery suggests about Romeo and Juliet's love: their desire for holy matrimony and that
their relationship is pure, divine, or holy
Dramatic Foil A character who highlights or brings out the personality traits of another
character in the play
Usually dramatic foils contrast with the other characters
Act 1 Scene 1
Benvolio He tries to quiet the brawling servants, he has a calm and
sensible disposition
Romeo He is moody and emotional
An aside: a remark made to the audience that the other characters cannot hear
A monologue: A lengthy speech delivered by a character to other characters
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Romeo disregard the insults (he has married Juliet)
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Mercutio is killed while Romeo intervenes in an attempt to stop the fight
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the Prince banishes Romeo (instead of having him killed) from Verona
Title: Romeo and Juliet (in depth notes)
Description: These are in depth notes that helped me ace both of my Honors English tests. They discuss tragedy, major and minor themes, and discuss important terms.
Description: These are in depth notes that helped me ace both of my Honors English tests. They discuss tragedy, major and minor themes, and discuss important terms.