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Tessa​
: Romeo‛s friends
Lucie​
: Lady Capulet and the Nurse
Lydia​
: lust/passion
Rachel:​
death
Lexy​
: Lord and Lady Capulet
Neamh Pollard​FOIL: Tybalt and Benvolio
Holly​Pair: nurse and Juliet
Gloria​
: Friar Lawrence + Nurse
Lottie: ​
Friar lawrence
Chiara​
: Rosaline, Mercutio and Paris
Phoebe:​
Juliet
Megan: ​
Romeo

Romeo

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Friar Lawrence
Key scenes
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6​Romeo and Juliet‛s wedding
3​Friar Lawrence comes up with his plan
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- Juliet has just ‘died‛
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- Friar Lawrence realises that Romeo didn't get the letter
3 ​ the tomb
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Key quotations

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‘Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here!
Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear,
So soon forsaken?‛​
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69-72) ​ atherly, saying that Romeo's love for Juliet could
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nothing more than a crush
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‘Young men's love then lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes
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2
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lust
‘For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancour to pure love‛
(2
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87-88)​ riar Lawrence does not believe that their love is authentic, so the only
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reason he is going to marry them is to potentially end the family feud
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Long love doth so
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(2
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9-15​ Friar Lawrence is concerned about
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the kind term effects of the marriage so warns Romeo and Juliet to love moderately and
the relationship will last longer, if you live too passionately the relationship will fizzle
out quickly
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Thy tears are womanish; thy wild acts denote
The unreasonable fury of a beast
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3
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‘Unhappy fortune!‛ ​
(5
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13-17)​Friar Lawrence says this after finding out that Romeo
did not receive the letter, this brings in the idea of fate
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3
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Nurse:
● shows ​
extreme closeness​
towards Juliet when she casually talks about when she was
younger and lost her virginity ​ by my maidenhead at twelve years old‛
‘now
● Shakespeare presents the Nurse as someone who is ​
closer to Juliet than her mother is
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, Capulet has described how she was everything to him and will
definitely​
respect Juliet‛s decisions​
, this shows a huge contrast between their
relationship from the start and the end of the play
● Juliet‛s relationship with Capulet had gradually gone down hill; but after Juliet‛s death,
Capulet had a ​
sense of guilt which then led to ​
​
regret

Death
Key points
❖ Death plays a key role in the play
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❖ Tybalt‛s death is also commonly referred to as ‘the turning point of the play‛
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❖ Juliet is freaked out about waking up in the vault with all the remains of her ancestors
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❖ Before entering the vault, Romeo fights and kills Paris
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When Juliet wakes up, she
kills herself after seeing that Romeo is dead
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❖ Lady Montague, Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo and Juliet all die in the play
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In ​ 1 scene 5​
act
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shortly after meeting Romeo, she says: ‘​ ask his name
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‛ In act 3 scene 2, after she hears of Romeo‛s banishment:
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‘Death, not Romeo, take my maidenhead
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Prologue - ​ chorus mention death multiple times
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‛ There is a semantic field of death, using violent and gory
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vocabulary
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The use of the compound adjectives and patterned rhythm highlight the fact that Romeo
and Juliet are controlled by higher powers
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‘​
death-mark‛d love‛ - love that is doomed to death
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​
‘If
ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace
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​ earth that‛s nature‛s
‘The
mother is her tomb; What is her burying grave, that is her womb
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‛ ‘Stays all senses with the heart
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​ banishment? Be
‘Ha,
merciful, say ‘death‛
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Do not say
‘banishment‛
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‘​ here for this many hundred years the bones of all my buried ancestors are pack‛d,‛ ‘madly play
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with my forefather‛s joints‛ ‘in this rage with some kinsman‛s bone, as with a club, dash out my
desp‛rate brains?‛ ‘I see my cousin‛s ghost Seeking out Romeo that did spit his body upon a
rapier‛s point
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‘​
The
Death lies on her
like an untimely frost,‛ ‘Hath death lain with thy wife
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‛​
Capulet describes Juliet‛s virginity as taken by death, which is ironic as Juliet wasn‛t a virgin
anyway
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- death has married and taken Juliet instead of Paris dramatic irony as we know that Juliet isn‛t really dead but the Capulet‛s don‛t (also when the
Friar says that Juliet has gone to heaven - because he knows but the other‛s don‛t)
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- the oxymorons create
contrast between the celebratory tone of the wedding to the sad tone of the funeral
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‛​Pun on ‘lie‛ as it is used to mean death but can be interpreted to mean sleep
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When Romeo
sees Juliet‛s body ​
‘Death that hath suck‛d the honey of thy breath, Hath had no power yet upon
thy beauty‛ ​
- ironic as Juliet is alive
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‘Grief of my son‛s exile hath stopp‛d her breath‛​Lady Montague
has died from grief of Romeo‛s exile
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‘ turn the, benvolio, look upon my
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death‛​ foreshadows the upcoming conflict and signifies the severity of conflict between the
this
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two households and plants the possibility that their rivalry could end in death
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In this scene Tybalt is outraged see Romeo at the capulet ball
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in the capulets ball tybalts anger is expressed as he sees romeo from across
the room and exclaims​
‘ Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe‛​ demonstarits that even happy,
this
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formal, special occasions are disturbed by by Tybals outbursts due totheir families conflict
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After being ordered my lord capulet to​ him alone​
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let
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tybalt
warns ​ not endure him‛
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Act 3 scene 1: ​ volatile young man is confident with his judgments​ hou art a villain‛ his
the
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direct hatred towards him shows he is unafraid of the consequences that may come his way
after provoking and insulting Romeo the potentially threatening Romeo
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3: Talking to her daughter about Paris

 
 
 
 

 

3
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She also gives news of her marriage proposal in the hope it will
brighten Juliet‛s spirits
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5: Fake death of Juliet occurs and Lady Capulet is grief stricken
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1: Lord C calls for his sword but Lady C hold him back, “A crutch, a crutch - why call you for a
sword?” reminding him he‛s too old to fight
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Importantly this changes after Tybalt‛s death and he decides for her
without her consent to marry Paris
❖ Quick to change his mind, from doting to berating Juliet in a matter of days
❖ Capable of acting in haste e
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Shakespeare shows the nurse is closer to Juliet than her mother​
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is
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Juliet
is of an age between ​
immaturity​ ​
and maturity​ age shows her innocence ​ shows how much
, her
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and
she needs the Nurse by her side
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Shakespeare presents​
fervid excitement​ passionate​
and ​
, sexual
scenes
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Act 3 Scene 5​first sign of the Nurse turning against Juliet ​think it best you married with
“i
the county”​
, Juliet ​
craves comfort from the Nurse​ this point and we see ​
at
Generational
Conflict​

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Signs of ​
separation​
“Thou and
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my bosom henceforth shall be twain”​she wants to separate herself from Nurse and not listen
to her
Act 4 Scene 5 - ​
“never was so seen a blacker day as this
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Theme- Friendship
In the play Romeo and Juliet, there are a few examples of the theme of friendship such as:
- Romeo and Benvolio
- Romeo and Mercutio
- Juliet and the nurse
- Romeo, Juliet and friar Laurence
- Romeo and Balthasar

Romeo and BenvolioThroughout the play, we can see a strong friendship between Benvolio and Romeo
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Benvolio tries to help Romeo cure his lovesickness for Rosaline by
saying that he should meet other women​ giving liberty unto thine eyes, examine other
“by
beauties”​

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Romeo and MercutioThe strong love and friendship between Romeo and Mercutio is portrayed in the ​
scene that
Tybalt kills Mercutio​

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However when Tybalt kills Mercutio,
Romeo ​
seeks revenge
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Juliet and the NurseThe relationship between the Nurse and Juliet is very significant because the Juliet ​
trusts ​
the
Nurse to tell her about her relationship with Romeo and trusts her to ​
relay messages​
between
herself and Romeo
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Romeo, Juliet and Friar LaurenceFriar Laurence is presented as a holy man​
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that is ​
trusted​ respected​ the other
and​
by
characters
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Friar Laurence is also the person that helps Juliet to fake her own death ​
“thou hast the
strength of will to slay thyself”​
which shows that he is ​
willing to risk everything​ Juliet to be
for
happy
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Balthasar ​
risks his life ​ tell Romeo
to
that Juliet is dead​
“her body sleeps in the Capels monument”​
that tells us that he​
loves and
cares​ Romeo
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‘No warmth, no breath‛​ death‛​ repetition of death​ the use of the​
‘like
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and​
and
semantic field
associated with death​
when describing his plan to Juliet in ​ 4 SCENE 3
ACT
(the ​
intensive use of repetition of ‘death​ ‘like death‛ creates​
‛ and
irony ​ Juliet did actually die
as
at the end of the play as the plan failed)

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He supports R + J‛s marriage throughout the whole play (comes up with the plan and tried
to delay J and Paris‛ marriage

The Nurse
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Every time Lady C talks to Juliet, the Nurse is present

 

(Shakespeare uses​
staging to imply that the relationship between the Nurse and Juliet is much
closer than Juliet with Lady C​
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The Nurse often talks about when she had eventually stop breastfeeding Juliet when
she was a child
​ she was wean‛d – and I shall never forget it‛
‘and
(Uses her earlier experiences to show the intimacy​
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between their relationships)

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The Nurse has a ​
close and loving​
relationship with J, but when J was ordered to marry
Paris, the Nurse ​
betrayed her​ ​ isolation i​​ 3 SCENE 5
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LUST/PASSION
● ACT 1, SCENE1 - At the beginning of the play he is portrayed as a ​
love-sick boy who is
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desperately in love with ​
Rosaline ​“From love‛s weak ​
~
childish​ she lives uncharmed”
bow
(said by Romeo line 205)
● ACT 1, SCENE4 – Benvolio and Mercutio have persuaded Romeo to attend the ball but he
is still upset over Rosaline ~ “Under love‛s heavy burden I do sink” (said by Romeo line
22)
● ACT 1, SCENE5 – It is in this scene that Romeo first ​ Juliet​ has immediately
sees

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He is completely overwhelmed by her beauty
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Juliet then
reciprocates the romantic imagery ~ “Have not saints lips and holy palms too?” (said by
Romeo to Juliet - line 100)
● In the prologue, the chorus calls Romeo and Juliet “star-crossed lovers,” which could
indicate that fate ​
destined​ pair to be lovers
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Many argue that Juliet was so young (only 13) that she ​
didn‛t really know what true love
felt like
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Romeo decided that he was in love with
Juliet just by her looks, before they had even spoken to each other
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In act 1 scene 3 we see the tender and loving relationship that the Nurse has with
Juliet and she talks about how she breastfed her and has cared for her since she was a
child
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​ Nurse's uninhibited attitude towards sex is
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contrasted with Lady Capulet's reserved discussion of Juliet's proposed marriage to
Paris
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Juliet and her mother are never seen alone on stage together which suggests that
Juliet is no comfortable around her
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This tells us that the Nurse truly loves her and cares about Juliet's
well being whereas Lady Capulet only cares about increased social status and wealth
that the Capulets would get if Juliet were to marry Paris
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She's governed by her mother‛s thoughts + ideas
She's a submissive sheltered child
From a sweet innocent obedient young girl to a passionate confident young
woman, shakespeare helps develop Juliet by using imagery, metaphors + similes
When her mother suggests that she marry Paris because Paris is rich and good
looking, Juliet responds: "I'll look to like, if looking liking move"
● ACT 1 SCENE 3 ““I‛ll look to like, if looking liking move”immature
conception of love won't give Paris encouragement than her mother will
allow
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Formal language presents Juliet as obedient
Mature
In her relationship with Romeo, Juliet is loving, witty, loyal, and strong
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This establishes a pattern for
their relationship in which Juliet displays greater maturity, particularly in
moments of great emotional intensity
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” semantic field of flowers-to
compare their growing love to a ripening flower,, wants to make her love
deeper with Romeo,
● ACT 2 SCENE 2 “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep”
infinite love, metaphor relating to the sea has the effect of showing that
her love is infinite
● ACT 2 SCENE 2 “O for a falc‛ners‛ voice, to lure this tassel-gentle back
again” metaphor for falcon + hawk to symbolize juliet + romeo-she wishes
she could spend more time with him; call him back

● “To an impatient child that hath new robes” important metaphor of
desire
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Act 3
scene 1
● “O serpent heart, hid with a flow‛ring face!” oxymoron + exclamation
highlights her conflict + emotion
Separation from her parents + nurse- independent + courage
makes a heartfelt + logical decision that her loyalty + love to romeo must
be a priority
● ACT 2 SCENE 2 “Thy purpose marriage”
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Go in,
and tell my lady i am gone” short syllable words + sarcasm-shows her
despair + frustration
● ACT 3 SCENE 5 “thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain”
symbolizes her secret thoughts as her nurse knows everything, + she
wants to seperate herself form the nurse

 
 
 
 

 

Juliet and Friar Lawrence – Pair

Juliet

Role:
-​ ​ aughter of the Capulets, the rival family to the Montagues
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-​ ​ omeo‛s lover
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-​ ​ eroine
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-​ ​ eveloped a lot throughout the play
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-​ ​ oung
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-​ ​ ensitive
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-​ ​ esourceful
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-​ ​ nafraid to give herself in love whatever the cost
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Key points:
-​ ​ eets and falls in love with Romeo at the ball (ll
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2)
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-​ ​ arries Romeo without telling her parents (ll
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5)
-​ ​ isobeys her parents who have arranged for her to marry Paris (lll
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3)
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-​ ​ akes in the tomb and, seeing Romeo‛s dead body, then kills herself (V
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​ ​ omeo has come to the Capulet feast to see Rosaline but the beauty of every
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girl there
-​ ​ she doth teach the torches to burn bright… so shows a snowy dove trooping
‘…
with crows
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44, 48-9)
-​ ​ he lovers‛ fateful first meeting shows how they are instantly attracted to
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each other and Romeo‛s feelings for Rosaline pale into insignificance compared
to how he described Juliet

 
 
 
 

 

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This shows her innocence, her youth and her sense of
propriety
-​ ​Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face/ Else would a maiden blush
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bepaint my check/ For that which thou hast heard me speak tonight
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She is conscious of Paris‛s proposal and is
J
the first to mention marriage to Romeo once he has declared his love, knowing
that otherwise she would have little change of being able to be with him
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​ ​ er father‛s comments brings out the poignancy of Juliet‛s early death with
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this beautiful flower image
-​ ​Death lies on her like an untimely frost/ Upon the sweetest flower of all the
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field
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5
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Her secret marriage implies she was afraid her father would never
let her marry a man of her own choosing
4
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-​ ​Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, / And death‛s pale flag is not advanced
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there
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3
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3)
Shelters Romeo after his fight with Tybalt and his banishment (ll1
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3)
Gives Juliet the drug to make her appear dead (IV
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2)
Is unable to stop Juliet killing herself (V
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Friar Lawrence is responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
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This meant that heaven will give her an
eternal life which means he approved of her death although he knows she is not
literally dead
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He made poor decisions that lead to the horrible tragedy, he had some hope
to help Juliet although it turns out he has done worst
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I do spy a kind of hope, which craves as desperate an
execution‛
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Not truly in their hearts,
but in their eyes
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Friar Lawrence has always helped Juliet
through tough times and gave her advices, for example: giving her the poison in
order for her to act dead
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Romeo‛s Friends: Benvolio
Benvolio seems to have multiple roles throughout the play for example:
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Peace maker
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Counsellor
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Trustworthy friend
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Problem solver
Qualities:
Peace maker:​ first see this characteristics shine through in act one scene
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one
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He becomes the ‘responsible‛ figure in the
feud
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The words that are
spoken link to the bible and Jesus‛ last words
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Trustworthy friend:​
Benvolio is portrayed as one of the most reliable and
truthful characters throughout the play
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He is not
biased but truthful, telling every little detail
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Even though at
this stage he does no know entirely what is going on and why Romeo is so upset
he continues, trying his hardest to get to the bottom of the issue that has been
bothering him for so long
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At the Capulet Ball
this
Benvolio continues to support Romeo and convince him to look at other women
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​ e is adamant that
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in order to find true love Romeo has to look that little bit harder
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He advises Romeo to look at
other women and forget about Rosaline
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When Tybalt sends Romeo the letter challenging him to a sword fight it is
Benvolio who brings it to Mercutio‛s attention
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Using his problem solver
qualities he decided that he can handle Tybalt‛s power
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Key
​ scenes:
In Act 1, scene 2:
Benvolio tries to help Romeo get over his lovesickness for Rosaline by convincing
Romeo to crash the Capulet party
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Act 3, scene 1: ​
Benvolio tries to avoid fighting with the Capulets however he
gets drawn in
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When Tybalt dies he tells Romeo he has to run away or the prince will put
him to death
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Act 3, scene 1: ​
Although Benvolio usually play the peacemaker role he notices
that there will be a brawl and he can‛t stop it
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​pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire
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Romeo‛s Friends: Mercutio
A few words to describe Mercutio in the play are:
Loyal
Devoted
Funny
Witty
Mercutio is neither a Montague of a Capulet; he is just interested in the family
feud
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He brings an
element of comedy into the play which the audience immediately warm to
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Some would say that he is such a significant
character in the play that when he passes the plot takes a turn for the worst
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Mercutio is presented as a complete opposite to Romeo
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When he finds out the Romeo is in love with Juliet (Capulet) his initial reaction
is to make fun of his friend
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first impression of Mercutio is a negative one
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​ must conjure him
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However this time the sides flip and Romeo begins to
mock his friend saying:​ gentleman that loves to hear himself talk and will
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speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month
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v The Queen Mab speech in Act I, Scene 4, shows Mercutio's eloquence and
strong imagination​Cutting foreign throats”

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He is so in love that he is speaking in
rhyme
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​ ppear thou in the likeness of a sigh‛‛
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A lot of irony is used in Mercutio‛s text
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​ jests at scar that never felt a wound‛‛
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