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Act 1, Scene 1 (first fight)
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- fight breaks out on streets of Verona between the servants of the Capulets and Montagues
- Prince Escalus threatens the patriarchs of each family that if another fight like this breaks out, they will pay with their lives
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Act 1, Scene 2 (paris, lord Capulet, servant Peter, Romeo)
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- Paris asks Lady Capulet for Juliet’s hand in marriage
- He refuses as she is too young and will not do that against her own will but he will throw a party for Paris to ‘woo’ Juliet
- Capulet sends servant Peter to send out invites, but he cannot read (working class are uneducated) so he asks Romeo to help
- Romeo sees that Rosaline will be going, so he is going to see her but Benvolio says it’s a chance for him to meet new girls.
- Romeo doubts him DRAMATIC IRONY - we know Benvolio is right as he meets Juliet
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Act 1, Scene 3 (discussion of marriage)
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- Lady Capulet, Nurse and Juliet are speaking about marriage but Juliet is uninterested
- Paris is characterised as handsome, Juliet exhibits nonchalance and goes along with the idea
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In Act 1, Scene 3 there is a conversation of marriage - what is the context shown here
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Marriage - fathers choose marriage for their daughters but Lady Capulet gives her a choice
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Act 1, Scene 4 (journey to feast)
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- Romeo, Benvolio and Meructio are on the way to the feast, it’s a masquerade party so they won’t be recognised
- Romeo illustrates a bad dream he had that is making him afraid to go
- Mercutio convinces him that dreams mean nothing as Queen Mab gives dreams that people desire
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In Act 1, Scene 4 they are on the way to the feast and talk about dreams - what is foreshadowed here
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Romeo’s bad dream foreshadows that something bad will happen
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Act 1, Scene 5 (R&J meet)
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- Romeo and Juliet encounter love at first sight
- Tybalt sees Romeo and wants to fight him
- Capulet calms him down and says that if Romeo is kicked out, it will ruin the party
- They find out they are from feuding families
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In Act 1, Scene 5, Romeo and Juliet speak in a sonnet what does this mean
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That they understand each other
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In Act 1, Scene 5, Juliet speaks with religious imagery, what does this show about her
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Her innocence
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Act 2 prologue
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Romeo has lost interest for Rosaline, now loves Juliet
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How is the Prologue of Act 2 structured and what does this mean
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Romeo speaks in a sonnet - foreshadows doomed fate (death)
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What themes does a sonnet explore
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Love and fate
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Act 2, Scene 2 (balcony scene)
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- Juliet speaks in a soliloquy about her feelings for Romeo
- Flirt + agree to marriage
- Romeo organises it - rushed, impulsive, romantic
- Constant coming + going -> 2 heady lovers
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In Act 2, Scene 2, what does Juliet say about danger
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It is dangerous for Romeo to be here but she will not be threatened by this and still expresses her great extent of love
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Act 2, Scene 1 (after feast)
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- Benvolio and Mercutio look for Romeo after feast
- They joke about that he is going to see Rosaline
- Romeo sneaks to Capulet’s orchard
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Act 2, Scene 3 (Romeo asks about marriage)
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Romeo acts Friar Lawrence to marry them
He says yes as it may reconcile the families
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Who is Friar Lawrence to Romeo
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His paternal figure, confidant
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Act 2, Scene 3, what is Friar Lawrence first seen doing, what does this foreshadow
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Tending to plants + potions -> this foreshadows when Juliet is given poison
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Act 2, Scene 4 (banter of nurse)
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- Nurse acts as a messenger and meets Romeo to make arrangements for his marriage
- Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio banter over the Nurse’s looks
- Romeo’s happiness is still outlined to be because of Rosaline
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What does Romeo tell the nurse in Act 2, Scene 4
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That ropes will be sent to help Juliet escape her room and go to Friar Lawrence to confess for marriage
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Act 2, Scene 5 (Juliet complains of Nurse)
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- Juliet awaits Nurse impatiently for news about Romeo
- Calls Nurse old ‘unweildly, slow and heavy’
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What theme is shown in Act 2, Scene 5
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Older + younger - when Juliet describes the Nurse as old
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Act 2, Scene 6 (friar and Romeo)
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- Friar gives Romeo advice about marriage “these violent delights have violent ends”
- There is no/minimal preparation for the marriage
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Act 3, Scene 1 (key scene with Meructio)
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- Tybalt has sent Romeo a letter to fight him but he ignores it
- Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt, Mercutio teases and is angry with Romeo (he won’t fight) so calls him a coward and steps in, Romeo gets in the middle of them and Mercutio dies
- Romeo is filled with murderous rage and kills Tybalt
- Romeo is to be banished - if he returns, he will die
- Prince Escalus hears of the situation from Benvolio
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In Act 3, Scene 1, why was Romeo not said to be killed?
Even though Prince Escalus stated that if another fight breaks out again, you will pay with your lives - Tybalt paid his debt by dying
Romeo is to be banished
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In Act 3, Scene 1, why does Romeo step in between Tybalt and Meructio
He is frantic to stop the fight
DRAMATIC IRONY - we know he is married to Juliet
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What also dies when Mecurtio dies
The humour of the play, his death is a catalyst for the chain of tragic events
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What does Mercutio blame his death for
The feud between the families, not fate, like others characters do
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In Act 3, Scene 2 (news of a death)
- Juliet awaits Romeo but Nurse tells of a death - she think it’s Romeo at first
- She is angry at Romeo for killing her cousin but becomes level headed supporting Romeo as she may never see him again
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In Act 3, Scene 3 (Romeo, nurse and Friar)
- Romeo states that his banishment is worse than death
- Friar is angry that he is not grateful to have his life spared
- Nurse explains Juliet’s horrid death
- Romeo is told to visit Juliet - the sharp change from suicidal thoughts to being ecstatic shows his wild mood swings
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In Act 3, Scene 3, what does the repetition of Romeo saying ‘banishment’ mean
His utter dismay and perplexity
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In Act 3, Scene 3, what does the Friar says Romeo is acting like
FEMININE - ‘Art thou a man’ - Romeo is blinded by the inebriation of love, he is young and needs telling what to do
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In Act 3, Scene 4 (Paris hopes to cheer Juliet up)
- Paris plans to marry Juliet in hope to cheer her up (Juliet marrying again would be sinful but her family are unaware)
- Lord Capulet is assured that she will obey DRAMATIC IRONY (we know she won’t)
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In Act 3, Scene 5 (Juliet disagrees)
- Capulet in enraged that Juliet disobeyed and threatens to disown her
- Juliet feels betrayed and isolated since the Nurse supports with Capulet’s decision of marrying
- Goes to Friar as last resort for help
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In Act 3, Scene 5, why does the Nurse supports with Capulet’s decision
She believes it will bring joy and elation into Juliet’s life after Romeo’s banishment
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Act 4, Scene 1 (the plan)
- Juliet says to Friar that she would rather die than marry Paris
- Friar conducts a plan to give Juliet a potion that will bring her into a death-like state for 48 hours, she will be sent to a tomb and will wake up when Romeo arrives and the two of them can escape
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In Act 4, Scene 1, why does the Friar help Juliet with the potion
He is a religious man and cannot let Juliet marry twice as it’s a sin
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In Act 4, Scene 1, what was the plan for Romeo to hear about it
By a letter
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Act 4, Scene 2 (preparation for the wedding)
- Capulet prepares wedding as if Juliet agreed
- Juliet apologises and agrees - determined to fool her parents
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Act 4, Scene 3 (preparation to consume potion)
- Juliet hurries Lady Capulet and Nurse out of the room to prepare for the potion, but quickly utters them inside for comfort and company (she is scared as she will be in the tomb alone)
- She fears that she will wake up too early (opposite happens, wakes up too late)
- Thoughts of Tybalt’s ghost harrying Romeo convinces her to drink the potion
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In Act 4, Scene 3, what does Juliet’s farewell soliloquy mean
Her inner conflict between overwhelming fear and her desperate fear for Romeo
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Act 4, Scene 4 (many arrangements)
- Capulet makes many arrangements for wedding - perfect food, supplies are in order (excited to increase his status)
- Nurse is told to wake up Juliet
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In Act 4, Scene 4, what is the contrast shown when the wedding was prepared, and what does this remind us of
First party preparation is moving towards Romance
This ball prepares an acceleration towards tragedy
Reminds us of Mercutio’s death being a catalyst for the chain of tragic events
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Act 4, Scene 5 (Juliet found dead)
- Juliet is death - Capulet is distressed and despaired to lose his only heir
- Friar says that her death was due to sadness over Tybalt’s death, orders to take her to the tomb
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In Act 4, Scene 5, when Juliet is found dead, what is the strange ending?
Servant Peter plays cheerful music by musician to:
- Give audience a rest after all the emotion
- Awkwardness indicate that play is destined to be a tragedy
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Act 5, Scene 1 (letter not received, what does Romeo do)
- In Martua, Romeo has a dream that he is dead + Juliet revised him with kisses FORESHADOWS when Juliet’s kisses do not revive him
- Messenger Balthasar say Juliet is dead - letter was not received
- Romeo gets Poision from an apothecary - it is illegal but Romeo takes advantage of the man’s poverty by giving him money to get what he wants
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Act 5, Scene 2 (why does Friar Lawrence go to tomb)
- Friar John says letter did not get to Romeo as he must be quarantined due to the plague
- Friar Lawrence goes to the tomb, to write to Romeo and be with Juliet when she awakens to hide her until Romeo arrives
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In Act 5, Scene 2, what happens to the pace of the play when Friar Lawrence goes to Juliet’s tomb
It quickens - creates tension - characters are racing towards an unavoidable disaster
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Act 5, Scene 3 (Paris and Romeo die)
- Paris is at Juliet’s tomb for protection
- He sees Romeo thinking that he wants to vandalise the tomb
- The two fight, Paris dies
- Romeo drinks poison after seeing Juliet dead
- Friar leaves due to heating noise, Juliet stabs herself with Romeo’s dagger
- Town guards, Lady Capulet, Capulet and Prince hear of deaths
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In Act 5, Scene 3, what does Paris want to do which is pointless
Defend Juliet’s honour by protecting her tomb
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In Act 5, Scene 3, what does Romeo say before taking the poison
That fate keeps them apart, but death will reunite them
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In Act 5, Scene 3, what does Juliet’s kissing Romeo’s lips show
That love and death are linked, she does this to get rid of any poison on his lips
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In Act 5, Scene 3, Juliet has no soliloquy before killing herself, what does this show
Her decision was rushed and panicked
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What is a soliloquy
when a character speaks and thinks about thoughts / actions beforehand
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In Act 5, Scene 3 what does the many characters on stage show
The confusion and chaos
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In Act 5, Scene 3, what does the death of Romeo and Juliet show
Many people learn at different stages of their stage, many people are affected
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In Act 5, Scene 3, what does the Friar say should happen to him
Executed - if he was to blame but he makes the situation out to be an accident
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In Act 5, Scene 3, what do the families do as a result of their children’s death
Reconcile and make peace, make ‘statue in pure gold’ to honour their fallen children (gives a hopeful ending as violence is now over
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In Act 5, Scene 3 how are beginnings and endings shown
Beginnings: Scene starts at dawn (symbolises new beginnings)
Endings: set in a graveyard (represents end of life)
Romeo calling the Capulet tomb a ‘womb of death’ - oxymoron stresses how the lovers’ death mark both the end of their lives but a start of new peace between families
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