Verona
Where does the play take place?
Tybalt speaking to Benvolio
What? Drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.
Prince Escalus
If you ever disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.
Capulet to Paris
My child is yet a stranger in the world, She hath not seen the change of fourteen years
Nurse to Juliet
Thou wilt fall backward when thou comest to age,
Capulet
But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart; My will to her consent is but a part.
He must win Juliet's heart. Capulet will not allow his daughter to marry someone she does not love.
In the "But woo her, gentle Paris," quotation, what is Capulet demanding of Paris
Later in the play, Capulet more or less demands his daughter marry Paris, not concerned about Paris winning her heart.
What is ironic about the "But woo her, gentle Paris," quotation?
Benvolio to Romeo about Rosaline
Take thou some new infection to thy eye, And the rank poison of the old will die.
If Romeo sees someone new, other than Rosaline, he will likely fall in love, and quickly, as Romeo is such a romantic.
How could one interpret the "Take thou some new infection to thy eye," quotation?
Benvolio to Romeo about Rosaline
Compare her face with some that I shall show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.
He is implying that Romeo will find a girl at the Capulet party and fall for her because she will appear as lovely as Rosaline, and likely lovelier.
In the "Compare her face with some that I shall show" quotation, what is Benvolio saying to Romeo?
Benvolio does not believe Romeo is anything but a silly child who enjoys being in love. He is immature and emotional, ill-prepared for true love.
How does Benvolio feel about Romeo and his love for Rosaline?
Romeo to Mercutio
Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, Too rude, too boist'rous, and it pricks like thorn.
He is ridiculing Mercutio's view that love is "tender" and gentle. Love, to Romeo, is all about suffering, as Rosaline will not give him the time of day and has withheld her feminine charms.
In the "Is love a tender thing?" quotation, why is Romeo saying what he says to Mercutio?
Capulet at his party
I have seen the day that I have worn a visor and could tell a whispering tale in a fair lady's ear, Such as would please. "Tis gone...
He is commenting on his advanced age and remembering how, in days gone by, he could flirt with pretty girls, make them blush etc. Now, they no longer pay much attention to him.
In the "I have seen the day that I have worn a visor ..." quotation, what is Capulet saying?
Do I dare disturb the universe?" from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Which CULTURAL LITERACY item from earlier in the semester is reminiscent of this quotation?
Tybalt at the Capulet party when he sees Romeo and the others.
Now by the stock and honor of my kin, To strike him dead I hold it not a sin.
He is hot-tempered fool. He cannot wait to fight and sees offense in all actions. He is looking for a fight. He is a TYrant. Tybalt/TYrant...get it?
What does the "Now by the stock and honor of my kin," quotation reveal about Tybalt?
Capulet to Tybalt regarding Romeo
Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone...Show a fair presence and put off these frowns, An ill-beseeming semblance for a feast.
He is telling Tybalt to cool off. The party is no time for a fight. Tybalt must learn restraint.
What does Capulet mean in the "Content thee gentle coz..." speech?
Juliet to the Nurse regarding Romeo
My only love, sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and unknown too late!
She raised Juliet since her birth. Nurse also lost her only child and looks upon Juliet as her own. She has nursed Juliet as well.
Why is the nurse so close to Juliet?
The chorus at the start of Act II
But passion lends them power, time means, to meet, Temp'ring extremities with extreme sweet.
Mercutio to Benvolio regarding Romeo
If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark.
Romeo regarding Mercutio, who is having fun at Romeo's expense
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
Romeo about Juliet
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief That thou her maid art far more fair than she.
Romeo claims Juliet's beauty is so bright, the moon is jealous of the light she produces. The moon would refuse to come out because it is jealous of Juliet.
Why does Romeo call the moon "envious" in the "Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon," speech.
She is asking, "Why does your name have to be Montague? Why can't it be Smith or Jones o whatever?" She also adds that if he is unwilling to give up his family name, she will gladly sacrifice hers to be with him.
What does Juliet mean with the "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet" speech?
Juliet about Romeo
What's in a name? That which we shall call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet.
Romeo's name does not matter. A name is just a bunch of letters. What matters is their love for one another. How idealistic and naive
In the "That which we shall call a rose..." speech, Juliet is saying what?
Romeo to Juliet
For stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can do, that dares love attempt.
The stony limits are a reference to the wall surrounding the Capulet home. A wall cannot hold off Romeo (or true love).
The "stony limits" speech tells us about...?
TRUMP!!!!!!!
Who built the wall around the Capulet home?
Juliet to Romeo
At lovers' perjuries, They say Jove laughs. O gentle Romeo, If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully. Or if thou think'st I am too quickly won. I'll frown and be perverse and say thee nay, so thou wilt woo
Romeo is not going to "access her gifts" simply because he wants to. he has to earn her love (woo her). If she gives in too quickly, he would not respect her. She wants to hear about his commitment to her.
what is Juliet implying in the "They say Jove laughs..." quotation?
Juliet again to Romeo
O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her cycle orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.
The moon is "inconstant." The moon changes from night to night, and Juliet wants something more lasting than that. She is looking for something solid, something genuine. Anyone can make a promise that lasts as long as a moon hangs in a summer night (a few
Why does Juliet plead that Romeo not "swear by the moon"?
Romeo about Juliet and their time together
O blessed, blessed night! I am afeard, Being in night, all this is but a dream, Too flattering-sweet to be substantial.
Because all of this occurs at night, Romeo fears he may be dreaming. Too often, what we "see" at night does not hold up to the scrutiny of the light of day.
In the "O blessed, blessed night! " speech, what is Romeo concerned about?
Romeo to Juliet
A thousand times the worse, to want thy light! Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books; But love from love, toward school with heavy looks.
No one, boys especially, wants to go to school. We run from the building once the bell rings. Romeo is saying that love (Romeo) runs toward love (Juliet) the way a boy runs from school. And Romeo walks away form Juliet the way a boy walks TOWARD school...
Explain the "schoolboys" allusion in the previous quotation.
Juliet to Romeo
Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow That I shall say good night till it be morrow.
He is sorrowful for having to leave, but his affections are so "sweet" and this contradiction makes things worse. He feels like we do when we have to leave a young people's party early because of a curfew, but you know all the good stuff is about to happe
Why does Romeo use the oxymoronic "sweet sorrow" in reference to leaving Juliet?
Friar Laurence
Virtue itself turns to vice, being misapplied, And vice sometime by action dignified.
We can take our best qualities and use them improperly, but at the same time we might take a seemingly nasty trait or habit and use it for good. Love can become obsessive and dangerous, as in stalking. (for example)
Friar Laurence's "virtue/vice" speech tells us what?
Friar to Romeo
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.
The young person with nothing on his mind is likely to sleep well. Romeo, who is coming to Friar Laurence so early in the morning, has either not slept because something has been on his mind, or he has been up all night carousing with shady women.
When Friar says, "But where unbruised youth..." he is implying that....
Friar Laurence to Romeo. He is intimating that men fall in love based on appearance. He is doubting Romeo's sincerity. wasn't he, just yesterday, in love with Rosaline?>
Young men's love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.
Mercutio to Benvolio regarding Tybalt
The pox of such antic, lisping, affecting, fantasticoes.
he is making fun of Tybalt and his ability as a swordsman. This will prove rather costly for Mercutio. Mercutio is something of a "street fighter." he does not go in for all that fancy stuff and training.
What is Mercutio implying in the "The pox of such antic, lisping, affecting, fantasticoes" speech?
Nurse to Romeo regarding Juliet
If you should deal double with her, truly it were an ill thing to be offered to any gentlewoman, and very weak dealing.
If you are simply seducing Juliet with fancy words, shame on you, Romeo. That would be a dirty trick. I hope you are better than that. She is likely implying that Juliet's feelings for Romeo are genuine.
When the nurse warns Romeo with "If you should deal double with her,..." what is she saying?
Nurse to Juliet
I am the drudge, and toil in your delight; But you shall bear the burden soon at night.
Laugh at me if you like Juliet, but you will not be laughing (perhaps) when Romeo gets ahold of you tonight. He will have some intense "workout" plans for you. (PG-13)
What does the Nurse imply when she tells Juliet, "But you shall bear the burden soon at night.
Friar to Romeo. he is warning Romeo that the intensity of their love, like anything intense, can burn out quickly...or it can explode! Love can be quite volatile.
These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss consume.
Friar Laurence to Romeo. he is speaking about the vanity of youthful love. The whole "as long as we have each other we have everything" sentiment sounds good on a Hallmark card, but such sentiment is hardly based in reality. real life, and marriage, is to
A lover may bestride the gossamers That idle in the wanton summer air, And yet not fall; so light is vanity.
Friar to both Romeo and Juliet. He is telling them, "You two are not leaving this chapel until you are man and wife because I KNOW what you two are looking to do as soon as I turn my back. So, to make it all holy and moral, let's get you two married.
For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone Till holy church incorporate two in one.
Romeo to Tybalt
I do protest I never injured thee, But love thee better than thou canst devise.
The American people to the Democrats and the Republicans. Or is this said by Mercutio as he dies? I believe it is the latter.
A plague a' both your houses!
Romeo with regard to Mercutio's death at the hand of Tybalt. He is implying that his love for Juliet has blinded him to Tybalt's nastiness. he did not fight back; instead, he tried to be a peacemaker, which he views as being effeminate.
Thy beauty hath made me effeminate
And in my temper soft'ned valor's steel.
Prince Escalus. He is saying "No more talk; no more excuses; no more exceptions." he feels like a fool because he has not been firm with the Capulets and Montagues. he is worried about his position. Will his people respect him if he dos nothing? Can he ca
I will be deaf to pleading and excuses; Nor tears nor prayers shall purchase out abuses.
Juliet regarding Romeo The nurse is present when Juliet says this
O serpent heart, hid with a flow'ring face! Did ever a dragon keep so fair a cave?
She cannot believe that Romeo, who is so handsome and dreamy, could be the villain who killed her beloved (though fiery) cousin Tybalt. She will not hold on to these ill feelings for Romeo. Within ia moment or two she will be in love with him again.
What is Juliet saying here? "O serpent heart, hid with a flow'ring face!..
Romeo
There is no world without Verona walls, But purgatory, torture, hell itself.
She believes she will die a virgin.
When Juliet says Death will take her "maidenhead," what is she implying?
a rope ladder
How is Romeo supposed to get to Juliet's room?
Friar to Romeo
This is dear mercy, and thou see'st it not.
Friar to Romeo...with Nurse present . he is ashamed that Romeo is looking to take a dagger to himself because things have gone wrong. be a MAN, Romeo. Look for a solution!!
Thy tears are womanish, thy wild acts denote the unreasonable fury of a beast.
Paris to Capulet
These times of woe afford no time to woo.
Capulet to Paris. he is speaking of Tybalt. Capulet wants to delay the marriage between Paris and Juliet. He is worried about appearances. We cannot hold a festive wedding so soon after Tybalt's death.
It may be thought we held him carelessly, Being our kinsman, if we revel much.
Juliet regarding Romeo, who has recently left her room. Time creeps by when a person is in love and separated from his/her sweetieboopkins.
For in a minute there are many days.
Capulet to Juliet. He wants her to marry Paris, which is such a contradiction from earlier in the play when he insisted that Paris win her heart first. Now, he seemingly cannot wait to marry off Juliet.
Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what�get thee to a church a' Thursday Or never after look me in the face.
Nurse to Juliet. She is telling Juliet she ought to marry Paris. No one knows she is married to Romeo, and he has been banished to Mantua, so she might as well grab Paris; after all, he is quite handsome and will be quite a catch.
I think it is best you married with the county. O, he's a lovely gentleman.
Juliet to Nurse. When the nurse suggests Juliet marry Paris, Juliet basically says, "You are dead to me, Nurse." She has separated the nurse from her heart.
Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain.
Juliet to Friar. "unless you are going to tell me how I can be with Romeo, I would rather be dead.
I long to die If what thou speak'st speak not of remedy.
Juliet to Friar. She is saying how she will go to any length to be with Romeo.
Or hide me nightly in charnel house, O'ercovered quite with dead man's rattling bones, With reeky shanks and yellow chapless skulls...To live an unstained wife to my sweet love
I am guessing he is a rock star of some sort. Probably looks like PT Cahill...
Who is Reeky Shanks?
Juliet regarding Friar
For he hath still been tried a holy man.
Prince Escalus after Friar Laurence explained what happened in the tomb.
Who echoed these words later in the play? "For he hath still been tried a holy man.
Nurse to Juliet. Paris has plans for Juliet. She will not be getting much sleep once the two are married. Yikes.
Sleep for a week; for the next night I warrant, The County Paris hath set up his rest That you shall rest but little.
Friar Laurence to the Capulets. He is telling them that in some way they may have brought this upon themselves. Do not tempt fate by cursing the heavens. Maybe fate will see to it to punish you more.
The heavens do lower you for some ill; Move them no more by crossing their high will.
Romeo to himself, but he is speaking about his love for Juliet. Even though he is not physically with Juliet, the love he feels for her is enough to get him through his days of banishment. A person can be sustained with the knowledge that his/her love is
Ah me! How sweet is love itself possessed, When but love's shadows are so rich in joy.
apothecary. he knows what he is doing is morally wrong, but his poverty compels him to take the money and swallow his morals. What a jerk!
My poverty but not my will consents.
Romeo to Paris. After Romeo kills Paris, he recognizes how he and Paris are similar. Both are unfortunate victims of fate. Both loved Juliet, but neither will be with her, as both believe she is dead. In effect, Romeo sees Paris as his kinsman.
O give me thy hand, One writ with me in sour misfortune's book!
Juliet.
O happy dagger.
Friar Laurence. He is admitting his culpability in the deaths of Romeo, Juliet, Paris and Skippy the Magical Toad. While he admits he is culpable, he also claims his motives were pure. He set the wheel sin motion, but the results were not what he envision
And here I stand, both to impeach and purge Myself condemned and myself excused.
Yes
Are you tired?
When prince Escalus asks if the families have learned anything from the deaths of their cherished children, we, the audience, understand the greater point of the play. The blind hatred between the families has caused all of this. We are supposed to say,
Where does the CATHARSIS occur at the end of the play?
No. While this is a solid review, I did not use every quotation, and you will be responsible for every quotation.
Is this review COMPREHENSIVE?
without a doubt
Should I bring my quotation packet to class on Test Day?