Additional quotes

Question 1

“Fire-eyed fury”

Answer 1

1 - fire like image, heated and infernal intensity of Romeo’s wrath, he is no longer guided by passion or love, yet ruled by an outburn of emotions

2 - consonance, harsh repetition of “f” creates a fricative rythm - Romeo’s spirralling agression, Romeo is regressing as he transitions from a lover to a fighter due to his abundance of emotions

LINK - causes him to be banished and seals his fate - how impetous decision making leads to dire consequences.

Question 2

“These violent delights have violent ends”

Answer 2

1 - rhetorical repetition, “violent reinforces the idea that the same emotional force that propels passion also propels destruction - romantic love is not a gentle force but an uncontrollable eruption

2 - juxtaposition of “delights” and “ends” - places pleasure with “ends” - death forces the audience to confront the idea that love’s peak and demise may arrive simultaneously.

LINK - they do die at the end of the play, violent delights do have violent ends