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Characters Flashcards

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Romeo is romantic

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“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs” A1S1

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Romeo is hot-headed

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“Fire-ey’d fury be my conduct now” A3S1

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Romeo is respected

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“A virtuous and well-governed youth” A1S5

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Romeo clichéd love poetry

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“Pronounce but ‘love’ and ‘dove’” A2S1
“O that I were a glove”
Implies that Romeo is in love with the idea of love -> “young waverer”

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Romeo’s personality isn’t lovesick teenager

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“Now art thou Romeo” (Mercurio)

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Romeo believes in fate

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“Some consequence hanging in the stars” A1S4
“Fortune’s fool” A5S1

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Juliet is independent

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“My dismal scene I needs must act alone” A4S3

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Juliet stands her ground

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“Go, get thee hence, for I will not give away.” A5S3

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Juliet is wise

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It’s better to be “more rich in matter than in words” A2S6
Juxtaposes Romeo’s tendency to use impressive flowery language

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Mercutio is witty

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Queen Mab
Calls Tybalt “King of Cats”
Puns, particularly sexual
“Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man” A3S1

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Tybalt is violent

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“Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell” A1S1

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Tybalt is loyal

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“Now by the stock and honour of my kin” A1S5

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Benvolio is a peaceful character

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“I do but keep the peace” A1S1

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Benvolio is kind

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“What sadness lengthens Romeo’s hours?” A1S1

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Lord Montague is a concerned father

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“Could we but learn from whence his sorrows grow” A1S1

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Lady Montague is peaceful

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“Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe” A1S1

17
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Lady Montague is emotional

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“Grief of my son’s exile hath stopp’d her breath” (Lord Montague) A5S3

18
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Lady Capulet is ambitious

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“Share all that he doth possess” A1S3

19
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Lady Capulet is unforgiving

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“We will have vengeance for it” A3S5
“I have done with thee [Juliet when she disobeys her]” A3S5

20
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Nurse is affectionate

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“Thou wast the prettiest babe that e’er I nurs’d” A1S3
“Never was seen so black a day as this” [when Juliet dies] A4S5

21
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Nurse is vulgar

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“Now by my maidenhead at twelve year old” A1S3

22
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Friar Lawrence is respected

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He gives “good counsel”

23
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Friar Lawrence is wise

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“Love moderately; long love doth so” A2S6

24
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The Friar is reckless

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“I do spy a kind of hope which craves as desperate an execution” A4S1

25
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Friar is cowardly

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“I dare no longer stay” A5S3

26
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Paris is respectable

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“The gallant, young and noble gentleman” A3S5

27
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Paris is polite

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“But now my lord, what say you to my suit?” A1S2

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