Family Life

Question 1

T.H.B.A.I.D

Answer 1

TWO HOUSEHOLDS BOTH ALIKE IN DIGNITY

Family loyalty can be toxic when based on inherited hatred

Futility of feud

Parallel phrasing

Question 2

A.G.B.T.N.M

Answer 2

ANCIENT GRUDGE BREAK TO NEW MUTINY

Ongoing conflict on a timeless stage

Stagnant and unmoving

Question 3

W.L.W.L

Answer 3

WHAT LAMB, WHAT LADYBIRD

Affectionate terms of endearment

Role as surrogate mother

Question 4

M.I.A.H.W.I.Y.W

Answer 4

MADAM I AM HERE, WHAT IS YOUR WILL?

Formality

Stark contrast

Detached relationship

Question 5

D.T.F.A.R.T.N

Answer 5

DENY THY FATHER AND REFUSE THY NAME

Defiance of family name

Imperatives show her struggle against inherited loyalty

Identity vs family obligation

Question 6

A.I.N.L.B.A.C

Answer 6

AND I’LL NO LONGER BE A CAPULET

Shakespeare uses this to critique the rigidity of the family

Signifies her readiness to reject family loyalties for love

Question 7

O.B.M.G.M.T.H

Answer 7

O BROTHER MONTAGUE, GIVE ME THY HAND

Reconciliation and unity

Grief transcends long-standing enmity

Question 8

A.R.S.R.B.H.L.L

Answer 8

AS RICH SHALL ROMEO’S BY HIS LADY’S LIE

Capulet’s vow acknowledges futility

Reciprocal gesture emphasises irony that reconciliation emerges through loss