RJ Quotes - Family/Relationships/Love Flashcards
(12 cards)
Whys: 1
Throughout the play, Shakespeare highlights that love and violence are inextricably connected, suggesting that while love can be exhilarating and transformative, it can also be destructive and chaotic.
What is the 2nd why for this theme and why?
Romantic love is shown as intense and impulsive, often in contrast to arranged or superficial love (e.g., Juliet vs Paris).
What is the 3rd why for this theme and why?
The theme highlights how poor communication and generational gaps within families lead to tragedy.
What are adjectives used to describe love and family relationships?
Passionate
Forbidden
Complex
Conditional
Fractured
“My child is yet a stranger in the world.”
Capulet, Act 1 Scene 2
Shows protective fatherly love early on. Later contrasts his controlling behaviour. Begins theme of parental power over relationships.
“Younger than she are happy mothers made.”
Paris, Act 1 Scene 2
Shows societal pressure on young girls to marry early. Marriage seen as transaction, not based on love.
“Did my heart love till now?”
Romeo, Act 1 Scene 5
Romeo’s instant love for Juliet shows the impulsiveness of romantic love. Sets up theme of love at first sight.
“With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls.”
Romeo, Act 2 Scene 2
Romeo risks death to see Juliet. Emphasises the passion and recklessness of true love.
“So smile the heavens upon this holy act.”
Friar Laurence, Act 2 Scene 6
Friar hopes their marriage brings peace. Ironically foreshadows tragedy, showing how love is tied to fate.
“I would the fool were married to her grave!”
Lady Capulet, Act 3 Scene 5
After Juliet refuses Paris, her mother rejects her. Shows love in families is conditional, not always nurturing.
“Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here’s drink—I drink to thee.”
Juliet, Act 4 Scene 3
Juliet risks her life for Romeo. Shows depth of love and desperation caused by lack of support.
“O brother Montague, give me thy hand.”
Capulet, Act 5 Scene 3
Only through the deaths of their children do the families reconcile. Tragic resolution to the theme of family and love.
