Romeo quotes

Question 1

“There lie more peril in (her) eye than twenty of their swords” - quote 1

Answer 1

Translation - “there is more danger in her eyes than 20 swords”

Question 2

what themes does this quote 1 also link to?

Answer 2

Youth
Individual vs society
Family
Love

Question 3

How does it link to violence? (quote 1)

Answer 3

a violent image is crafted through “swords” suggestive of Romeo’s subconscious recognition of the violence intertwined with his love for Juliet.

Question 4

Their defiance of societal and familial boundaries does what? (quote 1)

Answer 4

positions their love as a violating act, filled with “peril.”

Question 5

What does Romeo acknowledge? (quote 1)

Answer 5

this peril of love goes beyond the threat of physical harm from the “swords” of enemies

Question 6

What does Romeo not realise? (quote 1)

Answer 6

this peril of love has the potential for societal isolation and familial bloodshed

Question 7

The young eponymous characters are what? (quote 1)

Answer 7

blinded by passion and are ignorant to the perils (dangers) of this prohibited love.

Question 8

Other violent allusions (quote 1)

Answer 8

The association of death and violence with their love is further emphasised by Tybalt’s demand for Romeo to “draw his sword.”

Question 9

What does the challenge “draw his sword” do? (quote 1)

Answer 9

This seemingly innocuous (not harmful) challenge becomes a grim foreboding (something bad will happen) of the inevitable tragedy as it simultaneously marks the moment Romeo falls in love with Juliet.

Question 10

Romeos love for juliet is what? (quote 1)

Answer 10

from its very inception, is tarnished by the shadow of death and violence, hinting at the “star-cross-d” nature of their romance.