This word means refusing or pushing someone away emotionally.
What is rejection?
This literary device happens when the audience knows something the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
This character acts impulsively after Mercutio dies.
Who is Romeo?
These modern issues strongly connect to Romeo & Juliet:
A) Social pressure
B) Family conflict
C) Toxic masculinity
D) All of the above
What is all of the above?
This is the reason Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt at first.
What is “Tybalt is secretly his family through marriage”?
This word describes acting quickly without thinking carefully.
What is impulsive?
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This word means getting back at someone for a wrong or injury.
What is revenge?
This character constantly looks for conflict and violence.
Who is Tybalt?
TRUE or FALSE: Romeo often makes emotional decisions without thinking about consequences.
What is true?
This is the reason Mercutio becomes angry with Romeo.
What is “He thinks Romeo is acting weak or dishonorable”?
This word means a strong feeling of interest or connection toward someone.
What is attraction?
In Romeo & Juliet, characters like Tybalt and Mercutio feel pressure to act aggressive, tough, and ready to fight in order to protect their honor. This idea is connected to this vocabulary word.
What is masculinity?
This character pressures Juliet to obey without question.
Who is Lord Capulet?
In BOTH Romeo & Juliet and the “Bacha Posh” article, power is mostly controlled by these people.
Who are men and parents?
This is what Juliet struggles to balance after Tybalt’s death.
What are love for Romeo and loyalty to her family?
This word means an intense but shallow romantic obsession.
What is infatuation?
This word means the result or effect of an action.
What is consequence?
After Romeo is banished, this character tells Juliet that she should forget Romeo and marry Paris instead, making Juliet feel hurt and alone.
Who is the Nurse?
Romeo quickly reacts with violence after Mercutio’s death instead of calming down or thinking first. This behavior is still common today when people react emotionally and do things without thinking about the consequences.
What is impulsiveness?
This is the reason Capulet thinks marrying Paris will help Juliet.
What is “He believes it will cheer her up and restore order”?
This word refers to social expectations about how men should behave, including acting tough, dominant, or unemotional.
What is masculinity?
This word describes struggle or opposition between people or ideas.
What is conflict?
This major red flag behavior that many characters do causes many tragedies in Act 3.
What are impulsive emotional decisions and revenge?
This is what Shakespeare suggests about toxic pride and masculinity in Act 3.
What is “Pressure to defend honor and appear strong leads to violence and tragedy”?
The audience knows Romeo and Juliet are secretly married, but characters like Tybalt and Capulet do not. This literary device is called this.
What is dramatic irony?
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