Metaphors and more
What metaphors did Romeo and Juliet use in the meeting scene when flirting?
Religious metaphors
Pilgrims and shrines
Pilgrims traveling to worship
Who dies first?
Romeo dies first
What is a pilgrim?
A person who travels to another land for religious purposes
Throughout the meeting scene, Romeo keeps reffering to Juliet as a what?
A saint
How did the dialogue show Romeo and Juliet were compatible with each other?
They rhyme with each other and continue the metaphor
What does Romeo do before he drinks the poison?
He goes on a monologue about being with her forever
What type of poem is created by the dialogue between Romeo and Juliet in the meeting scene?
A sonnet
What does Romeo call his lips when they first meet?
Two blushing pilgrims
What does Romeo compare death to?
A monster who is in love with Juliet and trapped her
Why does Romeo say he will stay with Juliet forever?
He must protect her from the moster of death
He is tired of the fighting between their families
What does Juliet mean by this line?
"Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much"
You should not consider your hand unworthy
You don't give your hand enough credit
Why does Romeo call Juliet a "holy shrine" in the meeting scene?
To flatter her and compliment her beauty
How do Romeo and Juliet connect the image of a shrine and pilgrims to Juliet?
He is a pilgrim traveling to see her beauty, which is a shrine in his eyes
What does Romeo mean by "this palace of dim night" in the following line?
"For fear that, I will stay with thee. / And never from this palace of dim night / Depart again"
The tomb where Juliet's body rests
"And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars / From this world wearied of flesh"
Finish the paraphrase
"By dying and staying in the tomb, I will ____"
free myself from this unlucky fate
Is Juliet encouraging Romeo to continue to flirt with her in this line?
"Ay, Pilgrim, lips that they must use in pray'r"
No, she is discouraging him flirting with her
What does Juliet refer to when she says palmers in this scene?
"And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss"
She is referring to the hands touching and holding
What does the figurative language in this line suggest about Romeo?
"Here, here I will remain/with worms that are thy chambermaids"
That he will be comforted by the idea that he will look after Juliet in death
How do Romeo and Juliet connect the image of "Hands in prayer" to the idea of kissing?
Juliet says that hands in prayer are like a religious kiss and Romeo says that lips can pray like hands do
Based on the context of the meeting scene, what does Romeo mean by this line?
"Then move not while my prayer's effect I take"
Don't move while I wait for my prayer to come true
Don't move while I kiss you and answer my prayers