Plot
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capulet."
Why do you have to be a Montague?
What type of figurative language is used in this line?
O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art
As glorious to this night, being o'er my head,
As is a wingèd messenger of heaven
Unto the white upturnèd wond'ring eyes
Simile
What motivates Friar Lawrence to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He thinks that their marriage will end the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.
What type of figurative language is in this line?"But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
Metaphor
"Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, / So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies / Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes”
You only loved Rosaline for her looks.
“Within the infant rind of this small flower Poison hath residence, and medicine power; For this, being smelt, with that part cheers each part; Being tasted, slays all senses with the heart.”
Friar Lawrence foreshadowing poison being eaten/Everything has both good and bad in it.
"How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?
The orchard walls are high and hard to climb,
And the place death, considering who thou art,
If any of my kinsmen find thee here."
Juliet warns Romeo that he will be killed if her family finds him there.
What does the word "waverer" mean in this line?O, she knew well
Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell.
But come, young waverer, come, go with me.
One who hesitates
'Tis but thy name that is my enemy.
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague...So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name;
And for that name, which is no part of thee,
Take all myself.
Romeo would still be himself without his name. She wants him to remove his last name.
"[Aside] Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?"
Romeo feels uncertain about making his presence known