4.1.3

Violent Love

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Positives and Negatives of Love

The whole play is focused on the positives and negatives of love:

Act 1

Act 1

  • In Act 1, we see the consequences of unrequited (not returned) love with Rosaline.
Act 2

Act 2

  • In Act 2, we see true love and how deep this emotion is for Romeo and Juliet.
Acts 3-5

Acts 3-5

  • In Acts 3, 4 and 5, love becomes a very difficult, negative, and violent force.
  • Love causes unhappiness and death because of how strong it is.
Negative <b>'ends'</b>

Negative 'ends'

  • All forms of love in the play have negative 'ends':
    • Rosaline does not return Romeo’s love;
    • Romeo and Juliet commit suicide;
    • The Nurse abandoning Juliet and Friar Laurence marrying the couple both contribute to their deaths;
    • The family feud (argument) itself is the overall cause for the tragic ends of the protagonists (main characters).

Foreshadowing About Love

In Act 2, at the wedding, Friar Laurence warns Romeo and Juliet that the extreme force of their love could mean that it has 'violent ends'. This foreshadows (warns about) the dark turn the play will take:

Dark turns...

Dark turns...

  • It is because of their marriage that Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt.
  • Because Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt, Mercutio steps in to defend his best friend.
  • Tybalt then kills Mercutio in this fight.
  • Romeo becomes extremely angry and goes after Tybalt for revenge.
  • Romeo kills Tybalt.
  • Romeo is banished to Mantua. This means Romeo cannot be with his wife again or tell his family about their marriage.
... And more dark turns

... And more dark turns

  • Juliet’s parents (thinking she is unmarried) arrange for her to marry Paris.
  • Juliet does not want to commit bigamy (marry someone else when she is married) and goes to Friar Laurence for help. She then fakes her death.
  • Romeo thinks Juliet is actually dead and commits suicide.
  • Juliet wakes up, sees Romeo is dead, and also commits suicide.
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Context

1.1

Context

1.1.1Tragedy & Setting1.1.2Relationships1.1.3Religion & Fate1.1.4End of Topic Test - Context1.1.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Era1.1.6Diagnostic Misconceptions - Location
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Plot Summary

2.1

Prologue

2.1.1Prologue
2.2

Act 1

2.2.1Scene 12.2.2Scene 1 Quotes2.2.3Scene 22.2.4Scene 32.2.5Scene 42.2.6Scene 52.2.7End of Topic Test - Prologue & Act 1
2.3

Act 2

2.3.1Scenes 1-22.3.2Scene 32.3.3Scene 42.3.4Scenes 5-62.3.5End of Topic Test - Act 2
2.4

Act 3

2.4.1Scene 12.4.2Scene 22.4.3Scenes 3-42.4.4Scene 52.4.5End of Topic Test - Act 3
2.5

Act 4

2.5.1Scene 12.5.2Scenes 2-32.5.3Scenes 4-5
2.6

Act 5

2.6.1Scene 12.6.2Scene 22.6.3Scene 32.6.4Scene 3 - Quotes2.6.5End of Topic Test - Acts 4 & 52.6.6Diagnostic Misconceptions - Drugs2.6.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Knowing about the Wed2.6.8Diagnostic Misconceptions - Order of Deaths
3

Key Characters

3.1

Romeo

3.1.1First Impressions & Juliet's Effect3.1.2Character Development3.1.3Reactions & Key Quotes3.1.4Diagnostic Misconceptions - Age3.1.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Banishment3.1.6Diagnostic Misconceptions - Naivety
3.2

Juliet

3.2.1First Impressions & Character Development3.2.2Tragic Character3.2.3Key Quotes3.2.4End of Topic Test - Romeo & Juliet3.2.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Real People?3.2.6Diagnostic Misconceptions - Montagues vs Capulets
3.3

Mercutio

3.3.1Characterisation3.3.2Key Quotes
3.4

The Nurse, Benvolio & Tybalt

3.4.1The Nurse3.4.2Benvolio3.4.3Tybalt
3.5

Friar Laurence

3.5.1Characterisation3.5.2Key Quotes3.5.3End of Topic Test- Mercutio, Nurse & Benvolio3.5.4End of Topic Test - Tybalt & Friar Laurence3.5.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - What is a Friar?
3.6

Grade 9 - Key Characters

3.6.1Grade 9 - Key Characters3.6.2Grade 9 - Key Characters: Extract Analysis
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Key Themes & Concepts

4.1

Power & Danger of Love

4.1.1Romeo's Loves4.1.2Friendship & Family4.1.3Violent Love4.1.4End of Topic Test - Love
4.2

Violence, Fate & Gender

4.2.1Violence, Conflict & Suicide4.2.2Exam-Style Questions - Violence & Death4.2.3Fate & Destiny4.2.4Gender4.2.5End of Topic Test - Violence, Fate & Gender4.2.6Grade 9 - Key Themes4.2.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Type of Play
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Writing Techniques

5.1

Writing Techniques

5.1.1Language, Rhythm & Rhyme5.1.2Symbolism & Imagery5.1.3Dramatic Irony & Soliloquys5.1.4End of Topic Test - Writing Techniques5.1.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Wherefore
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Recap: Main Quotes

6.1

Main Quotes by Act

6.1.1Act 16.1.2Act 26.1.3Act 36.1.4Act 46.1.5Act 5
6.2

Main Quotes by Character

6.2.1Romeo6.2.2Juliet6.2.3Mercutio6.2.4Friar Laurence6.2.5Nurse6.2.6Benvolio6.2.7Tybalt

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  1. 1
    Positive and Negative Sides of LovePut in order
  2. 2
    How does Shakespeare present or explore love in Act 1?Multiple choice
  3. 3
    How does Shakespeare present or explore love in Act 2?Multiple choice
  4. 4
    All forms of love in the play have negative _'ends'_. Examples include:True / false
  5. 5
    Consequences of Romeo and Juliet's MarriagePut in order
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Friendship & Family

End of Topic Test - Love