Romeo & Juliet: Writer's Methods & Techniques (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Dramatic irony in R&J final scene
Dramatic irony in R&J final scene
Audience knows Juliet is alive; Romeo thinks she's dead
Romeo's feeling before Capulet party
Romeo's feeling before Capulet party
Impending doom ('consequence yet hanging in the stars')
Effect of foreshadowing in R&J
Effect of foreshadowing in R&J
Creates inevitability & heightens tragic tension
Light & dark imagery purpose
Light & dark imagery purpose
Explores themes of love and fate
How Romeo describes Juliet (light)
How Romeo describes Juliet (light)
As the sun
Darkness in light/dark imagery
Darkness in light/dark imagery
Surrounds secret meetings & ultimate deaths
When shared sonnet occurs
When shared sonnet occurs
When Romeo & Juliet first meet
What shared sonnet symbolises
What shared sonnet symbolises
Perfect but doomed love
Effect of sonnet form
Effect of sonnet form
Highlights purity & intensity of their connection
Play's structure type
Play's structure type
Fast-paced with quick shifts from comedy to tragedy
What fast-paced structure mirrors
What fast-paced structure mirrors
Impulsive & passionate nature of young love
Rapid escalation leads to what?
Rapid escalation leads to what?
Lovers' deaths
What rapid escalation emphasises
What rapid escalation emphasises
Theme of fate