Romeo and Juliet: Writer's Methods and Techniques (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Dramatic irony example in R&J (tomb scene)
Dramatic irony example in R&J (tomb scene)
Audience knows Juliet alive; Romeo thinks she's dead
Effect of dramatic irony on Romeo's death
Effect of dramatic irony on Romeo's death
Makes his suicide more poignant
Foreshadowing's effect in R&J
Foreshadowing's effect in R&J
Creates inevitability & heightens tragic tension
Romeo's foreshadowing quote before party
Romeo's foreshadowing quote before party
'consequence yet hanging in the stars'
Romeo's feeling before Capulet party
Romeo's feeling before Capulet party
Impending doom
What themes do light/dark imagery explore?
What themes do light/dark imagery explore?
Love and fate
How R&J describe each other
How R&J describe each other
In terms of light
Juliet described as light example
Juliet described as light example
Juliet being the sun
What does shared sonnet (first meeting) symbolise?
What does shared sonnet (first meeting) symbolise?
Perfect but doomed love
Shared sonnet highlights
Shared sonnet highlights
Purity & intensity of their connection
Fast-paced structure mirrors
Fast-paced structure mirrors
Impulsive & passionate nature of young love
Rapid escalation emphasises theme
Rapid escalation emphasises theme
Fate