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R+J themes - Coggle Diagram
R+J themes
family
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Nurse would breast feed, her child died (lower class)
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women were sold off as part of the dowry at very early ages so Julliets age wasn't shocking to contemporary audience
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Capulet: beginning of play is caring, protective father HOWEVER later in the play we know he's aggressive and believes Juliet is ungrateful when she refuses to marry Paris. He's like this because he doesn't get his own way. He is prepared to disown her if she disobeys him. He becomes abusive
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love
courtly love-wooing someone, love at first sight, dying for ones true love
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courtly love rules- couldn't eat or sleep when he's in love and isolates himself and man forgets his old love when a new love comes along and lastly man sends love letters or speaks in poetry when he's in love
sonnets, iambic pentameter=heartbeat
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fate
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by putting importance in fate (or god) characters such as Romeo avoid taking responsibility for their actions
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conflict
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fighting between families-first scene-feud between 2 families We never learn origin of fighting which makes it seem pointless
Tybalt embodies theme of conflict-aggressive and proud-obsession with his honour leads to his own downfall-conflict with ROMEO AND Mercutio
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Capulet-conflcit in families: upholds patriarchal tradition in which men are superior to women, commands tybalt to avoid conflict at the party but threatens violence against his daughter when she disobeys him, demonstrating his aggressive side.
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The state employed violence eg hanging, burnings of criminals and it was a central part of entertainment in Elizabethan society
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violence is the answer to protect one's honour and family's honour-backing down was shameful to repuatation