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Ominous
foreboding
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Death
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A3S1 |
“And I were so apt to quarrel as
thou art, any man should buy the fee-simple of my life for an hour and a
quarter.” (Benvolio to Mercutio) Explanation: Benvolio comments that his life
would not last long if he quarrels as much as Mercutio does. Why it’s chosen: There is an ominous foreboding of
Mercutio’s death. |
“And I were so apt to quarrel as thou
art, any man should buy the fee-simple of my life for an hour and a quarter.”
(Benvolio to Mercutio) Explanation: Benvolio comments that
his life would not last long if he quarrels as much as Mercutio does. Why it’s chosen: Mercutio gets killed in the end
because of his quarrelsome nature. |
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“Good King of Cats, nothing but one
of your nine lives, that I mean to make bold withal, and, as you shall use me
hereafter, dry-beat the rest of the eight.” (Mercutio to Tybalt) Explanation: Mercutio tells Tybalt
that he will kill him. Why it’s chosen: Ironically, Mercutio does not kill
Tybalt but gets killed by him instead. |
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“A plaque o’both houses!”
(Mercutio) Explanation: Mercutio repeats this curse three
times before he dies. Why it’s chosen: This is an ominous foreboding of the
tragic end as Mercutio’s curse comes true. |
“A plaque o’both houses!” (Mercutio) Explanation: Mercutio repeats this curse three
times before he dies. Why it’s chosen: Mercutio’s death results in the
lovers’ deaths. |
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“This day’s black fate on moe days
doth depend, This but begins the woe others must end.” (Romeo) Explanation: Romeo
remarks that the misfortunes of that day hang threateningly over the days to
come and others will have to end the misfortune. Why it’s chosen: This reminds the audience again that
the lovers will die because of the families’ feud. |
“This day’s black fate on moe days
doth depend, This but begins the woe others must end.” (Romeo) Explanation: Romeo remarks that the
misfortunes of that day hang threateningly over the days to come and others
will have to end the misfortune. Why it’s chosen: The feud between the two families
end with the deaths of their children, thus this quote is related to the
theme of death. |
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A3S2 |
“Vile earth, to earth resign; end
motion here, And thou and Romeo press one heavy bier.” (Juliet) Explanation: Juliet wishes that she could die and be
buried in the same tomb as Romeo. Why it’s chosen: It is an ironic prediction as the
lovers die together in the end as Juliet’s wish comes true. |
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A3S3 |
“And fall upon the ground, as I do
now, Taking the measure of an unmade grave.” (Romeo) Explanation: Romeo is desperate after he found out
that he was banished and falls on the ground. As he does so, he comments that
he is ‘taking the measure of an unmade grave’. Why it’s chosen: This quote reminds the audience that
Romeo will die. |
“And fall upon the ground, as I do
now, Taking the measure of an unmade grave.” (Romeo) Explanation: Romeo is desperate after he found
out that he was banished and falls on the ground. As he does so, he comments
that he is ‘taking the measure of an unmade grave’. Why it’s chosen: Romeo feels that he is as good as
dead as he is banished and can no longer be together with the love of his
life. |
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A3S5 |
“O God, I have an ill-divining
soul. Methinks I see thee now thou art so low, As one dead in the bottom of a
tomb. Either my eyesight fails, or thou look’st pale.” (Juliet) Explanation: Juliet foretells that
Romeo is going to die soon as she pictures him in a tomb, looking very pale. Why it’s chosen: Ironically, Juliet awakes from her
‘death’ and finds Romeo dead before she commits suicide in the tomb. |
“O God, I have an ill-divining soul.
Methinks I see thee now thou art so low, As one dead in the bottom of a tomb.
Either my eyesight fails, or thou look’st pale.” (Juliet) Explanation: Juliet foretells that Romeo is going to die
soon as she pictures him in a tomb, looking very pale. Why it’s chosen: Juliet pictures Romeo dead in a
tomb. This image is linked to the theme of death. |
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“I’ll send to one in Mantua, where
that same banished runagate doth live, Shall give him such an accustomed dram
That he shall soon keep Tybalt company; And then I hope thou wilt be
satisfied.” (Lady Capulet) Explanation: Lady Capulet wants to kill Romeo
by a dose of poison. Why it’s chosen: There is an ominous foreboding of
Romeo’s death. The audience might also be able to predict that Romeo will die
of poison. |
“I’ll send to one in Mantua, where
that same banished runagate doth live, Shall give him such an accustomed dram
That he shall soon keep Tybalt company; And then I hope thou wilt be
satisfied.” (Lady Capulet) Explanation: Lady Capulet wants to kill Romeo
by a dose of poison. Why it’s chosen: This quote is related to the theme
of death as Romeo dies of poison in the end. Lady Capulet does not realize
that the person she wants to kill is her son-in-law. |