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, Context R+ JFate and astrology
&
been elizabeth had her own astrologer (gave advice based on her fate interpreted
through the stars
.
inherent belief the immense power of celestial bodies
shakespeares generation had in
I stars moon .)
etc
,
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introduces theme of fate and determinism
prologue
·
nihilistic tone we know from onset their fates are inevitable
gives play a
·
,
my astrology links to horoscopes
born Lammas eve makes her a 100
.
Juliet on ,
evident in her fiery ,
determined nature. compounds power of celestial bodies
.
7
The Petrarchan lover
C term coined his devotional poems ..
by petrarch in
DEFINES man hopelessly , unrequitedly in love with a woman
he dt have
"Petrarchan lover" idolises object of his love, placing her on a pedestal and laments
that he can't have her in melancholic ramblings.
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·
romeo unrequiredly in love with rosaline
, made a vow of chastity ,
wont return affections
.
abandons for
· romeo supposed love rosaline briskly after seeing Juliet /shakespeare satirises the
Petrarchan lover) romeo consequently portrayed as overtly emotional esp .
for a man
Catholics vs Protestants
Shakespeare wrote AFTER the protestant reformation
↳
.
DEDICATED PROTESTANT
set characters catholic
·
play Italy
in ... were roman .
move from catholicism >
protestantism undermined religions significance
-
showed
·
,
its
to
open change , subject to public opinion
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-friar lawrence led by catholic desire to do good and dissolve hatred he marries Romeo and
,
Juliet because he believed it would end the feud , unite families .
BUT religious aspiration for peace wasn't enough to overcome power of fate
.
↳ Catholicism be fallible critiquing ?
shown to (can mistakes)
make
, shakespeare
, Ovid's metamorphoses
In ovids Pyramus and Thisbe (a tale in his metamorphoses) two lovers are bound by fate
.
tale tells two young people who fell in love but were pulled apart due to their rivalling families
R +
I of ovids
considered a
retelling .
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·
both plays contain trope of star crossed lovers
,
magnifies tragedy genre
.
·
re-emphasises destructive nature of feuds
Italy
·
foreign land with a different political Situation to England
.
·
allowed shakespeare to make
commentaries/criticism which he could say werent
related to his own society
.
·
Italy/england close enough for audience to make links between the society he critiques
and Elizabethan society
. Doesn't want to taint his high status
.
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despite the authority the prince' wields two murders and two suicides occur under
-
,
be of
his reign. May criticism royalty
, however the plays setting shifts the critique
toward Italian royalty ,
absolving shakespeare from accusations of treason
.
ALSO .
be wild where
Italy perceived to romantic ,
women were
sexually promiscuous and
Men violent . Juliets lustfulness
,
Tybalts Irascible nature perpetuates these
stereotypes
.
heightens tension
.
The great chain of being
&) world an hierarchical
belief that god created the with
unwavering structure .
men were seen as superior to women >
-
expected to be subordinate to husbands/fathers etc.
Elizabethans , extremely religious ,
accept this as fact .
violating natural order would be seen as violating Gods order .
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> Romeo + Juliet both punished chain of being
for violating the great .
-
they attempt to alter their positition through their futile relationship , defying society/familial relations
-
jullets strong nature subverts the great chain of being as she abandoned her role as a
woman by disobeying her fathers
/microcosmic of the patriarchy) orders to
marry paris
.
violation accelerates tragedy ?
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