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AQA GCSE English Literature_ Romeo and Juliet - characters
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AQA GCSE English Literature: Romeoand Juliet - characters
Friar Lawrence - correct answer--presentation is ambivalent (conflicting)
-too quick to marry a 13 year old to a rash man
-justifies his actions by wanting to turn their "rancour to pure love" so he isn't incriminated
-can be linked to Elizabethen Protestant suspicions of Catholicism
-weak - abandons Juliet to commit suicide
-well meaning but naive
Capulet - correct answer--begins as a reasonable caring father
-character develops into an aggressive, irrational man in a patriarchal society
Romeo - correct answer--immature
-consumed by lust and love - desire to have love
-rash and irrational, blames fate for his poor judgement
Juliet - correct answer--more mature, questioned marriage foreshadowin the tragedy
-tragic character -inevitable loneliness and death
-began as docile and obedient but was strong
-rebellious towards the end
The Nurse - correct answer--advises juliet to marry Paris in the end "I think it best you
married with the County"
-her social position means that she cannot cause change, she is not powerful enough
-her maternal instinct first encourages Juliet to follow her heart but changes and becomes
submissive
Mercutio - correct answer-Kinsman to the prince and friend of Romeo. His name comes from
the word mercury, the element which indicates his quick temper. Mercutio is bawdy, talkative,
and tries to tease Romeo out of his melancholy frame of mind. He accepts Tybalt's challenge
to defend Romeo's honor and is killed, thus precipitating Romeo's enraged reaction during
which Romeo kills Tybalt. A foil (contrast) to Romeo.
Motifs - correct answer--light and dark
-poison
-night time
Tybalt - correct answer-Tybalt is violent and hot-tempered, with a strong sense of honor. He
challenges Romeo to a duel in response to Romeo's attending a Capulet party. His
challenge to Romeo is taken up by Mercutio, whom Tybalt kills. Romeo then kills Tybalt.
Benvolio - correct answer-Montague's nephew, Romeo's cousin and thoughtful friend, he
makes a genuine effort to defuse violent scenes in public places, though Mercutio accuses
him of having a nasty temper in private. Trusted in Verona and peacekeeper.
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