English · GCSE · Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet: love in its different forms

Romeo and Juliet: love in its different formsFree6:39Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
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What you need to know

  • Romeo's love for Rosaline is Petrarchan: a private, self-absorbed infatuation with an unattainable woman.
  • Bird imagery develops from Benvolio's swan and crow to Romeo's 'snowy dove', suggesting purity and peace.
  • At the feast the lovers share a sonnet full of religious imagery, which shows Juliet is an equal partner.
  • Juliet's 'tassel-gentle' and 'mansion of a love' images show love as both freedom and possession.
  • The lovers' deaths reconcile the families, so love overcomes hate only through sacrifice.

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Runs 6:39, from 0:08 to 6:47 of the full video.

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Heddy Score3/7, Below the standard
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Builds a clear picture of the different kinds of love in the play through well-chosen, explained quotations.

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