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Act 3 Scene 1 – death of Tybalt Realising he is partially responsible for Mercutio’s death, Romeo says “O sweet Juliet,/Thy beauty hath made me effeminate/And in my temper softened valor’s steel!” A03 Renaissance masculine ideal – passionate violence/ brotherhood A02 adjective ‘effeminate’ / abstract noun ‘valor’ (meaning courage) made into a concrete noun ‘steel’ – courage is symbolised by a sword / sibilant sounds hiss Romeo’s feelings of…..

Act 3 Scene 1 Before killing Tybalt Romeo declares “fire-eyed fury be my conduct now” A03 aggression/ violence/ action = masculine ideals A02 abstract noun ‘fury’ is personified as a figure who now controls him / fire imagery connotes rage/ passion/ emotional response Tragic flaw / Romeo’s hamartia is his…… Catalyst in the downfall of the tragic hero in this tragedy Contrasts his earlier forgiveness of Tybalt’s combative greeting where he explains that his love for the Capulets ‘much excuse the appertaining rage /To such a greeting.’

Act 5 Scene 3 – Paris has just been killed by Romeo in the denouement of this tragedy Romeo says “O, give me thy hand,/ One writ with me in sour misfortune’s book. /I’ll bury thee in a triumphant grave” AO3 – Renaissance belief in astrology and that the trajectory of the stars determined human fate / that life was dictated by destiny mapped out by an external force A02 – adjective ‘sour’ fate is bitter, rancid, damaging /noun ‘book’ destiny written by an external force – they are characters / stagecraft – kinship ‘give me thy hand’ they are unified/joined by shared love for Juliet – no longer enemies / forgiveness in compassionate gesture of ‘lays Paris in the tomb’ next to Juliet – oxymoron ‘triumphant grave’ contradiction = joy in death / love transcends death

Top Tips Covers whole play (prologue / act 3 / act 5 possibly but question dependent of course) Focuses on AO2 devices – language/ imagery/ structure/ genre (remember stagecraft / tragedy) Shows understanding of contemporary context and modern audience Discusses Shakespeare’s intentions (alternative interpretations welcome) Covers 12-20 quotes that are fluently embedded Today’s work can be included in your plan for tomorrow – this took you 20 minutes to write and tomorrow you will have 50