Main Characters:
Romeo- 16, son of the Montague family, very sensitive, good-looking, loyal friend
Juliet- 13, daughter of the Capulet family, beautiful, innocent, naive, will do anything for love
Benvolio- Romeo's cousin, very good friend to Romeo
Capulet- father of Juliet, very controlling, has a bad temper
Lady Capulet- mother of Juliet, lets a nurse raise her daughter, wants Juliet to marry Paris
Montague- father of Romeo, strong figure
Paris- kinsman, planned to marry Juliet
Nurse- raised Juliet, comedic character, supports Juliet's quest for love
Friar Lawrence- friend of both families, secretly marries Romeo and Juliet
Setting:
-Verona, 1500's (assumed)
Themes:
-The power of love
-Violence
-Rebellion
-Society
Literary Elements:
-Symbolism- thumb biting, poison
-Point of view- All characters have opposite points of views. This creates and scene of tension and violence.
-Iambic Pentameter- Shakespeare's writing in which each line contains exactly ten syllables.
-Irony- Irony is used several ties in the play, but the most important time was when Romeo and Juliet drink the poison because they don't know what the reader knows.
-Imagery- Shakespeare uses lots of imagery and descriptive details to paint a dark and scary mood.
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