Starter quiz
- 'The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human' is the definition of ______.
- 'personification' ✓
- 'Qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men or boys' is the definition of which word beginning with 'm'?
- 'masculinity' ✓
- 'A quality that combines respect, being proud, and honesty' is the definition of which of the following?
- courage
- honour ✓
- intelligence
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- 'Bringing shame or disgrace on someone or something' is the definition of which of the following?
- disbelief
- dishonour ✓
- dishonest
- disloyal
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- 'The attribution of human emotion and conduct to things found in nature that are not human' is the definition of which literary device?
- 'pathetic fallacy' ✓
- Which of the following emotions might we link to the word 'hot'?
- envy
- anger ✓
- sadness
- regret
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Exit quiz
- Complete the quotation from Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': "the mad ______ stirring".
- 'blood' ✓
- 'Necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental' is the definition of which of the following?
- invoke
- integral ✓
- inscribe
- independent
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- 'The action of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?
- 'submission' ✓
- In Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', what does Tybalt suggest will satisfy his honour?
- financial compensation
- violence ✓
- a written apology
- Romeo's humiliation
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- Complete the quotation from Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': “O calm, ______, vile submission!”.
- 'dishonourable' ✓
- In Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Mercutio calls Romeo's refusal to fight as "vile" which suggests that walking away from a fight was which of the following?
- thought of as being the 'bigger man'
- thought of as being morally wrong ✓
- thought of as showing your superiority
- thought of as being physically repulsive ✓
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Key learning points
- Arguably, Shakespeare opens Act 3, Scene 1 with the expectation of violence through the pathetic fallacy “hot”.
- By connecting blood and violence, Shakespeare may be suggesting that violence is integral to men.
- Throughout Act 3, Scene 1, Shakespeare might be implying that men saw violence as a way to satisfy their honour.
- Mercutio’s connection of submission and dishonour may indicate that men were supposed to be violent and dominant.
- We could see Mercutio’s challenge as implying that men’s honour was also affected by those in their social circle.
Common misconception
That men were supposed to be the 'bigger man' and act rationally in the face of a challenge to their honour.
In Elizabethan England, men were expected to defend their honour.
Keywords
Masculinity - qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men or boys
Honour - a quality that combines respect, being proud, and honesty
Integral - necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental
Dishonourable - bringing shame or disgrace on someone or something
Submission - the action of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person
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