Starter quiz
- 'The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human' is the definition of ______.
- 'personification' ✓
- 'A set idea that people have about what someone or something is like' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?
- 'stereotype' ✓
- Starting with the first, put these events from Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' in chronological order.
- 1⇔Lady Capulet tells Juliet of her potential marriage with Count Paris.
- 2⇔Juliet meets Romeo at the Capulet ball.
- 3⇔Romeo and Juliet marry in secret.
- 4⇔Lord Capulet demands that Juliet marries Count Paris.
- 5⇔Juliet fakes her death.
- The word 'maybe' is an example of which of the following?
- interrogative language
- imperative language
- tentative language ✓
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- 'An official who watches a game or match closely to enforce the rules and arbitrate on matters arising from the play' is the definition of which word beginning with 'u'?
- 'umpire' ✓
- 'The capacity of an individual to act independently from others and to make their own free choices' is the definition of which word beginning with 'a'?
- 'agency' ✓
Exit quiz
- In Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Paris says to Juliet: "Thy face is ______".
- 'mine' ✓
- Language most commonly used to give a command or instruction is which of the following?
- declarative
- interrogative
- imperative ✓
- exclamative
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- In Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Juliet expresses her desire to die so that she can “live an ______ wife” to Romeo.
- 'unstained' ✓
- 'To give orders, or tell someone exactly what they must do' is the definition of which of the following?
- pleading
- dictating ✓
- proposing
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- In Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Juliet says: “’Twixt my extremes and me this bloody knife / Shall play the ______”.
- 'umpire' ✓
- In Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Juliet responds to Friar Lawrence's suggestion of a potion with “Give me, give me!”. Arguably this shows which of the following?
- Juliet's fear of potential death
- Juliet taking control ✓
- Juliet giving away control
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Key learning points
- Arguably, Paris’ use of imperative language suggests that men stereotypically dictated women’s life choices.
- Paris’ claim “thy face is mine” could reveal how women were not considered in control of their bodies.
- We might see Juliet’s desire to die as a way of taking control of her life.
- However, this might be undermined since her desire to die comes from her wish to remain “unstained” for Romeo.
- We might see Juliet’s use of imperatives as subverting contemporary stereotypes of women.
Common misconception
That Paris is an unimportant plot device in 'Romeo and Juliet'.
Paris' interactions with Lord Capulet and Juliet arguably reveal contemporary stereotypes of relationships between men and women.
Keywords
Agency - the capacity of an individual to act independently from others and to make their own free choices
Imperative language - most commonly used to give a command or instruction
Dictating - to give orders, or tell someone exactly what they must do
Stereotype - a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like
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