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Grades 9 and 10 - Literature - High School - Romeo and Juliet - Illustrating and Supporting Points

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1. 'You have dancing shoes / With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead / So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.' - Romeo

Romeo describes his heavy mood as 'having a soul of lead', meaning he is not in the mood for dancingRomeo is not in the mood for dancing; he describes his heavy mood as having a 'soul of lead'Romeo describes his heavy mood as having a 'soul of lead', meaning he is not in the mood for 'dancing', unlike Mercutio, who has 'dancing shoes' with 'nimble soles'Romeo is not in the mood for 'dancing'; he describes his heavy mood as having a soul of 'lead'

2. 'This dagger has mista'en, for lo, his house / Is empty on the back of Montague, / And it is mis-sheathèd in my daughter's bosom.' - Capulet

Capulet, in his grief, describes Juliet's body as a scabbard in which Romeo's 'dagger' is 'mis-sheathèd'All of the aboveCapulet, in his grief, describes Juliet's body as a scabbard in which Romeo's dagger is 'mis-sheathèd'Capulet, in his grief, describes Juliet's body as a scabbard in which 'Romeo's dagger' is 'mis-sheathèd'

3. BENVOLIO: But that he tilts
With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast,
Who, all as hot, turns deadly point to point
And, with a martial scorn, with one hand beats
Cold death aside.

Benvolio makes his account to the Prince of the fatal duel entertaining and tragic, using vivid, active verbs such as 'tilts, turns and beats'Benvolio makes his account to the Prince of the fatal duel entertaining and tragic, using vivid, active verbs such as tilts, turns and beatsBenvolio makes his account to the Prince of the fatal duel entertaining and tragic, using such vivid language as 'piercing' steel, 'bold', 'hot', 'deadly' point and 'cold' deathBenvolio makes his account to the Prince of the fatal duel entertaining and tragic, using such vivid language as 'piercing', 'bold', 'hot', 'deadly' and 'cold'

4. 'I will kiss thy lips. / Haply some poison yet doth hang on them, / To make me die with a restorative.' - Juliet

Juliet hopes the poison will be a 'restorative' which will 'kill' her alongside her beloved, rather than 'restoring' her to physical healthJuliet hopes the poison will be a restorative which will kill her alongside her beloved, rather than 'restoring' her to physical healthJuliet hopes the 'poison' will be a 'restorative' which will kill her alongside her beloved, rather than 'restoring' her to physical healthJuliet hopes the poison will be a 'restorative' which will kill her alongside her beloved, rather than restoring her to physical health

5. PARIS: Thy face is mine, and thou hast slandered it.
JULIET: It may be so, for it is not mine own. —

Although she appears to agree with Paris, Juliet's response, 'it is not mine own', secretly refers to Romeo as the one who possesses herParis asserts his ownership over Juliet's face; her response appears to be in agreement, although she means that Romeo possesses herAll of the aboveParis asserts his ownership over Juliet's face; her response, 'it is not mine own', appears to be in agreement, although she means that Romeo possesses her

6. 'I have no joy in this contract tonight. / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden, / Too like the lightning which doth cease to be.' - Juliet

Juliet compares the suddenness of her agreement with Romeo to lightning, because it is 'too rash, too unadvised, too sudden'Juliet compares the suddenness of her agreement with Romeo to lightning, which is brilliant but short-livedAll of the aboveJuliet foretells the brief nature of the love affair, describing her agreement with Romeo as 'too rash, too unadvised, too sudden'

7. 'Death lies on her like an untimely frost / Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.' - Capulet

Capulet mourns his daughter's 'death' at such a young age as an 'untimely frost' which kills a 'flower'Capulet mourns his daughter's death at such a young age as an untimely 'frost' which kills a 'flower'Capulet mourns his daughter's death at such a young age as an 'untimely frost' which kills a flowerCapulet mourns his daughter's 'death' at such a young age as an 'untimely frost' which kills a flower

8. 'We still have known thee for a holy man.' - Prince

Although he is apparently reassuring Friar Laurence, the Prince introduces some doubt in 'knowing' him as a 'holy man'Although he is apparently reassuring Friar Laurence, the Prince introduces some doubt that he truly is a 'holy' manThe 'Prince' implies that the people of Verona were mistaken in viewing the Friar as a holy 'man'The Prince implies that the people might have been mistaken in thinking they 'know' the Friar for a holy man

9. 'The time and my intents are savage-wild, / More fierce and more inexorable far / Than empty tigers or the roaring sea.' - Romeo

Romeo sees himself as 'savage-wild', comparing his uncontrollable rage to empty 'tigers' and the 'roaring' seaRomeo sees himself as 'savage-wild', comparing his uncontrollable rage to 'empty tigers' and the 'roaring sea'Romeo sees himself as savage-wild, comparing his uncontrollable rage to 'empty tigers' and the 'roaring sea'Romeo sees himself as 'savage' and 'wild', comparing his uncontrollable 'rage' to 'empty tigers' and the 'roaring sea'

10. 'The most you sought was her promotion, / For 'twas your heaven she should be advanced.' - Friar Laurence

Friar Laurence accuses Capulet of selfishly 'promoting' Juliet in order to achieve his own idea of heavenFriar Laurence accuses Capulet of selfishly promoting Juliet in order to achieve 'your heaven'Friar Laurence accuses Capulet of selfishly promoting Juliet in order to achieve his own idea of 'heaven'Friar Laurence accuses Capulet of selfishly 'promoting Juliet' in order to achieve his own idea of 'heaven'

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