Act Quotation Idea Analysis Device
Act 1 ‘my daughter’ ‘daughter’ sounds cold and formal Linguistic
Scene 2 –the relationship between them is
stiff. She doesn’t know where her
daughter is either.
‘made already Her language is very matter of fact, Linguistic
mothers’ which contrasts with the Nurse.
The latter shows how excited she is
‘made already mothers’.
Rhyming couplets show that she is Structural
happy. Similar to Capulet.
‘By having him, The parents are concerned about Structural
making yourself no how rich Paris is. Last rhyming
less’ couplet which shows that their real
concern is not his looks but his
money.
‘unbound lover’ The elaborate metaphors are all Linguistic
‘share the glory’ about wealth.
‘golden story’
Act 3 ‘such a feeling loss’ Obedience Juliet is very deceptive. Her mother Linguistic
Scene 5 (Juliet) Isolation believes that she is crying about
Tybalt but she is crying about
Romeo. Dramatic irony – the
audience knows how she is really
talking about. Ambiguous
language too. Isolation starts
growing since she cannot confide
in her mother.
‘careful father’ The mother is on the father’s side.
Ironic since they both think that
they are doing the best for Juliet.
‘It shall be Romeo’ Bold. Lady Capulet thinks that Juliet Linguistic
‘Rather than Paris’ hates Romeo. Dramatic irony since
(Juliet) the audience knows that she would
actually prefer him.
‘I would the food be Premonition Ominous. Shows how angry she is.
married to her own
grave’
‘Farewell!’ Ominous. This is the last time she
(Juliet) will ever see her mother.
'O lamentable day!’ The Nurse discovers her first –
closet thing to a mother that Juliet
has.
Although the Nurse does not use as Structural
wide a range of vocabulary as the
other characters, her grief is still
shown as being the same. She,
Capulet and Lady Capulet have an