1. j u l i e t a textual analysis of her one, and only, true love. by tavi juarez

2. j u l i e t : the outline j u l i e t vs. rosaline >Romeo's Words >Verona's Public Opinion j u l i e t & her romeo >Love at First Sonnet >Textual Soulmates j u l i e t blossoms >Her Change From the Beginning to the End Through Her Language & Decisions the j u l i e t secret >Conclusion

3. j u l i e t : by shakespeare Shakespeare's audience is very different from today's TV-watching audience: >Literacy rates were very low, movies were non- existent, so Will's audience relied mainly on their ears. <Women: 10% & Men: 30% >Audiences today rely on stronger visual clues and less word-clues. Therefore, the imagery in the words were key in following the story. “ How silver-sweet sound lovers tongues by night, Like softest music to attending ears.” -Willy Shakes

4. j u l i e t vs. rosaline: romeo's words ROMEO (OF JULIET): “ But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she.” >Romeo does a complete 180: he is suddenly clever, cute, and original. >Juliet is “the sun;” image of lightness compared/contrasted to Rosaline's darkness. ROMEO (OF ROSALINE): “Why then, O brawling live, O loving hate, O anything of nothing first create! O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still waking sleep, that is not what it is!” > petrarchan language : empty paradoxes & oxymorons. >Romeo literally is speaking about nothing when he's talking about Rosaline.

5. j u l i e t vs. rosaline: public opinion “ Why, is not this better now than groaning for love? Now art thou sociable. Now are thou Romeo.” -Mercutio ROMEO: “Thou chidd'st me oft for loving Rosaline.” FRIAR: “For doting , not for loving , pupil mine.” >The Romeo that swooned over Rosaline wasn't sociable. He'd rather spend his time crying in the darkness of the woods than with buddies. >”[s]huts up his windows, locks fair daylight out, And makes himself an artificial night” >Shakespeare doesn't use the word “dote” lightly: throughout his other works, characters who “dote” prove only to be foolishly infatuated. >”Doting” is also a characteristic of Petrarchan lovers; “artificial night” for artificial love.

6. j u l i e t & her romeo: love at first sonnet If I profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine, the gentler sin is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in this, For saints have hands, that pilgrims' hands do touch, And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss. Have not saints lips, and holy palmers, too? Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer. O then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do: They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair. Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake. Then move not while my prayers' effect I take. romeo: juliet: romeo: juliet: romeo: juliet: romeo: >Most sonnets are spoken by one person, this one is unique: it is a sonnet spoken by two. >It's edgy; this sonnet breaks the traditions of a typical sonnet because it isn't about unattainable or unrequited love . >Muah! = Sounds like a successful sonnet to me. silver : mention only 3 times (sweet & loving) & gold : “saint seducing gold” (negative & frequent) More than just this sonnet, r&j share a lot of imagery:

7. j u l i e t & her romeo: soulmates j u l i e t r o m e o guidance language astrology Nurse: >static character >all experience & no authority Friar: >static character >all authority & no experience >”mask of night” : to hide from >”doffs” her maiden shame >”night's cloak” : to hide within >“doffs” his name for her >she was born July 31st, making her a Leo. >Leo's sign is associated with fire & the sun. >”and Juliet is the sun.” >metaphors are star-heavy; stressed importance

8. j u l i e t : blossoms ladybird chopped logic true & faithful juliet >”i'll look to like...” : doesn't question authority. >very childlike, wants to please her parents. >answers the nurse promptly when she's called, like a good girl should. >”what's in a name?” : begins to question importance of authority. >”a rhyme I learned even now” : begins keeping secrets. >balcony scene of flirtation : exploring her sexuality. >tables turn : begins calling the nurse instead of the nurse calling her. >”henceforth shall be twain” : doesn't want anything to do with her parents; flat out rejection of authority. >gets hooked & loses her v-card. >big girl now : instead of asking her nurse, she seeks her advise elsewhere. >decides to take poison : doesn't answer nurses' calls to wake her at all.

9. j u l i e t : the secret juliet is anyone you want her to be. the magic of shakespeare is in his versatility. > only the audience, the actors, and the story that can prove that love truly conquers all.