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Act 1 Scene 5
Romeo & Juliet's
first kiss
- Sex vs Religion
- Religion
- Romeo talks to Juliet as though
she is divine
- "This holy shrine"
- In a religious society, would this be
acceptable to refer to Juliet in this way?
- Juliet calls Romeo "God of my idolatry"
- Would this be considered blasphemous?
- Would this be considered blasphemous?
- Juliet calls Romeo "God of my idolatry"
- In a religious society, would this be
acceptable to refer to Juliet in this way?
- "This holy shrine"
- Romeo talks to Juliet as though
she is divine
- Sex
- "Let lips do what hands do"
- "Let lips do what hands do"
- Religion
- Body vs Spirit
- Spirit
- The religious language could represent that
Shakespeare thought of love as a spiritual,
holy experience
- "If I profane with my unworthiest hand this
holy shrine, the gentle sin is this: My lips, two
blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that
rough touch with a tender kiss"
- Translation: kissing you would be a religious experience
- Translation: kissing you would be a religious experience
- "If I profane with my unworthiest hand this
holy shrine, the gentle sin is this: My lips, two
blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that
rough touch with a tender kiss"
- The religious language could represent that
Shakespeare thought of love as a spiritual,
holy experience
- Body
- The two lovers are
expressing their lust for
each other
- Could we question whether their love is only
based on this? Considering that until very
recently Romeo was infatuated with Rosaline
- They do seem to be aware that
family and religion would come in
the way of their sexual desire for
each other
- At the time, sex before marriage was
considered a sin. Religion was needed to bless
the marriage before consumation could take
place
- At the time, sex before marriage was
considered a sin. Religion was needed to bless
the marriage before consumation could take
place
- Could we question whether their love is only
based on this? Considering that until very
recently Romeo was infatuated with Rosaline
- The two lovers are
expressing their lust for
each other
- Spirit
- Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love,
then kiss each other without knowing
which families they come from
- When Romeo first sees Juliet, he says "Did my heart love till now?
Forswear it sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty until this night"
- How seriously can we take this
comment? What about his love for
Rosaline?
- LOVE
- LOVE
- How seriously can we take this
comment? What about his love for
Rosaline?
- Juliet says to Romeo "You kiss by the book"
- This could link to the idea that
previously, Romeo's idea of love has
come from reading love poetry
- This could link to the idea that
previously, Romeo's idea of love has
come from reading love poetry
- When Juliet realises
that Romeo is a
Montague she says ...
- "My only love sprung from my only hate!"
- Love vs Hate
- Would their love be as intense
if they were not from
opposing families?
- Would their love be as intense
if they were not from
opposing families?
- Love vs Hate
- "My only love sprung from my only hate!"
- Romeo and Juliet speak to
each other in a sonnet
- This could symbolise the two of
them gradually falling into sync
with each other
- The rhyming couplet at the
end reflects their shared
attraction and love
- The rhyming couplet at the
end reflects their shared
attraction and love
- They use lots of religious language and language
about the body
- "Lips" "Palms"
- "Pilgrim" "Holy shrine"
- "Lips" "Palms"
- This could symbolise the two of
them gradually falling into sync
with each other
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