Exam Tip
Examiners reward answers which link ideas and themes in the given extract to the rest of the play. A convincing way to do this is to include short quotations or references from elsewhere in Romeo and Juliet which show a connection, contrast, or illustrate thematic or character development. The trick is to show how Shakespeare develops these themes and how they are shown by the end.
It is equally valuable to include “paired quotations”: two quotations that might not feature in the extract but show these connections, or changes. These paired quotations are marked below and are great when analysed together.