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GCSE English Literature · key term
An arrangement providing property or income for a wife, especially after her husband's death.
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Paper 1
A provision of property or income for a wife after her husband’s death; Capulet uses this marriage-related term for reconciliation after Juliet’s death.
Revise: Family and marriage“Brother” recognises kinship between the households. He calls the offered hand his daughter’s “jointure”, using marriage-related language for the peace that survives her.
Paper 2
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Capulet calls this peace Juliet's “jointure”, using the language of marriage provision when she can no longer benefit from it. The families finally acknowledge the bond created by their children's marriage. His description of the lovers as sacrifices to their enmity also recognises the destructive cost of the feud.
Component 1
Revise: Family and marriageCapulet calls Montague ‘brother’ and asks for his hand. He describes their reconciliation as Juliet's ‘jointure’, using the language of marriage provision for a peace she cannot live to enjoy. Both fathers promise memorial statues for the other's child.
