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Act 5 Flashcards

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mishap

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misadventure

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predict; foretell; foreshadow

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presage

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right away; direct

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straight

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very poor; extreme poverty

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penury

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to spread widely

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disperse

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5
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pharmacist

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apothecary

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a former European, usually gold, coin

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ducat

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starvation; extreme hunger

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famine

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disease that causes many people to die; plague

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pestilence

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curse

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beshrew

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10
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at a distance

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aloof

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11
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funeral or burial rite

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obsequies

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to cover; to scatter

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strew

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13
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What is the setting of Scene 1?

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Mantua

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14
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What is Romeo’s reason for going to the apothecary and what does he buy?

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Romeo goes to the apothecary to buy something that will kill himself and he buys poison.

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15
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Describe the two incidents that lead to Romeo not hearing the truth about Juliet.

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Friar John asks someone to accompany him to Mantua. His friend had been visiting a sick person and Friar John was with him so they both were quarantined.

16
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What other death does Montague report?

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Montague reports the death of his wife, who had died of a broken heart from Romeo’s banishment.

17
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Who is hiding in the graveyard when Romeo arrives?

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Paris and his Page

18
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Why does Romeo kill Paris?

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Romeo kills Paris bc he is defending himself from Paris turning him in to the Prince.

19
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After Juliet awakens and discovers Romeo, she refuses the Friar’s new plan. What is the plan and what does she decide to do?

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Friar’s plan is to send Juliet to the nunnery to keep it a secret that she is still alive. Juliet decides to kill herself instead.

20
Q

Quote two statements that show the feud is over.

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Capulet: O brother Montague, give me thy hand

Montague: For I will raise her statue in pure gold

21
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unalterable

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inexorable

22
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examine in detail

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peruse

23
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to bury; to place in a tomb

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inter

24
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unlucky

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inauspicious

25
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a place of burial; tomb

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sepulcher

26
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accuse

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impeach

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