Act 5 Flashcards
mishap
misadventure
predict; foretell; foreshadow
presage
right away; direct
straight
very poor; extreme poverty
penury
to spread widely
disperse
pharmacist
apothecary
a former European, usually gold, coin
ducat
starvation; extreme hunger
famine
disease that causes many people to die; plague
pestilence
curse
beshrew
at a distance
aloof
funeral or burial rite
obsequies
to cover; to scatter
strew
What is the setting of Scene 1?
Mantua
What is Romeo’s reason for going to the apothecary and what does he buy?
Romeo goes to the apothecary to buy something that will kill himself and he buys poison.
Describe the two incidents that lead to Romeo not hearing the truth about Juliet.
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.
What other death does Montague report?
Montague reports the death of his wife, who had died of a broken heart from Romeo’s banishment.
Who is hiding in the graveyard when Romeo arrives?
Paris and his Page
Why does Romeo kill Paris?
Romeo kills Paris bc he is defending himself from Paris turning him in to the Prince.
After Juliet awakens and discovers Romeo, she refuses the Friar’s new plan. What is the plan and what does she decide to do?
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.
Quote two statements that show the feud is over.
Capulet: O brother Montague, give me thy hand
Montague: For I will raise her statue in pure gold
unalterable
inexorable
examine in detail
peruse
to bury; to place in a tomb
inter
unlucky
inauspicious
a place of burial; tomb
sepulcher
accuse
impeach
