Romeo and Juliet Flashcards

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“What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee! Have at thee, coward!”

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Tybalt

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“Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night”

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Romeo

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“Wisely and slow, they stumble that run fast”

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Friar Lawrence

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a piece of literature that inspired Shakespeare to borrow the concept and characters from it

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a poem titled “The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet”

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who wrote “The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet”?

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Arthur Brooke

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When was “The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet” created/published?

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1562

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another piece of literature from an ancient Roman writer that inspired Shakespeare

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Pyramus and Thisbe by Ovid

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Theme

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main idea or moral of the story

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Symbol

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something that stands for more than itself

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Motif

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an idea or subject that occurs over and over

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Themes found in Romeo and Juliet

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Power of love, passion and violence, individuals versus society, and the unbreakable fate

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Symbols found in Romeo and Juliet

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Poison, roses, fire, stars, and masks

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Motifs found in Romeo and Juliet

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Opposites like light vs dark and youth vs age

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The play’s dominant and most important theme

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Power of Love

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Rose

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love, sweetness, and gentleness associated with Juliet and Paris. It also represents death.

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Fire

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shows anger and consuming passion like love that is destructive. It is also associated with Romeo and Juliet.

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Stars

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fate, fear of what will happen, and the purity of the love of Romeo and Juliet

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Masks

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insincerity, hidden love, aid in breaking the rules, reason why Romeo and Juliet could meet but not tell their families

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at what form did the play sets up the mood

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Sonnet

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at what point did the play introduce the feud between two families in Verona, Italy?

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Chorus

21
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how were the young lovers described in the story?

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two “star-cross’d lovers”

22
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expert in plants and herbs

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Friar Lawrence