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Romeo and Juliet Flashcards

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pro

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before

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logue

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speaking

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prologue

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an introduction to a book or play

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sonnet

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a poem with 14 lines that uses rhyme schemes and typically has 10 syllables per line

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civil

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cultured and polite

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star-crossed

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thwarted by bad luck

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mis

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wrong or incorrectly

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oxymoron

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a figure of speech where 2 contradictory terms are put together for effect

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unrequited love

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when the person you love does not love you back

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dis

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away or apart

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disposition

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frame of mind or attitude

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valiant

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brave or full of courage

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extended metaphor

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a figure of speech where a metaphor goes on for several lines

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consent

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to agree to do or allow something

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fate

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the development of events outside of a person’s control/destiny

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free will

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the ability to make your own choices

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prefix:post

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behind, after, later

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cunning

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skill employed in a sly manner/deceiving

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peril

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danger

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vow

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to make a promise

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imagery

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figurative language that can describe living things or inanimate objects

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dramatic irony

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when the audience knows something that the characters don’t

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dishonorable

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lacking honor/shameful

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valor

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strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger bravely

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woe

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great sorrow or distress

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slander

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the utterance of false charges which damage another person’s reputation

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prevail

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to succeed

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abhorred

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loathed utterly

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Three things we can infer about Romeo based on how he describes his love for Rosaline

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-Romeo is confused on how love should feel

-Romeo thinks love is a battle/war

-Romeo is confusing attraction with real love

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What does Capulet tell Paris he must do in order to marry Juliet?

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that he must wait 2 years and he must win her over

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Why does the Prince call the Montague and Capulet families “rebellious” and “enemies to peace”?

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Because they don’t follow the rules and they often disturb the peace by fighting in the middle of the street

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How does the definition of “profaners” help us understand why the Prince is so angry?

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Because profaners means that they bring out their weapons in public and use it against others.

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Why does the Prince refer to the Capulets and Montagues as having “purple” blood?

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Because he thinks that they are rich and that’s why they think they can do whatever they want

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What will happen to the families if they fight again?

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they will be killed

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What is the tone of the prologue?

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Anger

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Why Verona?

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-Italy was thought to be the land of love
-Italians were thought to be passionate and quick tempered
-loyalty to family was important
-pretty setting

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Imagery

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Imagery is a type of figurative language that appeals to the senses. The descriptions can be about living things or inanimate objects. (sound smell sight feel taste)

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Inversion

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Shakespeare often rearranges the word order to create new rhythms or to emphasize a particular word. (Goes he to the store?)

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Archaic Language

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Many words that look familiar to us, for example, “heavy”, had very different meanings, in elizabethan england “heavy” meant sorrowful.

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Omission

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Shakespeare might omit a whole word or a part of a word to create rhythms

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Petrarchan Love

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Love is not returned-unrequited (when Romeo is in love with Rosaline) (wants to be alone and is sad)

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Prose

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everyday language

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Poetry

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concentrated language with distinctive rhythm and style

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What does Romeo compare Juliet to?

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Heaven

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What does Juliet want Romeo to do?

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Give up his name, family, money, and title

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What does Juliet say about names?

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That they don’t defy us

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“My life were better ended by their hate, than death prorogued, wanting of thy love”

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Romeo talking to Juliet on the balcony

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What does Juliet compare their love too?

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Lightning

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What are Romeo and Juliet going to do the net day?

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Get married at 9:00AM

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Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry them?

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Because he thinks it will end the family fued

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Why does Romeo say that he “loves” Tybalt?

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Because he considers him family now that he has married Juliet

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What does Mercutio wish as he dies?

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“A plague on both your houses!”

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What does Romeo blame Juliet for?

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He blames her for distracting him with her beauty

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What does Romeo blame on “fate”?

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Him killing Tybalt

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What does Juliet mean when she says “I have bought the mansion of love but not possessed it,”?

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She has finally gotten married, but it is not final yet.

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What did Juliet compare Romeo to? What type of speech is this?

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a “serpent hid with a flowering face!” is an oxymoron

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Does Juliet stay mad at Romeo?

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no she forgives him because she knows that either Tybalt or Romeo would have died

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What is Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt?

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He is banished

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