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Romeo and Juliet Flashcards

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pro

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before

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louge

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speaking

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prologue

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am introduction to a play or book

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sonnet

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a poem of fourteen lines using any number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

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civil

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cultured and polite as relating to being “civilized”

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allegiance / loyalty

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it was important to have allegiance and loyalty to your family.

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italy was…

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a beautiful setting

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italy was thought to be a…

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“land of love”

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why did Romeo go to the capulet party

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Romeo wanted to see Rosalie

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imagery

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a type of figurative language that appeals to the senses. the descriptions can be about living things or inanimate objects

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inversion

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shakespeare often re-arange the word to create new rhythms or to emphasize a particular word

“goes he”
“he goes”

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archaic language

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many words that look familiar to us.

ex: the word “heavy” has different meanings

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omission

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shakespeare might omit a whole word or a part of a word to create rhymes

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petrarchan love

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  • unrequited (one sided
  • Rosaline to Romeo
  • person in love is sad because the other person doesn’t like them
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prose

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every day language

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poetry-concentrated language with distinctive rhythm and style

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“Oh Romeo, Romeo, where for art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name” (MONTAGUE)

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(Juliet) she realized that she and Romeo have to be on the same side in order to make it work for them to be in love.

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“oh be some other name belonging to a man. what’s in a name that which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet”

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Juliet, conercned of the feud

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“my ears have yet not drunk a hundred words of thy tongues uttering” (Haste)= quickly

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Juliet, there relationship has already gone so far and they barely know eachother

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“With baleful weeds and precious juiced flowers”*

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Friar Lawrence

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“These violent delights have violent ends”

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Friar Lawrence, the good outcome at the start, and then the bad outcome at the end

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“Tybalt the reason I have to love…

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Romeo says to tybalt because he is married to Juliet. Tybalt thinks Romeo is trying to make fun of him

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star-crossed

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thwarted by bad luck

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mis

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wrong/incorrectly

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oxymoron

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

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unrequited love

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if something is unrequited it is not returned, an example is if you love someone they might not love you back

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dis

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away/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/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

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fate

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the development of events outside of a persons control; destiny

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free will

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the ability to make your own choices; to act volunary

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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 shrewd or sly manner, as in 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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a type of figurative language, that appeals to the scenes

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dramatic irony

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when the audience/reader knows something that the actors on stage 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 persons 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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