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Romeo & 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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introduction to a book or play

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sonnet

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a 14 line poem using a formal rhyme scheme, 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 incorrect

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Oxymoron

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2 contrasted things are compared to each other

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Unrequited love

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a person 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 courageous

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Extended metaphor

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comparison between two unlike things that goes on for a few lines

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consent

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agree or allow

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fate

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Development outside of person’s control

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free will

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make your own choices

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prefix: post

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after, later or behind

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cunning

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skill employed in a shrewd or sly way

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peril

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danger

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vow

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make a promise

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Dishonorable

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lacking honor or shameful

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valor

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strength of mind or spirit when encountered with 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 that danger another

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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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Petrarchan Love

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Lover emphasizes the paralyzing intensity of love, perfect chaste, she is mortal, the anti-sex, lover is melancholy, lover wants to be alone, love is not returned

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classical illusion

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an indirect reference to something from greek/Roman mythology

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biblical illusion

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an indirect reference to something from the bible

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pun

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play on words, play upon words, amusement, though provocation, clarification or explanation

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paradox

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a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true

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