romeo juliet key words

Question 1

jprologue

Answer 1

romeo and juliet starts with a prologue that provides a short overview on the play

Question 2

sonnet

Answer 2

a poem of 14 lines

Question 3

civil

Answer 3

cultured and polite as relating to being civilized

Question 4

star crossed

Answer 4

thwarted by bad luck

Question 5

mis

Answer 5

wrong or incorrect

Question 6

oxymoron

Answer 6

a figure of speech where to condractiry terms are put together for effect

Question 7

unrequited love

Answer 7

where you love someone and they do not love you the same back.

Question 8

dis

Answer 8

away or apart

Question 9

disposition

Answer 9

frame of mind or attitude

Question 10

valiant

Answer 10

brave or full of courage

Question 11

extended metaphor

Answer 11

when a metaphor goes on for several lines

Question 12

consent

Answer 12

to agree to do or allow something

Question 13

fate

Answer 13

the development of events outside of a persons control

Question 14

free will

Answer 14

the ability to make your own choices

Question 15

prefix

Answer 15

behind,after,later

Question 16

cunning

Answer 16

skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner as in deceiving

Question 17

peril

Answer 17

danger

Question 18

vow

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to make a promise

Question 19

imagery

Answer 19

a type of figurative language that appeals to senses

Question 20

dramatic irony

Answer 20

when the audience know something the characters dont

Question 21

dishonerable

Answer 21

lacking honour

Question 22

valor

Answer 22

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

Question 23

woe

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great sorrow or distress

Question 24

slander

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the utterance of false charges that damage someones reputation.

Question 25

prevail

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to succeed

Question 26

abhorred

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loathed utterly

Question 26

"have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets and made Verona's ancient citizens cast by their grave beseeming ornaments."

Answer 26

context: the princes opening speech talking about the capulets and montagues causing trouble to verona.

Question 27

"your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace"

Answer 27

context: also the princes opening speech stating how they will be punished for all the peace they have disrupted.

Question 28

"alas that love"

Answer 28

context": romeo using an oxymoron.

Question 29

"it is an honour that i dream not of"

Answer 29

context: juliet speaking about her potentially having to get married to paris.

Question 30

"ill look to like,if looking liking move"

Answer 30

context: juliet using an oxymoron