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Vocab of Romeo and Juliet and West side story 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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Sonnet

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A poem of 14 lines using any of a number of a formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having 10 syllables per line

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Civil

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Cultured and polite as relating to be “civilized”

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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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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; therefore unrequited love is when the person you love does not “return” the love to you. In other words, he/she is not in love with you!

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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, full of courage

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Extended Metaphor

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A figure of speech where a metaphor (comparison between two unlike things) goes on for several lines

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Consent

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Too agree to do or allow something

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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 voluntary

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Prefix: post

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Behind, after, and 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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Type of figurative language that appeals to senses. The descriptions can be about living things or inanimate objects.

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Dramatic irony

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When the audience or reader knows something that the actors on stage or 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 another persons reputation.

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Prevail

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To succeed

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Setting: Where is the scene set How does this influence your understanding of the action?

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-Gas station in Verona beach
-Police station
-Limo
-Beach

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Props: What important props did the characters use in these scenes how do the props help convey the action.

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-Guns
-Skyscapers
-cars
-Police officer
-Cross
-Tv

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Costumes: How were the characters dressed what might their costumes suggest about these characters?

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-Montagues were wearing more chill brighter clothes
-Suits and expensive watches
-Dresses, Jewelry, Tux, and Hawianin shirts

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Sounds: What sounds did you hear what effect is Luhrmann creating with these sounds?

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-Yelling
-Gun shots
-Tire screeching
-Hype up music
-Sad calm music
-Tv

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Lighting and color: What did you notice about lighting and color?

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-Day time
- Inside
-Sun setting

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Imagery

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

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Inversion

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Shakespeare often rearranges the word order to create a new rhythms or to emphasize a particular word.

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Archaic language

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Many words that look familiar to us for example “heavy” had very different meanings.
-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 rhymes.

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Petrarchan love

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Romeo experiences this with Rasoline

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Prose

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Every day language

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Poetry

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Concentrated language with distinctive rhyme and style

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“But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It its the East, and Juliet is the sun.”

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Light imagery to describe Juliet (Romeo speaking)

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“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet”

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Your name doesn’t define you (Juliet speaking)

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“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo deny? thy father and refuse thy name

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Would give up his status, money, family and friends. (Juliet speaking)

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“If they do see thee, they will murder thee”.

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Concern to fear (Juliet speaking)

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“My ears have yet not drunk a hundred words Of thy tongues uttering, yet I know the sound”

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How quickly things are happening (Juliet speaking)

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“My life were better ended by their hate than death prorogued

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That I want to marry Juliet (Romeo speaking)

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“It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden, too like the lightning.

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Doesn’t want that too happen with there relationship (Juliet speaking)

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“Being in night, all this but a dream, too flattering sweet substantial “.

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Fells like a dream that Im with Juliet (Romeo speaking)

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“If that thy bent of love to be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, by one that I’ll procure to come to thee, where and what time thou wilt perform the rite, and all my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay and follow thee my lord throughout the world”.

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Juliet asking when and where are they getting married. (Juliet speaking)
Romeo responds tomorrow 9:00 at the church.

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“Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage to such a greeting. Villain am I none therefore farewell. I see thou knowest me not.

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Just married Juliet (Romeo speaking)

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“Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm.

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( Romeo speaking)

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” O sweet Juliet, thy beauty hath made me effeminate”

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( Romeo speaking)

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” O, I am fortune’s fool!”

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Romeo kills Tybalt, things that can happen but you can’t control because you made that decision . (Romeo speaking)

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” O serpent heart hid with a flow ‘ring face! Did ever ever dragon keep so fair a cave”.

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Juliet forgives Romeo and that she’s still his wife. (Juliet speaking)

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” The Friar promises that Balthasar will bring Romeo news of Verona and suggests that Romeo can expect in time that the Prince may relent and allow him to return to Verona”.

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Romeo being banished from Verona (Synopsis)

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“O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, from off the battlements any tower, or walk in thievish wats, or bid me lurk where serpents are. Chain with me with roaring bears, or hide me nightly in a charnel house, O’ ercovered quite with dead mens rattling bones”.

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(Juliet speaking)

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“Hold, then. Go home; be merry; give consent to marry Paris”.

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(Friar Lawrence speaking)

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Describe the setting

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It’s in a dirty section of New York also with a empty lot.

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Who are the Jets? who are the Sharks? what are their issues with each other?

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-The Sharks are Puerto Rican immigrants and the Jets are the strongest gang in the city. They fight a lot and both gangs wants to blow up the other gang’s part of town.

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What does Tony tell Riff he realized while in jail? (What was he in jail for)

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“If we go to war we need you”. Tony was in jail for assault.

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What are the Jets and Sharks planning to do after the dance?

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They are planning to have a big rumble.

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What are Maria and Tony planning to do the next day after the dance?

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They are planning on meeting up and go on a date

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What does Bernardo tell Maria she cant do?

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That she cant be with Tony and has to keep away from him.

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What is the song “In America” about?

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That living in America is alright and what there thoughts are on living there.

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What do the Jets fight about at the police station

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That who’s a Jet or not so it caused a big fight.

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What does Tony tell Bernardo how does he react

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Tony try’s to call of the fight and apologizes but Bernardo doesn’t care and just wants to fight.

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What happens to Riff an Bernardo

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Riff and Bernardo both die.

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What is the song “there’s a place for us” about

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The future

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What advice does Anita give to Maria

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Forget Tony and find another because he’s a murderer.

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Why is Valentina called a traitor

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She gets blamed for Riff so she gets attacked

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What lie does Anita tell Tony

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That Chino shot Maria

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What does Chino decide to do

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He decides to shoot Tony

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How does the film

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Some Sharks helped carry Tonys body and cops arrive on the scene

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