romeo and juliet william shakespeare act i vocabulary
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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
Act I Vocabulary
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Prologue• Chorus tells background/plot 1 actor• Introduction: Verona, Italy• Capulet and Montague conflict• Fate of Romeo and Juliet• Sonnet: poem 14 lines rhyming 1 couplets (2
pairs) and 3 quatrains (ABAB) (2 pairs of couplets)
• 2 couplets + 3 Quatrains= 14 lines • Rhyme scheme ABABCDCDEFEFGG• Uses Iambic Pentameter
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Iambic Pentameter• Five pairs of
unstressed/stressed syllables• Iambic: two syllables together• Penta: Five•Meter: Pattern of syllables in
a line
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Iambic Pentameter• The cow•Which one is stressed?
Unstressed?• Da DUM • the COW• Creates rhythm
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Valiant
•Adjective •Brave
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Fray
•Noun•A fight
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Pernicious•Adjective•Destructive•Deadly
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Forfeit•Noun• Something a person must
give up as punishment for breaking the laws or rules
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Adversary•Noun•An opponent or enemy
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Portentous•Adjective•Threatening
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Transgression•Noun•The breaking of the law
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Assailing•Verb•Violently attacking
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Quarrel•Noun •Argument•Verb•To argue
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Languish•Verb• To become weak• To long or pine for
something
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Counsel
•Noun•Advice
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Athwart
•Preposition•Across
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Disposition•Noun•A settlement•A person’s temperament• Inclination
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Esteem•High rank•Renown
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Endure•Verb• To last• To tolerate
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Boisterous•Adjective• Stormy •Violent
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Alderman • Noun• A member of the city
government
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Wanton
•Adjective•Unrestrained, uncontrolled, wild
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Nuptial
•Noun •A wedding
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Trespass• Verb• To enter another’s property
of land without permission• To intrude upon a person’s
privacy or time
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Mutiny•Noun•Rebellion
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Intrusion•Noun•An uninvited or illegal entry
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Convert•Verb • To change into another
form or thing
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Tyrannous•Adjective•Oppressive; authoritarian
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Deformity•Noun•Defect; Distortion; Abnormality