romeo/juliet vocab
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- stifle
- to smother to suppress or curb
- conjure
- to charge, entreat, charm, bewitchl to call upon or command a spirit using a spell
- monologue
- a speech by one character in a play, story, or poem
- chaste
- virtuous, decent, pure in style or manner, virginal
- Apothecary
- very poor shopkeeper who illegaly sells poison to Romeo
- heretics
- those who hold a belief opposed to the established teachings of a church
- dismal
- causing gloom or misery
- forfeit
- fine, penalty; to lose or be liable to lose as a result of a crime
- Romeo
- the son of montague and is like in Verona, falls in love with Juliet and marries her, tragic character and is characterized young, hasty and emotional
- warrant
- to give adequate reasons for; to state with conviction
- blank verse
- poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
- vile
- worthless
- vial
- small bottle containing medicine or other liquids
- chide
- to scold; to find fault
- sepulcher
- tomb
- martial
- military
- setting
- time and place which story unfolds
- distemper
- to put out of temper, to disturb, to sicken
- resolution
- part of the story or drama whichc occurs after the climax and which establishes a new norm, a new state of affairs-the way things are going to be from then on
- solemnity
- being formal, dignified
- Balthasar
- servant and friend of Romeo
- augment
- to increase or intensify
- pensive
- thinking deeply or seriously
- gallant
- brave and noble
- wane
- to decrease in intensity. to lessen to bring to an end
- fray
- noisy fight
- Mercutio
- good frien of Romeo, witty and his Quenn Mab speech is inventive
- purge
- cleanse, forgive, absolve
- dramatic irony
- a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience knows
- lametable
- distressing; sad
- exposition
- the peresentation of essential information regarding what has occurred prior to the beginning of the play
- perverse
- determined not to do what is expected, contrary
- immoderately
- excessively; beyond reasonable boundaries, without bounds
- exquisite
- of special beauty or charm
- tragedy
- results in a catastrophe for the main character
- envious
- full of jealousy for another's possessions
- oxymoron
- a combination of contradictory terms
- adversary
- opponent, foe, enemy
- aside
- a short speech delivered by an actor in a play
- pernicious
- harmful, destructive, lethal
- Nurse
- cared for Juliet during childhood, wants Juliet to be happy but advises her to marry Paris, talkative, fond of joking, comical figure
- eloquence
- speech that is vivid, forceful, graceful, and persuasive
- loathsome
- disgusting
- fickle
- changeable
- enjoined
- ordered
- peril
- exposure to injury, risk, danger
- prorogue
- to prolong or postpone; to discontinue
- trangression
- wrong-doing; sin
- resort
- to have ability to use as a final resource; to go to frequently or regularly
- sallow
- pale-yellowish complexion
- Gregory
- capulet servant
- cunning
- showing or made with great skill;skillful
- Peter
- servant to Juliet's Nurse
- unwieldy
- awkward; clumsy
- scourge
- whip or other instrument for inflicting punishment
- waverer
- one who changes or is unsteady
- entreat
- to ask for sincerely, beg, implore
- exile
- banish
- herald
- messenger; to announce
- remnants
- remaining persons or things
- grievance
- problem causing resentment or complaint; grounds for resentment or complaint
- soliloquy
- a long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage
- perdominant
- having dominating influence over others
- haughty
- arrogant
- perjury
- the act of swearing falsely, a lie
- Count Paris
- kinsman of the Prince, cares about Juliet and wishes to marry her
- cull
- to choose, select; gather the choice parts from
- Lady Montague
- Romeo's mother, abhors violence and later dies grieving for her son
- Juliet
- Capulet who falls in love with Romeo, thirteen years old, believes marriage should be for love, characterized hasty but in control of her emotions
- ambiguities
- statements or events whose meanings are unclear
- Firar Lawrence
- priest in Verona, weds Romeo and Juliet hoping to unite families-instead causes fighting, gives Juliet sleeping potion and helps Romeo, man of good intentions
- Friar John
- supposed to deliver letter to Romeo about Juliet and the Friar's plan, but Romeo didn't get it
- dialogue
- a conversation between characters
- Lord Montague
- Romeo's father, stubborn and not willing to forgive, after son's death he realizes the pettiness of quarrel with Capulet
- Lord Capulet
- Juliet's father, strict, harsh, but a doting father, wants Juliet to marry Paris
- prostrate
- to throw oneself face down on the ground in humility
- foreshadowing
- a method used to build suspense by providing hints of what is to come
- pilgrimage
- journey often for religious purposes
- Prince Escalus
- prince of Verona who provides law and order, calls truce to end family feud, important becauses shows feud has gone public, banishes Romeo
- Mercution
- good frien of Romeo, witty and his Quenn Mab speech is inventive
- climax
- the high point of interest or suspense
- wayward
- headstrong; willful
- penury
- extreme poverty
- Benvolio
- friend of Romeo who tries to bring Romeo out of his gloom, explains to the Prince the situation of Tybalt's death
- Samson
- capulet servant
- Tybalt
- nephew of Lady Capulet, bad temper and skilled fencer, killed by Romeo