Romeo and Juliet Flashcards
pro
before
louge
speaking
prologue
am introduction to a play or book
sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
civil
cultured and polite as relating to being “civilized”
allegiance / loyalty
it was important to have allegiance and loyalty to your family.
italy was…
a beautiful setting
italy was thought to be a…
“land of love”
why did Romeo go to the capulet
imagery
a type of figurative language that appeals to the senses. the descriptions can be about living things or inanimate objects
inversion
shakespeare often re-arange the word to create new rhythms or to emphasize a particular word
“goes he”
“he goes”
archaic language
many words that look familiar to us.
ex: the word “heavy” has different meanings
omission
shakespeare might omit a whole word or a part of a word to create rhymes
petrarchan love
- unrequited (one sided
- Rosaline to Romeo
- person in love is sad because the other person doesn’t like them
prose
every day language
