romeo and juliet 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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prologue

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an introduction to a book or play

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sonnet

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A poem of fourteen lines using any number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line

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5
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civil

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vultured and polite as relating to being civilized

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6
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star crossed

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thwarted by bad luck

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7
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mis

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wrong or incorrectly

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8
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oxymoron

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a figure of speech where two contradictory terms are put together for effect

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9
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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

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10
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dis

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away or apart

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dispostion

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frame of mind or attitude

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12
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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 of two unlike things) that goes on for several lines

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14
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consent

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allow someone to do something

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fate

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the development of events outside of a persons control; destiny

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freewill

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the abildity to make ur own choices to ack how you want

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prefix: post

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behind, after , later

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cunning

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skill employed ina shrewd of sly manner, as in deceiving

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peril

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danger

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vow

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make a promise

21
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imagery

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a type of figurative languge that appeals to the senses. The descriptions can be about living things or inanimate objects

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dramatic irony

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when the audience knows something the acotrs dont

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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

26
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slander

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the utterance of false charges which damage another person’s reputation

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prevail

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to suceed

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abhorred

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loathed utterly

29
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inversion

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rearranging word order.
ex: shakespeares “Goes he” us “He goes”
to create new rhythms or emphasize a particular word

30
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omission

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Shakespeare 2

31
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“Is she a capulet?
O dear account! my life is my foe’s debt.”

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Romeo said this after figuring out Juilet was a capulet

32
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“My only love sprung from my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love is it to me that I must love a loathed emeny

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Juliet only love was too late