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1
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rite

A

a religious or solemn observance, act, or procedure

2
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Elizabethan

A

of the time of England’s Queen Elizabeth I or II; 1558-1603

3
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Capulet

A

one of the feuding families in Romeo and Juliet; Juliet is from this family

4
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Montague

A

Romeo’s father

5
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Shakespeare

A

a famous playwright and poet; died in 1660

6
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henceforth

A

from this point forward

7
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star-crossed

A

unlucky; ill-fated

8
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scene

A

a distinct part of a play; shorter than an act, longer than a line

9
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apothecary

A

an old pharmacy

10
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woe

A

Sad feeling, melancholy

11
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prologue

A

scene that sets up the action of the play

12
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anon

A

soon

13
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ay

A

yes

14
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ere

A

before

15
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marry

A

indeed; by the Virgin Mary

16
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dost

A

did

17
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doth

A

does

18
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moved

A

visibly affected by something

19
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stained

A

sullied or besmerched

20
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infatuation

A

intense, usually transistory fondness or admiration