Romeo and Juliet vocab, techniques and context Flashcards
Which vocabulary word means:
When someone acts very quickly without thinking about the consequences
Impulsive
Romeo is impulsive when he breaks into Juliet’s orchard to see her.
Which vocabulary word means:
When someone imagines that things will be perfect
Idealistic
When he describes Juliet as a ‘bright angel’ Romeo is being idealistic.
Which vocabulary word means:
When someone is acting like a father, giving care and advice
Paternal
Friar Lawrence’s relationship is with Romeo paternal.
Which vocabulary word means:
A society or organisation in which men have all the power
Patriarchal
Elizabethan society was patriarchal; women were treated as property, and had no say in who they married
Which vocabulary word means:
Someone who will not follow the rules, or the people who are in charge
Disobedient
Juliet is disobedient when she refuses to marry Paris
Which vocabulary word means:
A feeling that something is destined to go wrong
Foreboding
Romeo has a feeling of foreboding on the night before the Capulet ball
Which type of love is being described here:
A type of love poem, where the lover never meets their loved one, but instead writes poems comparing them to angels, the sun or the moon.
Courtly Love
Romeo’s attitude to Rosaline, and his initial reaction to Juliet, are influenced by courtly love
Which type of love is being described here:
The kind of love where the lovers meet each other and have sex; this can cause violent feelings that are difficult to control.
Physical love
Romeo and Juliet both enjoy physical love once they are married, but this leads to violence and death
Which big idea in Romeo and Juliet is being described here:
The idea that men have to protect their family’s reputation, often using violence.
The honour code
The honour code prompts Mercutio to fight Tybalt, who has insulted Romeo
What is the name of the era in which Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Elizabethan
In the Elizabethan era (1558-1603), women were seen as property, and had little say in who they married.
Which technique is being described here:
The technique of placing two words with opposite meanings next to each other, usually to show confusion.
Oxymoron
When he is confused about his love for Rosaline, Romeo uses lots of oxymorons
Which technique is being described here:
The technique of hinting what will happen later in a play, poem or story.
Foreshadowing
In Act 3, Juliet imagines Romeo in a tomb, foreshadowing his death in the Capulet tomb in act 5
Which technique is being described here:
When the words at the end of two lines sound the same, often to show two people are in agreement.
Rhyme
When Romeo and Juliet first meet, their lines rhyme with each other
Which technique is being described here:
A type of poem, 14 lines long, often about love
Sonnet
When Romeo and Juliet first meet, their conversation forms a sonnet, showing the power of their love
What rights did women have in Elizabethan England?
Very few. Men essentially saw women as property, and they had little influence over who they would marry.
