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38 Cards in this Set
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Allusion
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Obsolete: a metaphor; parable
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Tragic Hero
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character who makes an error or fatal flaw, combined with fate brings tragedy
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Analogy
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similar features between like things
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Iambic Pentameter
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stressed ad unstressed syllables
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Tragic Flaw
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character that causes a downfall
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Assonance
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same vowel sounds are used
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Epithet
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Any word or phrase for a person or thing
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Aside
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lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage
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Consonace
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correspond of sound
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Couplet
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pair of successive lines of verse
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Foil
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flexible four-sided rapier having a blunt point
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Adversary
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person, group, or force that opposes or attacks
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Unwieldy
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not handled well or managed
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Idolatry
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woship of idols
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Fickle
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not loyal or constant effections
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Ambiguity
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doubtful or uncertain meanings
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Haughty
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lofty or nobel
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Boisterous
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rough, noisy or roudy
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Gallant
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brave and nobel minded
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Dismal
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disasterous and unlucky
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Nuptial
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marriage ceremony
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Lament
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sorrow or regret
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Loathsome
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disgusting and repulsive
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Montagues
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Lord Montague Lady Montague
Romeo Benvolio Balthasar Abram |
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Capulets
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Lord capulet Lady Capulet
Juliet Tybalt Nurse Peter Samson Gregory |
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Others
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Pince Escalus Mercutio Page
Friar Laurence Friar John Apothecary Chief Watchman |
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Sunday Morning
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Street brawl in the town square
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Sunday Afternoon
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Lord Capulet and Paris discuss a marrige proposal
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Sunday Night
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At the party, Romeo and Juliet fall in love
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Sunday Late Night
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Romeo and Juliet confess their love for on another
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Monday Afternoon
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Romeo ad Juliet got married then Romeo kills Tybalt after Mercutio is slain
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Monday Night
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Romeo and Juliet spend their wedding night together
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Monday Late Night
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Lord Capulet and Pris decide a wedding date on Thursday
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Tuesday Night
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Juliet drinks the poison Friar Laurence made for her
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Wednesday Morning
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Juliet is discovered dead by her nurse
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Thursday Morning
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Romeo hear's about Juliet's death and funeral
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Thursday Night
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Paris and Romeo both go to Juliets grave, they fight then Paris is slain by Romeo, Romeo kill himself, Juliet wakes up and stabs herself with a dagger
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Friday Morning
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Both Capulet's and Montagues discover the bodies ad the truth of what happened, the fued is over
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