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adversary
your enemy
profane
lack of respect towards God or religion
languish
to remain in a difficult situation for a long time - become weak
chaste
abstain fro sex; pure
portentous
giving a warning about the future
solemnity
a serious ceremony held to celebrate an important occasion
rapier
small sword
valiant
boldly courageous, brave
pernicious
something dangerous or harmful
enmity
hostility; hatred
aside
a whisper on stage - crow hears others don't
character foil
characters that are opposites of each other
mythological allusion
when something from Greek mythology is brought into the story
oxymoron
a figure of speech combining incongruous or contradictory words, usually fro descriptive purposes
petrarchan lover
someone who is in love with the idea of being in love
extended metaphor
a metaphor that is extended and broken down into more and more comparisons
monologue
a long speech by one person meant to e heard by everyone
nautical imagery
pictures in our heads that represent Nay things and ships
anachronism
something out of place time wise (iPhone in 1950's)
dramatic irony
the reader of audience knows something a character does not know. the character or characters are unaware of the irony. The reader is aware of the irony
pun
a play on words
epithet
like calling someone a name/ an adjective - used in a bad or derogatory way to describe someone
rhyming couplet
the last 2 lines that rhyme in a sonnet
sonnet
14 line poem with 3 quatrians and last 2 lines are rhyming couplet
ABABCDCDEFEFGG (how it goes)
personification
giving living/ human traits to non living objects/ things
how does Shakespeare start the play so that he gains the attention of the "groundlings"
he uses sexual innuendos, fights, and and puns
what does the conversation between sampson and gregory reveal about the Capulet's and Montague's
the fight goes all the way down tot people who aren't even related
what does sampson do to provoke abraham into fighting? what might a modern day equivalent be?
he bites his thumb which is the equivalent of flipping someone off
benvolio's name is from the latin meaning "well." look at the lines 59 - 60. our first introduction to Benvolio comes when he says these words. What do they reveal about his character?
it reveals he is trying to stop and break up the fight and he is a well meaning man
tybalt's name comes from a word that means "bold." look at lines 61 - 63. our first impression of Tybalt occurs in these lines. What do we learn about his character?
we learn he is a fighter and wants to kill Benvolio and he has a temper and likes to fight
what is a character foil? give an example of one set of foils
foils are opposite characters in nature. ex: Tybalt and Benvolio
how do the capulet's and montague's react upon seeing each otehr
they hate each other and begin to fight
who is escalus and what is his power over the 2 families? in these 2 lines he makes a new decree. what is it, and why is it important
Escalus is the prince over where the families live. his decree foreshadows the deaths because he tells them to drop weapons and says if they fight again whoever starts it first will be executed
benvolio and montague describe the way romeo has been acting. what do they have to say about him? does his family know why he is acting this way?
romeo has been crying and sighing, he also locks himself in his room and makes it dark. his family doesn't know why he's acting that way. in modern day times he would probably have depression
when we first see romeo he shows all the signs of a petrarchan lover - someone who is in love with the idea of being in love. how does romeo act?
Romeo acts depressed, doesn't think logically, is in love with being in love
when describing his feelings to benvolio, romeo uses oxymorons (pairs of contradictory words) in lines. why does he speak in contradictions?
he speaks in them because he doesn't know how he feels and is confused
romeo uses mythological allusions to make a point. why does he refer to cupid and diane in this line?
he refers to them because the woman he loves won't get hit by cupid's arrow because she won't love him instead she got hit by Artemis' who doesn't love men
we then learn that Romeo is suffering from unrequited love; he loves someone who does not love him back. what suggestion does Benvolio make to Romeo to help him forget the woman?
benvolio tells him there is plenty of other women out there and that he should look
how does Romeo react to Benvolio's advice?
Romeo says that looking at others will just make him fall in love with the girl even more
what does Benvolio promise Romeo?
he promises to find him someone
what kind of parents do you think the Montagues are? Explain your answer with specific references to events in the play, their comments, or their actions
I feel they are caring and really love him because they were/ are very worried about him and why he has been acting all depressed
what do we learn about Capulet's personality at the start of this scene?
he wants to end the feud; logical man
what does paris want form capulet
paris wants to marry Juliet
what 2 reasons does capulet give for not wanting Juliet to marry at this time
he says she is too young and she gets to have the choice if she wants to or not
on what condition will Lord Capulet agree to Juliet's marriage with paris? What does Capulet say happens to women who marry too early?
If Juliet wants to marry him and he says ealry marriages are hard on the women
describe Capulet's relationship with his daughter. How old is Capulet's daughter according to him?
he loves her and she is the apple of his eye because she's his only child/daughter; according to him she is 12
what advice does Capulet give to Paris? What does Lord Capulet have planned for the evening?
he says to date Juliet and he has a party planned for the evening
what problem does Capulet's servant have? why does Shakespeare put characters like the servant in his plays?
the servant can't read and he puts them in the plays there to connect and wants to break tragic atmosphere
from the servant who cannot read we learn that Rosaline, with whom Romeo believes he is in love with, will be at the Capulet party. why does this excite Benvolio? what is his plan?
it excites him because he can prove to Romeo there are better women and he can find someone better than Rosaline at the party
why does Romeo agree to go to the party? knowing what you already know, why is this ironic? what kind of irony is this
he wants to look at Rosaline and it's ironic because he will meet Juliet which will lead to his death
provide an example of coincidence from this scene
servant just happens to run into Romeo and Benvolio
what is the nurse's relationship with juliet? how old does the nurse say she is? who doesn't know Juilet's age?
the nurse raised Juliet so she is pretty much her mother figure and the nurse says she is 13. her mother and father don't know her age
what is a fortnight?
a 2 week period
how would you describe the nurse's personality?
bawdy, low class, funny, and sexual
when Lady Capulet asks Juliet how she feels about being married, what is Juliet's answer, and what does it reveal about her character?
she is not ready to get married and doesn't really want to
the nurse and lady capulet are both excited and pleased by paris' proposal but for different reasons. what 2 metaphors does she use to describe Paris?
a man of wax and a rare flower
what 2 things are being compared and how is this more than just a simple metaphor in Lady Capulet's extended metaphor?
paris and a book - explains every part of the book and how it relates to paris and it is not just a simple metaphor because it is extended throughout many lines
what does lady capulet see in paris that would make him a good match for Juliet? what is lady capulet's attitude toward love and marriage?
he's handsome and he's rich - lady capulet is a gold digger; love isn't important it's about the looks and money
explain juliet's answer to her mother when asked if she can love paris. what does it reveal about her knowledge of being in love? what is her attitude toward love and marriage?
she'll look but won't embarrass - she's not ready or interested; she wants to please her mother so she will try to look and such
at the end of the scene the nurse encourages juliet to "go girl, seek happy nights to happy days." what does this reveal about her attitude toward love and marriage?
the nurse was saying sexual things about marriage; more about love to her
how would you describe Juliet's relationship with her mother? explain your answer with specific references from the play
there really isn't much there - very distant; the mother didn't know her age and felt uncomfortable talking to her alone
find and copy an example of a pun from lady capulet's words to juliet
Marry, that "marry"
find and copy an example of a rhyming couplet for the scen
so shall you share all that he doth possess, by hang him making yourself no less
maskers
party crashers - word masks (young men who came to parties to flirt)
how is mercutio a foil of romeo?
because romeo believes in power of dreams and mercutio doesn't
what are the boys going to wear in order to get into the party?
they will wear masks
what are romeo and mercutio's' differing views on dreams?
romeo believes in dreams and fate, while mercutio does not
according to mercutio, who or what is queen mab, and what does she bring?
she is the queen of the fairies (sandman) and she brings dreams
define the word "monologue" and explain how Mercutio's speech is an example of a monologue.
a long speech given by one person meant to be heard by everyone. his speech is like a monologue because it was long and heard by everyone
why does romeo feel uneasy about going to the party? what dream like premonition has he had? this an example of what literary term?
he had a dream that something will happen at the party and he will die - it is foreshadowing
what decision does romeo make? and what is the thematic importance of this decision? this is an example of what literary term?
he decides to go and the importance is that he will meet Juliet there; this is an example of dramatic irony
describe romeo's mood in this scene. does it change or remain the same by the end of the scene? explain your answer.
romeo feels uneasy and doesn't think he will have fun - mood doesn't change/ doesn't feel differently
find and copy an example of a pun from any of romeo's lines
"you have dancing shoes with nimble soles, i have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground i cannot move"
how did capulet get the ladies to dance?
he said he would tell everyone they had corns on their feet
soliloquy
a speech delivered while the speaker is alone (them talking to themselves)
we learn from Romeo's soliloquy that he is struck y love at first sight when eh sees juliet at the party. paraphrase romeo's speech. to what does he compare juliet?
he compares her to a jewel in the ear of an Ethiope (a jewel against black color pops)
how does this speech about his love for juliet compare to his speeches about being in love with Rosaline?
they are almost identical
how does tybalt recognize romeo? what 2 reasons does capulet give him for not fighting with romeo?
he recognizes him by his voice - the 2 reasons were that him and the town think he is a good kid and he does not want to start a fight especially at a party and after what the prince said
what threat does tybalt make as he agrees to withdraw? what kind of trouble do you think may occur?
he will attack him later - someone is going to start a fight
romeo and juliet speak to each other. their lines form a sonnet. paraphrase the lines of the sonnet.
it was a religious experience for both of them that talked about sin, pilgrims, prayer, and saints
to romeo meeting juliet is a religious experience. romeo made his move to kiss juliet among the talk of all the following except: A. Sin B. Hell C. Pilgrims D. Prayer E. Saints
B. Hell
after falling in love romeo and juliet kiss and part. what surprising discovery does each then make about the other?
they're enemies
how do romeo and juliet feel when they learn that their new love is forbidden due to their families' feud?
they're upset but it won't stop them - they're madly in love
dramatic irony is when the audience knows something the characters do not. what is ironic about juliet's line?
we know she is going to die
how do you mark iambs?
for every syllable it goes dot, check, dot, check and so on
prose
ordinary, everyday language/ conversation; usually used by lower class
blank verse
unrhyming iambic pentameter; sometimes used by middle and upper class
iamb
unaccented syllable following accented (dot and check equals 1 iamb)
sonnet
shakespearian language; contains 3 quatrains 14 lines - 3 sets of 4 lines and 1 rhyming couplet at the end (2 rhyming lines); used by the upper class
rhyme scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG
iambic pentameter
a line with 5 iambs and 10 syllables in each line; how shakespeare would talk
couplet
2 rhyming lines; ends the scenes with them
what does a slash mean in a line?
a slash means it's the start of a new line
how do you divide by syllables?
you put slashes in between the words likel sol thisl isl how
in what poetic form is the prologue?
sonnet
what are 4 things we learn about this play fro the prologue?
both families are in the same status, families are fighting, lovers will die, and death will make the feud stop
forewhadowing
hints/clues about what is going to come
what themes are established in the prologue?
old hate vs. young love
why did shakespeare use puns?
he wanted to make audience happy - teld jokes
sexual innuendoes
dirty jokes he used to get groundlings attention
asides
whisper meant to be heard by 1 person on stage; the audience hears it
near or approximate rhyme
2 words that look alike but do not rhyme