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33 Cards in this Set
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Juliet
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main character, lover of Romeo, a Capulet
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Romeo
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main character, lover of Juliet, a Montague
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Capulet
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Juliet's father
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Montague
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Romeo's father
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Nurse
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aide to Juliet, cares for her
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Tybalt
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a Capulet kinsman
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Petruchio
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companion of Tybalt
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Sampson
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servingman of Capulet
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Gregory
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servingman of Capulet
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Peter
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servingman of Capulet
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Benvolio
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Montague kinsman
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Abram
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Montague servingman
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Balthasar
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Montague servingman
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Escalur
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prince of Verona
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Paris
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Juliet's suitor
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Mercutio
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Escalur's kinsman, Romeo's friend
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Friar Lawrence
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local priest, gives advice to Romeo and Juliet, marries them
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Apothecary
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gives poison
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Chorus
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introduces each scene, explains plot
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Friar John
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friend of Friar Lawrence
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attacks Benvolio when he tries to make peace
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Tybalt
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concerned that law is not on their side if they fight in Act 1 Scene 1
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Sampson
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threatens death to anyone who starts a fight
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Escalus, prince of Verona
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Juxtaposition
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comparing 2 unlike things to emphasize how different they are
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Comic relief (interlude)
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a moment of humor to lighten the dark mood
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profaner
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one who treats something with irreverence
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pernicious
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very harmful
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portentous
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something that foreshadows a coming event, foreboding
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transgression
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sinning, sinfulness; crossing over a limit
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languish
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become languid or discouraged
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disposition
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personality
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alderman
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city official
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athwart
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opposing; side to side, crosswise
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