Romeo And Juliet Organiser Terms

Front 1

Initially a typical Petrarchan lover, his love for Juliet is incredibly romantic, impulsive and passionate.

Back 1

Romeo Montague

Front 2

Young and innocent, not yet 14. Her love for Romeo matures her and makes her bolder in her defiance

Back 2

Juliet Capulet

Front 3

Juliet’s father. Shows concern for Juliet’s welfare, but can be aggressive and tyrannical when he is disobeyed

Back 3

Lord Capulet

Front 4

Juliet’s mother. Cold and distant for most of the play, she expects Juliet to follow in her own footsteps.

Back 4

Lady Capulet

Front 5

Romeo's father. Can be drawn into conflict, but also has genuine concern for his son and is quietly dignified

Back 5

Lord Montague

Front 6

Peace-loving and dislikes the violence of the feud. She dies of grief when Romeo is banished

Back 6

Lady Montague

Front 7

Juliet's nursemaid, they have a close relationship. She acts as confidante and messenger for Romeo and Juliet

Back 7

The Nurse

Front 8

Juliet’s ruthless, hot-tempered and vengeful cousin. Has a deep, violent hatred of the Montagues

Back 8

Tybalt

Front 9

A relative of the Prince and a high-ranking man. Mixes well with both families and is Romeo’s loyal best friend

Back 9

Mercutio

Front 10

Cares about his cousin Romeo and tries to keep peace between the families

Back 10

Benvolio

Front 11

The symbol of law and order in Verona, yet his threats of punishment are unable to bring an end to the conflict

Back 11

Prince Escalus

Front 12

A rich and highly-regarded young man, kinsman to the Prince, who is determined to marry Juliet

Back 12

Count Paris

Front 13

A caring, trusted, kind man of the Church who is optimistic, perhaps naively, about the possibility of peace

Back 13

Friar Lawrence

Front 14

A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero

Back 14

Hamartia

Front 15

Exalted pride of the protagonist which leads to their defiance of authority

Back 15

Hubris

Front 16

A sudden negative reversal of fortune or change in circumstances leading to downfall

Back 16

Peripeteia

Front 17

Language which creates vivid sensory ideas in the reader’s mind, such as a representation of a specific picture or sound

Back 17

Imagery

Front 18

An explicit comparison between two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Back 18

Simile

Front 19

An implicit comparison between two things not using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Back 19

Metaphor

Front 20

Attributing human-like qualities to objects, ideas or animals

Back 20

Personification

Front 21

Lines which use a natural, unstructured rhythm, similar to speech

Back 21

Prose

Front 22

Lines which follow the fixed, more poetic structure of iambic pentameter (10 beats, 5 stressed, 5 unstressed)

Back 22

Blank Verse

Front 23

Two successive rhyming lines, which usually signal that a character has left the stage or is falling in love

Back 23

Rhyming couplet

Front 24

A poem of 14 lines with a strict rhyme scheme, usually associated with love and romance in conflict

Back 24

Sonnet

Front 25

The combination of words or ideas which have opposite or very different meanings

Back 25

Oxymoron

Front 26

A joke based on the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings

Back 26

Pun

Front 27

When a character, thinking they are alone, speaks their thoughts aloud

Back 27

Soliloquy:

Front 28

Some things are revealed to the audience before the characters, increasing tension

Back 28

Dramatic irony

Front 29

R&J’s downfall is hinted at throughout the play, increasing suspense for the audience

Back 29

Foreshadowing

Front 30

The placement of two ideas, statements or events near each other to invite comparison or contrast

Back 30

Juxtaposition