Romeo & Juliet Unit Vocab English I – Revised 2018

Week 9 Drama: literature written to be performed; plays Stage directions: directions that tell the director and actors what to do; not meant to be read aloud. Comedy: a funny play with a happy ending. It usually ends with a wedding, and with friends and family settling their disagreements. Tragedy: A sad, dark play with an unhappy ending. It usually ends with at least one character dying. Dialogue: conversation between 2 or more characters Monologue: a speech by one character which other characters can hear Soliloquy: a speech by one character which is not heard by other characters Aside: a short comment made by a character to the audience, which other characters cannot hear

Week 10 Irony: when there is a contrast between expectation and reality Verbal Irony: saying the opposite of what you mean; sarcasm Dramatic Irony: Occurs when the reader knows something the character doesn’t. Can be used to create tension, suspense, and/or humor Situational Irony: when what happens is the opposite of what the reader or character expected. objective (adj): not influenced by personal feelings; unbiased (antonym: subjective) 6. quarrel (n): a fight or disagreement 7. rowdy (adj): boisterous, unruly; tending to create a disturbance 8. valiant (adj): brave, heroic, courageous

Week 11 1. nimble (adj): quick and light in movement; agile 2. scorn (v): to ridicule; to treat with disdain 3. scoundrel (n): an unprincipled, dishonorable person; a villain 4. dignified (adj): respectable, honored 5. Act: (n) A chapter of a play. Shakespeare’s plays have 5 acts, and each act usually has 2-5 scenes. There is usually a small break between acts. 6. Scene: (n) a smaller section of an act, where something happens between a set of characters without a change in setting or time. 7. Props: (n) items carried by the actors while they perform the play. Shakespeare’s plays do not use many props. 8. Script: (n) The written text of a play

Week 12 insolent (adj): disrespectful, rudely ungrateful contradict (v): to state the opposite; to prove something to be false invincible (adj): incapable of being defeated coy (adj): playing hard-to-get; pretending to be shy in order to get attention consistent (adj): unchanging over a period of time (antonym: inconsistent) nourish (v): to feed; to provide with substances necessary for growth vice (n): a fault or shortcoming; an immoral behavior absolve (v): to free from guilt; to pardon

Week 13 1.  devise (v): to carefully design, invent, or plan. 2. sluggish (adj): slow-moving, inactive, lazy 3. moderate (adj): avoiding extremes; keeping within reasonable limits; medium 4. flimsy (adj): poorly constructed so as to be weak or fragile; lacking substance 5. slander (n): false statements that damage a person’s reputation 6. mercy (n): compassion or forgiveness 7. tyrant (n): a cruel and oppressive ruler 8. endure (v): to suffer (something painful) patiently; to tolerate (something difficult)

Week 14  1. tainted (adj): contaminated, polluted, corrupted 2. embed (v): to fix firmly into a surrounding mass; to envelop 3. sullen (adj): (of a person’s attitude) acting sulky or gloomy; resentfully silent 4. gallant (adj): brave, heroic, gentlemanly 5. berate (v): to scold angrily and at length 6. delay (v): to postpone; to cause to be late 7. squander (v): to waste in a reckless or foolish manner 8. modest (adj): humble; lowly; unpretentious

Week 15  1. wayward (adj): (of a person) turning away from what is right or proper; disobedient 2. spite (v): to deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone) 3. prosperous (adj): financially successful 4. arrogant (adj): conceited, cocky 5. unsavory (adj): unpleasant, distasteful, offensive 6. innocuous (adj): harmless, inoffensive 7. vile (adj): disgusting 8. placate (v): to make (someone) less angry or hostile; to appease  

Week 16 allegory: (n) a story that has both a literal and symbolic meaning contemporary: (adj) happening in the current time period; occurring at the same time as another event haughty: (adj) having or showing the insulting attitude of people who think that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people pensive: (adj) quietly thoughtful, especially in a sad way melancholy: (adj, n) sad, mournful, depressed solace: (n) comfort when a person is sad; something that makes someone feel better when they are unhappy calamity: (n) an event that causes great harm and suffering  distraught: (adj) so upset that you are not able to think clearly or behave normally