Romeo & Juliet Vocabulary: Act II
jest Noun or Verb Definition: (n) a joke, a witty remark; (v) to taunt, to make fun of “He jests at scars that never felt a wound.” –Romeo (Act II, scene ii)
Definition: deferred, postponed prorogued Verb Definition: deferred, postponed “My life were better ended by their hate, Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.” –Romeo (Act II, scene ii)
Definition: to scold or reproach; chide Verb Definition: to scold or reproach; to harass or nag “I pray thee, chide not; she whom I love now Doth grace for grace and love for love allow; The other did not so.” –Romeo (Act II, scene iii)
Definition: given to excessive moralizing; sententious Adjective Definition: given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous “and she hath the prettiest sententious of it, of you and rosemary, that it would do you good to hear it.” –Nurse (Act II, scene iv)
Definition: a short journey taken for pleasure jaunt Noun Definition: a short journey taken for pleasure “I am a-weary, give me leave awhile: Fie, how my bones ache! what a jaunt have I had!” –Nurse (Act II, scene v)