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Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Act I Vocabulary

Prologue Chorus tells background/plot 1 actor Introduction: Verona, Italy Capulet and Montague conflict Fate of Romeo and Juliet Sonnet: poem 14 lines rhyming 1 couplets (2 pairs) and 3 quatrains (ABAB) (2 pairs of couplets) 2 couplets + 3 Quatrains= 14 lines Rhyme scheme ABABCDCDEFEFGG Uses Iambic Pentameter

Iambic Pentameter Five pairs of unstressed/stressed syllables Iambic: two syllables together Penta: Five Meter: Pattern of syllables in a line

Iambic Pentameter The cow Which one is stressed? Unstressed? Da DUM Creates rhythm

Valiant Adjective Brave

Fray Noun A fight

Pernicious Adjective Destructive Deadly

Forfeit Noun Something a person must give up as punishment for breaking the laws or rules

Adversary Noun An opponent or enemy

Portentous Adjective Threatening

Transgression Noun The breaking of the law

Assailing Verb Violently attacking

Quarrel Noun Argument Verb To argue

Languish Verb To become weak To long or pine for something

Counsel Noun Advice

Athwart Preposition Across

Disposition Noun A settlement A person’s temperament Inclination

Esteem High rank Renown

Endure Verb To last To tolerate

Boisterous Adjective Stormy Violent

Alderman Noun A member of the city government

Unrestrained, uncontrolled, wild Wanton Adjective Unrestrained, uncontrolled, wild

Nuptial Noun A wedding

Trespass Verb To enter another’s property of land without permission To intrude upon a person’s privacy or time

Mutiny Noun Rebellion

Intrusion Noun An uninvited or illegal entry

Convert Verb To change into another form or thing

Tyrannous Adjective Oppressive; authoritarian

Deformity Noun Defect; Distortion; Abnormality

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