1. Romeo and Juliet
Vocabulary #4

2. Pernicious
(Adj.) causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful
Ex. The pernicious rage between the families often causes fighting in the streets of Verona.

3. Reconcile (V.) to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable
Ex. Friar Lawrence hopes the marriage of Romeo and Juliet will help to reconcile the hostile families.

4. Shroud (N.)a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
Juliet’s body is wrapped in a shroud before being placed into the Capulet tomb.

5. Banish(v)
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile
Ex. By decree of Prince Escalus, Romeo was banished to Mantua.
(Noun form – banishment)

6. lament V. to grieve; to feel or express sorrow or regret for
Ex. While lamenting Romeo’s absence, Juliet formulates a plan and takes a potion giving her the appearance of death.