1. Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare
Act I Vocabulary

2. 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

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

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

5. Valiant
Adjective
Brave

6. Fray
Noun
A fight

7. Pernicious
Adjective
Destructive
Deadly

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

9. Adversary
Noun
An opponent or enemy

10. Portentous
Adjective
Threatening

11. Transgression
Noun
The breaking of the law

12. Assailing
Verb
Violently attacking

13. Quarrel
Noun
Argument
Verb
To argue

14. Languish
Verb
To become weak
To long or pine for something

15. Counsel
Noun
Advice

16. Athwart
Preposition
Across

17. Disposition
Noun
A settlement
A person’s temperament
Inclination

18. Esteem
High rank
Renown

19. Endure
Verb
To last
To tolerate

20. Boisterous
Adjective
Stormy
Violent

21. Alderman
Noun
A member of the city government

22. Unrestrained, uncontrolled, wild
Wanton
Adjective
Unrestrained, uncontrolled, wild

23. Nuptial
Noun
A wedding

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

25. Mutiny
Noun
Rebellion

26. Intrusion
Noun
An uninvited or illegal entry

27. Convert
Verb
To change into another form or thing

28. Tyrannous
Adjective
Oppressive; authoritarian

29. Deformity
Noun
Defect; Distortion; Abnormality