Vocabulary Definitions
Name that Character
Terms
Literary Criticism
Vocab (Fill in the Blank)
100
sad, distressing
Lamentable
100
"Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast."
Friar Lawrence speaking to Romeo about his decision to rush into a marriage with Juliet
100
The sport of hunting with falcons (n)
Falconry
100
The thesis statement of the essay titled "The Taming of Romeo in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet"
Juliet demonstrates her power over Romeo when she trains Romeo, her little bird, to do exactly what she says.
100
The girl's face no longer looked ___________ after she recovered from the flu.
sallow
200
Causing great injury or ruin
Pernicious
200
"'Tis almost morning. I would have thee gone--/And yet no farther than a wanton's bird,/That lets it hop a little from his hand,/and with a silken thread plucks it back again,/ so loving-jealous of its liberty."
Juliet speaking to Romeo on the balcony
200
When two opposites are put together in a sentence to create a contrasting effect (n)
Antithesis
200
In "The Taming of Romeo in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet", the author explains that throughout history the falcon is traditionally (this gender), and the falconer is (this gender).
female/male
200
I will __________ a date to the prom with help from my friends today after school.
procure
300
a complaint
Grievance
300
"Holy Saint Francis! What a change is here!/ Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear,/So soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies/Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes."
Friar speaking to Romeo about how quickly Romeo falls in and out of love
300
Love that is not returned (n)
Unrequited love
300
According to the author of "The Taming of Romeo in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet", Juliet inverts gender roles in the balcony scene when she...
imagines herself as the falconer and Romeo as her bird.
300
At Fergus High School, it is a ___________ to wear your hat inside of a classroom.
transgression
400
having dominate influence over something/others
Predominate
400
"Hie you hence to Friar Lawrence cell;/ There stays a husband to make you a wife."
Nurse speaking to Juliet
400
A society that is ruled by men (n)
Patriarchal society
400
According to the author of "The Taming of Romeo in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet", Juliet is successful in training Romeo because Romeo agrees to...
marry Juliet and arrange their marriage ceremony
400
Mrs. Vallincourt has spent a lot of time ____________ her Romeo and Juliet unit for her English 9 classes.
augmenting
500
the act of pleading on another's behalf
Intercession
500
"These violent delights have violent ends/ And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,/Which as they kiss consume."
Friar to both Romeo and Juliet before they are married
500
The play's narrator (n)
Chorus
500
According to the author of "The Taming of Romeo in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet", Juliet wants to tame Romeo because...
Living in a patriarchal society, Juliet doesn't have control over her destiny. She must manipulate a man to do things for her because she cannot do them for herself.
500
I plan to _________ the activities for class today; we will watch the movie first, and then we will read the book.
invert
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