Plot
In Act I, scene i, the Prince rules out this punishment if the Capulets and Montagues fight again.
What is death?
A flowering of European learning that began in Italy.
What is the Rennaissance?
describes scenes, lighting and sounds - usually in italics or parenthesis.
What are stage directions?
a group of words that share the same root
What is a word family?
Something made to deceive
What is counterfiet?
The character who is known for his sword-play and his anger.
Who is Tybalt?
Sought a divorce from the Spanish prince Catherine of Aragon so that he could remarry and possibly have a son.
reveals character personalities and relationships while capturing the language of the setting.
What is dialogue?
Meaning "across," "beyond," or, "through."
What is the prefix, -trans-
The acting of breaking the law or committing a sin.
What is a transgression?
The woman Romeo loves in the opening of the play.
Who is Rosaline?
The reign of this English monarch was known as the Golden Age.
Who is Elizabeth I?
Unrhymed poetry that is in iambic pentameter.
What is blank verse?
Comes from the Latin word contra, meaning "against."
What is the prefix -counter-
Forced to leave home.
What is exile?
The most important event in Act II.
What is Romeo and Juliet's wedding?
Elizabethan dramatists began copying these as their own.
What is Greek and Roman tragedies?
a lengthy speech in which a character expresses their true feelings, usually alone on stage.
What is a soliloquy?
Meaning out of or away.
What is the prefix ex
Open rebellion against authority
What is mutiny?
This character comes to Romeo's aid when Tybalt starts a duel.
Who is Mercutio?
What is the Theater?
What is an aside?
Comes from the Latin word, stringer, which means to "draw tight."
What is the root -stress-
Holding a different kind of view from the Church
What is a heretic?