Shakespeare's Language
To confuse
What is "to confound"?
Advises; give wisdom
What is "to counsel"?
This character becomes annoyed when the Nurse won't give her the news.
Who is Juliet?
Another word for relatives.
What is "kinsmen"?
Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo & Juliet for this purpose.
What is to end the feud?
To hold off; not leave
What is "to stay"?
To obtain, get
What is "to procure"?
Who is Mercutio?
Awkward, clumsy
What is "unwieldy"?
Friar Laurence believes Romeo knows nothing about this.
What is love?
A cheap ornament; inexpensive jewelry
What is a "bauble"?
To be tested; to be sure
What is "to be proof"?
This character is compared to the moon's changing phases.
Who is Romeo?
Distressing, sad
What is "lamentable"?
What is Friar Laurence's cell?
Mournful, evil, destructive
What is "baleful"?
Worthless, cheap
What is "vile"?
This character issues a challenge to Romeo.
Who is Tybalt?
Worship, admiration
What is "idolatry"?
Mercutio teasing the Nurse is used for this purpose.
What is comic relief?
To communicate; utter forth.
What is "to discourse"?
An incantation, chant, prayer
What is an "invocation"?
Who is Friar Laurence?
Of a sickly, pale-yellowish complexion
What is "sallow"?
Romeo's speech before the wedding used words that led to a sense of this.
What is foreboding?