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R&J Vocabulary
R&J Vocabulary 2
R&J Lit Term
R&J Lit Ex.
Plot Line
100
important and well known
What is prominent?
100
distress, affliction, or trouble
What is woe?
100
Verse that is written in stanzas.
What is poetry?
100
I would rather jump from the tallest tower than marry Paris. I am so hungry I could eat an entire zebra.
What is a hyperbole?
100
Sampson bites his thumb in this act.
What is Act 1?
200
A party at which people wear masks and often disguises
What is a masquerade?
200
To separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
What is sever?
200
Repetition of like sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
200
I built this with my BEAR hands. We can have what ever is LION around. Dreamers often LIE.
What is a pun?
200
Juliet drinks the potion in this act.
What is Act 4?
300
a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
What is a scourge?
300
lie face downward on the ground in fear or humility
What is grovel?
300
A quick comment made by a character that is directed at the audience, but is not heard by the other characters onstage
What is an aside?
300
In a scary movie, when the audience knows the character is about to die, but the character does not know
What is dramatic irony?
300
The resolution of a Shakespearean tragedy is known as this.
What is the catastrophe?
400
thwarted or opposed by the stars; ill-fated
What is star-crossed?
400
a building occupied by monks under religious vows
What is a monastery?
400
Along speech made by one single character, revealing his/her private thoughts and emotions (spoken when on stage alone)
What is soliloquy?
400
When Ruth Jones's alarm clock woke her at seven o'clock that morning, she had no idea that today would be the longest day of her life.
What is foreshadowing?
400
This is the climax of Romeo and Juliet.
What is Romeo killing Tybalt?
500
a religious ceremony, or symbol, that shows inward spiritual grace (baptism)
What is a sacrament?
500
to show you think something is not worthy of respect or approval
What is scorn?
500
Drama where the main character(s) suffer disaster or great misfortune (often death)
What is a tragedy?
500
Mad as a hatter Fly high as a kite Doodle while you canoodle
What is assonance?
500
How many people die in Romeo and Juliet?
What is 6 people?