Literary Terms
Vocabulary
Characters
Setting
Vocabulary 2
Why is this Dramatic Irony?
100

What is tone?

the way that the author feels through their writing

100

Vial

Very small glass or plastic container used for medicines, etc

100

Finds Juliet "Dead" in her room

Nurse

100

In what city is Romeo hiding?

Mantua

100

Subtly

Causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed

100

Juliet tells the nurse and her mother that she must pray before she is married. What is she ACTUALLY going to do?

Take the potion

200

What is internal conflict?

conflict going on within a person/character

200

Sullen

Gloomily or resentfully silent

200

Gives Juliet a vial of potion to help her appear dead

Friar Laurence

200

Where does Juliet go after she gets Friar Lawrence's help to fake her death?

Capulet's (her family's) house

200

Leisure

Time free from work or duties

200
Paris believes that Juliet is in love with him. What do we actually know?

She is in love with Romeo 

300
What is external conflict?

Conflict happening outside of a person; man vs man etc

300

Loathsome

Causing feelings of hatred or disgust

300

Has a knife to use if the potion doesn't work

Juliet

300

In Friar Laurence's plan, where will Romeo meet Juliet?

The Capulet vault/tomb

300

Enjoined

Directed or ordered

300

Juliet tells her father that she is always going to listen to him. What do we know?

She is lying and will not marry Paris

400

What is suspense?

moments used to increase the tension of a text

400

Dismal

Very bad or poor
400

Says that with Juliet's death, all of their joy has also died

Lady Capulet

400

Where does Juliet drink the vial?

Juliet's room

400

Pilgrimage

A journey to a special place, sometimes for religious reasons

400
Friar Lawrence tells the family that they must listen to him, because they are obviously being punished by God for their sins. What do we know to be true?
Friar Lawrence needs them to leave in order to get Juliet into the vault before she wakes up
500

What is dramatic irony?

When characters believe something to be true, but we (the audience) know otherwise

500

Pensive

Quietly sad or thoughtful

500

Asks the servingman to hire 20 cunning cooks and stays up all night to plan the wedding

Lord Capulet

500
Where will the wedding be held for Juliet and Paris?

The Capulet House

500

Wayward

Following one's own inclinations

500

Juliet's father calls death his "son in law." What is actually true?

Romeo is his son in law already and Juliet isn't actually dead