| the deaths of romeo and juliet | what event does the prologue foreshadow? |
| prince | “if you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.” |
| nurse | “thou wast the prettiest babe that e’er i nursed. and i might live to see thee married once, i have my wish” |
| mercutio | “oh then i see queen mab hath been with you. she is the fairies’ midwife.” |
| romeo | “for my mind misgives some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin his fearful date with this night’s revels. |
| romeo | “o she doth teach the torches to burn bright! it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night as a rich jewel in an ethiop’s ear–“ |
| juliet | “my only love sprung from my only hate.” |
| Juliet | “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet.” |
| friar Lawrence | “love moderately” |
| romeo | “he jests at scars that never felt a wound” |
| romeo | “but, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?” |
| Friar Lawrence | “wisely and slow. they stumble that run fast.” |
| nurse | “jesus, what haste! can you not stay awhile? do you not see that i am out of breath?” |
| friar lawrence | “these violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume.” |
| mercutio | “a plague a both your houses! they have made worms’ meat of me.” |
| prince | “let romeo hence in haste, else, when he is found, that hour is his last.” |
| juliet | “o God, i have an ill-divining soul! methinks i see thee, now thou art so low, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb.” |
| juliet | “i’ll to the friar to know his remedy. if all else fail, myself have power to die.” |
| Juliet | “nurse, will you go with me into my closet/to help me sort such needful ornaments/as you think fit to furnish me tomorrow?” |
| friar lawrence | “to wanny ashes, thy eyes’ windows fall like death when he shuts up the day of life…” |
| capulet | “my heart is wondrous light, since this same wayward girl is so reclaimed” |
| juliet | “i have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins that almost freezes up the heat of life.” |
| capulet | “death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field.” |
| nurse | “o day, o day, o day! o hateful day!…” |
| Romeo | “i love thee better than myself,/ for i come hither armed against myself.”? |
| Prince Escalus | “where be these enemies?” |
| friar lawrence | “unhappy fortune! the letter was not nice, but full of charge, of dear import…” |
| romeo | “thus with a kiss i die.” |
| juliet | “o churl! drunk all, and left no friendly drop to help me after? i will kiss thy lips…” |
| juliet | “o happy dagger! this is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.” |
| prince | “see, what a scourge is laid upon your hate, that heaven finds means to kill your joys with love, and i for winking at your discords too have lost a brace of kinsmen: all are punish’d.” |
| dramatic foil | character who highlights the traits of another character through contrast |
| blank verse | unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter |
| character rank | importance of characters |
| soliloquy | lengthy speech in which a character, usually alone on stage, not to the audience |
| aside | brief remark by a character revealing thoughts or feelings to the audience |
| monologue | lengthy speech, addressed to other characters on stage, not to the audience |
| allusion | reference to well-known people, places, or events from myths or literature |
| dramatic irony | contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience knows to be true |
| suspense | feeling of uncertainty about the outcome of events |
| tragedy | central character of noble rank meets with disaster |
Romeo and Juliet Quotes and Vocab Hunt
December 22, 2019