Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary and Characters
Across
- 2. threatens both Montagues and Capulets with death if they don't stop fighting
- 4. asks for Juliet's hand in marriage
- 7. (n)long, tiring, difficult work; (v) to work hard for a long time
- 9. Juliet's peace hating cousin
- 10. 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter with a ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
- 13. Juliet's family
- 14. (n)the quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed; high rank, office, or position
- 15. (v)to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime
- 16. paired opposites used for emphasis
- 18. (adj) causing death or failure; bringing ruin; determining or relating to one’s fate
Down
- 1. ___, Italy is where Romeo and Juliet takes place
- 2. (adj)something that would cause pity or compassion
- 3. (n)forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority; to rise against or refuse to obey or observe authority
- 4. (n)all future generations; the offspring of one ancestor
- 5. (v)to attack violently; to encounter, undertake, or confront energetically; to oppose, challenge, or criticize harshly and forcefully
- 6. girl Romeo likes, but doesn't like Romeo
- 8. (adj)bitter, sometimes violent conflict or dissension; an act of contention (fight or struggle)
- 11. tries to keep the peace
- 12. (n) a persistent or serious attack; (v) to attack militarily
- 17. Romeo's family