Across
- 2. Social status; social class or ranking
- 6. Romeo's parents' last names
- 8. when writers give non-human things, human characteristics
- 10. One character makes a long drawn out speech in the presence of other characters who are also on stage
- 13. One character alone on stage makes a long, drawn out speech
- 14. intense overwhelming sadness
- 15. context taking into consideration the time period in which the play was set
- 23. a hint of things to come
- 24. Romeo's peaceful cousin
- 26. tragic flaw impulsive
- 27. The primary setting for the play
- 30. Juliet's parents' last names
- 32. word that means before
- 33. Another word for play
- 34. word that means fight
- 36. Century when this play takes place
- 38. word that means nothing
- 39. An intentional play on words
- 41. the idea that what is meant to be will be
- 42. One of the Montague servants
- 43. foil two characters who serve as direct opposites
- 44. irony when readers know something about the story line that actual characters do not know
- 46. Violence or an outbreak of fighting
- 47. word that means enemies
- 48. to be mortal; human beings who will die
Down
- 1. Juliet's hot-headed cousin
- 3. A play that ends in death
- 4. Another name for preview
- 5. to court a lady in the hopes of getting her to like you
- 7. Juliet's Age at the beginning
- 9. hold on; wait for me
- 11. a pair of rhyming lines
- 12. First name of the person who wrote the play
- 13. One of the Capulet Servants
- 16. one character who gives the audience a preview
- 17. Patrons who paid one penny to see the play
- 18. doomed from the start
- 19. Relief a funny scene included to break up tension
- 20. The theater where plays were performed
- 21. a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
- 22. word that means you
- 24. Romeo's personal man servant
- 25. a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
- 28. ill-will or bad feelings
- 29. One of the Capulet Servants
- 31. A reference to a well known historical person, place, or thing
- 35. Girl Romeo is crushing on in the beginning
- 37. Flaw character trait that leads to death
- 40. Secondary setting for the play
- 45. One character whispers something that other characters pretend not to hear
- 49. word that means your
