Across
- 2. To scold or criticize; “Thou __’st me oft for loving Rosaline.”
- 6. Overly bright or showy; Juliet: “And pay no worship to the __ sun.”
- 8. Tybalt remains __ from Romeo’s attempts at peace.
- 9. To become weak or feeble; Romeo says he will __ without Rosaline’s love.
- 11. Betrayal or deceit; “O __! I see it plainly.”
- 13. A cruel and oppressive ruler.
- 15. A 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter.
- 17. “O brawling love! O loving hate!”
- 20. Filled with love or admiration; “With twenty hundred thousand times more joy / Than thou went’st forth in __ of her.”
- 25. Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm; often used by noble characters in Romeo and Juliet.
- 26. Changing frequently, especially in loyalty or affection; “O __ fortune!”
- 31. To feel intense hatred or disgust; "a __ed enemy."
- 32. To belittle or insult; Lord Capulet: “I will not __ him at my feast.”
- 35. A line of verse with five pairs of syllables, alternating unstressed and stressed beats.
- 36. Quickness or urgency; “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.” — Friar Lawrence warns against __.
- 38. “Where __ blood makes __ hands unclean.”
- 41. Full of jealousy or resentment.
- 43. Future generations or descendants.
- 44. Romeo buys poison from a poor __.
- 45. To deceive or trick; “Poor Romeo, he is already dead; stabbed with a white wench’s black eye, __ed and slain.”
- 46. A desire to harm or annoy.
- 47. “If I __ with my unworthiest hand / This holy shrine…” — to treat something sacred with disrespect.
- 48. Monstrous; also ominous; “__ birth of love it is to me / That I must love a loathèd enemy.”
- 49. “Immediately we do exile him hence.”
Down
- 1. “I do __ you, sir, have patience.”
- 3. Tybalt shows __ for Romeo at the Capulet party.
- 4. A disastrous event; “Affliction is enamored of thy parts, / And thou art wedded to __.”
- 5. A phrase with two meanings: often one innocent and one suggestive.
- 7. Courage or bravery.
- 10. Comfort in sorrow or misfortune; “But one thing to rejoice and __ in.”
- 12. Pure and virtuous; Rosaline is said to remain __.
- 14. To seek someone’s affection or love, often with romantic intent.
- 16. To moderate or soften.
- 18. A play on words, often for humorous effect (e.g., “Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man”).
- 19. Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.
- 21. The audience knows Juliet is alive, but Romeo does not.
- 22. One’s family or relatives.
- 23. When someone says one thing but means the opposite.
- 24. Ordinary written or spoken language without metrical structure; used by common characters in Shakespeare.
- 27. Strongly moved by love.
- 28. A violation of a law or command.
- 29. To feel remorse or regret for a past action; “I do __ the trouble of my sin.”
- 30. A long speech by a character alone on stage, revealing inner thoughts.
- 33. An opponent or enemy.
- 34. Humility or a lack of arrogance; Juliet shows __ when speaking of her feelings for Romeo.
- 37. To mourn or express grief; “O __able day!” cries the Nurse after Juliet’s supposed death.
- 39. Intense passion or enthusiasm, like the __ Romeo shows when he first meets Juliet.
- 40. Conflict or struggle.
- 42. “A __ o’ both your houses!”
- 45. Humorously indecent or lewd; Mercutio often makes __ jokes.