Romeo and Juliet vocabulary

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Definition of Drama

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A story written to be acted for an audience.

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Tragedy

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A narrative depicting serious events with an unhappy ending for the main character.

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Definition of a sonnet

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A fourteen line lyric poem.

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Unrequited Love

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Romantic love not returned

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Source of parental love

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Natural parents, guardian, or concerned adult

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Romantic love

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Love between two people that they share.

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Unrequited love in Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Rosalind

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Parental love for Juliet

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Her nurse

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Characters demonstrating love and family honor

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Tybalt, Mercutio, Romeo

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Direct unadorned form of language

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Prose