Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Vocabulary

Front

Adversaries

Back

Enemies

Front

Breaking the law

Back

Transgression

Front

Augment: to increase or make bigger

Back

Not: to make smaller, to have it rebuilt, to make changes

Front

Belligerence

Back

Having a fighting attitude

Front

What is a rapier?

Back

Sword

Front

Disposition

Back

Temperament; attitude

Front

Cleansing; forgiving

Back

Purge

Front

Pretentious, threatening

Back

portentous

Front

Problem causing resentment or complaint

Back

Grievance

Front

Tragedy: Shakespeare's sad play

Back

Typically ends with the death of the main character