Romeo & Juliet - Vocabulary Week 1

What is the meaning of Patriarchy?

• Someone who acts as a link or go-between for people to bring about an agreement

• A system of society in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it

• Intense hatred for women

• Women who are agreeable to the ideas of men

What is the meaning of Predicament?

• Not fully understanding the events that will unfold

• The hidden power believed to control future events

• A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation

• Being trapped and enslaved

BONUS QUESTION: Which of these is NOT a synonym for Predicament?

• Bind

• Quandary

• Dilemma

• Benefit

What is the meaning of Amorous?

• Admiring a person's achievements

• Religious, heavenly love

• Paternal and familial love

• Demonstrating feeling, or relating to desire

BONUS QUESTION: Which of these are reasons why young women such as Juliet must protect their virtue.

• They must remain chaste and 'pure' for marriage

• They must avoid disgracing their family's honour

• Their 'worth' was associated with their conduct in a patriarchal society

• They could be disowned by their fathers and lose their position in society

What is the meaning of Fate?

• The hidden power believed to control future events

• A belief that the future is unknowable

• Something that means we have control over the future

• The belief that all that is certain in this world is death and taxes

What is the meaning of Abhor?

• An intricate latticework

• Intense hatred for another

• To find something disgusting

• To celebrate in adoration

BONUS QUESTION: Which of these characters abhor the other?

• Lord Capulet → Lord Montague

• Tybalt → Romeo

• Romeo → Tybalt

• Mercutio → Tybalt

• Benvolio → Tybalt

What is the meaning of Adversary?

• A person who is indifferent to another

• A person who supports and assists another

• An enemy or foe

• Someone who acts as a link or go-between for people to bring about an agreement

BONUS QUESTION: Give as many synonyms for Adversary as you can