WorksheetsRomeo & Juliet - Vocabulary Week 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
What is the meaning of Arbitrate?
To get in the way of two warring groups
To make a situation worse with your involvement
To create conflict and confusion between groups of people
To act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
BONUS QUESTION: Which characters act as arbitrators at different points in the play?
Romeo
Benvolio
Lady Capulet
The Nurse
Mercutio
What is the meaning of Lament?
A beautiful and sad hymn sung at funerals
To be punished for a wrong that has been committed
To suffer physically by being kept separate from your one true love
To feel deep sorrow at the loss of something
What is the meaning of Guilelessness?
An innocent or unsophisticated young person unable to lie
A person who laments intensely
An inability to speak without weeping
A description of somebody who cannot be trusted
What is the meaning of Intermediary?
Something of intermediate difficulty
Someone who acts as a link or go-between for people to bring about an agreement
A challenging situation
A person who encourages war and conflict between two groups of people
