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WorksheetsRomeo & Juliet - Vocabulary Week 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the meaning of Canker?
Something that is dangerous and not to be trusted
Decay and disease; an archaic term for cancerous
A bone in your body
Someone who is suspicious and likely to betray you
What is the meaning of Cosmos
The universe as an orderly and harmonious system
The atmosphere
Our society and how our direct surroundings affect us
The moon and stars
What is the meaning of Prodigious?
Extreme wealth
Someone who is pompous and arrogant
Extremely impressive
A person prone to rash actions and anger
What is the meaning of Impetuous?
Scheming and calculating, especially for revenge
Acting without thought or care
Prone to fits of rage
Unsure which course of action to take, anxious
BONUS: Select all the characters who behave impetuously
What is the meaning of Rancour?
Disease or pestilence
Feelings of pity and fear
Intense suffering
Bitterness or resentment that builds to hate
BONUS: Which one character is the most rancorous?
What is the meaning of an Apothecary?
A person who performs secret marriages for couples who are in love
A person who deals in witchcraft and superstition
A person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs
A person who was responsible for accounting in noble families
What is the meaning of Chastity?
The arranged marriage of young women in the Elizabethan era
Having had responsibility taken away after a wrongdoing
Being told off by another person usually in a position of power
The state of not having sexual relationships
What is the meaning of Celestial?
Belonging or relating to heaven and the stars
Fear of fortune and the changes that can be brought about by Lady Luck
Handsome and attractive
Knowing your future
BONUS: Which of these dual coded images represents celestial imagery?
What is the meaning of Banishment?
To have all privileges and rights taken away after a wrongdoing
To be sent away from all that you know as a punishment, never to return
To be detained for further questioning
Suspicious or immoral behaviour
BONUS: Who gets banished in Romeo & Juliet?
Romeo
Mercutio
Tybalt
Friar Lawrence
What is the meaning of Feud?
The reconciliation of the two families after the deaths of Romeo and Juliet
A prolonged and bitter quarrel that escalates into a war-like state
Feeling particularly uncomfortable in the presence of others
Providing support and comfort during a difficult time
BONUS: Which of these dual coded icons best represents feuding?
