WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Act I Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
adversary
an enemy
virgin
cousin
loud
boisterous
an insult
a virgin
loud
marriage
shrift
adding to
born
swear, justify
confession
nuptial
adding to
wedding/marriage
a man of low standing
born
augmenting
an insult
born
a virgin
adding to
warrant
swear, justify
cousin
loud
an enemy
begot
cousin
born
a virgin
wedding/marriage
dog
a man of low standing
born
cousin
an enemy
maidenhead
swear, justify
born
a virgin
an insult
bite my thumb
a man of low standing
an insult
loud
an enemy
coz
a virgin
a man of low standing
an enemy
cousin
pun
a play on words, similar to a joke
giving human qualities to something inanimate
hinting at something that will happen
a reference to the bible, literature, pop culture
allusion
comparing with no like or as
two words near each other that are opposites
a reference to the bible, literature, pop culture
a play on words
oxymoron
giving human qualities to something inanimate
contradictory (opposites) words are next to each other
comparing two unlike things
a play on words
foreshadowing
a reference to the bible, literature, pop culture, etc.
giving human qualities to something inanimate
hinting at something that will happen later
opposite words next to each other
