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R&J act 2 vocab
Romeo and Juliet Act II vocab
term | Definition |
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cunning | cleverness, slyness |
procure | get |
vile | worthless |
predominant | having dominating influence over others |
intercession | the act of pleading on behalf of another |
sallow | of a sickly, pale-yellowish complexion |
waverer | one who changes or is unsteady |
lamentable | distressing sad |
unwiedly | awkward, clumsy |
complain | address his words of love |
consorted | associated |
counsel | secret thoughts |
gyves | chains |
rancor | hatred |
blank verse | unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter |
hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration in writing or speech |
characterization | description of a character's qualities |
dramatic foil | two opposing items |
irony | opposite of expected |
monologue | long passages said to people on stage |
aside | whispering loud |
soliloquy | long and said while by yourself |
conflict | struggle |
paradox | opposites side by side |
oxymoron | loving:hate |
flat character | static |
round character | dynamic |