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R&J act 2 vocab
Romeo and Juliet Act II vocab
| term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |