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R&J Act 1
NBAHS
Term | Definition |
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a poem with 14 lines, each line has 10 syllables; has a formal rhyme scheme | sonnet |
practical, realistic | pragmatic |
upper-class, noble, elite | aristocratic |
thrown out, barred, kicked out, banned | exiled |
having no sex--usually for religious reasons | celibate |
unable to read | illiterate |
an introductory section to a literary work | prologue |
a male who puts down (patronizes) females and believes men are superior to women | male chauvinist |
to hate | loathe |
sadness | melancholy |
the male leader of the family/household | patriarch |
expressing exaggerated self-importance in a bragging nature | pretentious |
the practice of refraining from sex, abstinence | chastity |
a person entitled to property or rank upon another's death | heir |
the female leader of a family/household | matriarch |